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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: why did eth0 suddenly stop working? CLOSE to get solved...
From:       joe a <joea-lists () j4computers ! com>
Date:       2023-07-17 20:36:28
Message-ID: 6138e130-95ef-9a88-b55d-e07c4c020a3e () j4computers ! com
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On 7/17/2023 12:10 PM, Daniel Bauer wrote:
> 
> > Am 17.07.23 um 17:52 schrieb Freek de Kruijf:
>> Op maandag 17 juli 2023 17:40:42 CEST schreef Daniel Bauer:
>>> BUT:
>>>
>>> Switching the cable again to the laptop, the camera booted.
>>>
>> Where does the camera boot from? An internal resource or an external 
>> resource,
>> like from your laptop.
> 
> The cameras have their own web-interface that is reachable via their IP 
> with firefox (in my case).
> 
>> During boot where does it get its IP address from? A DHCP server on your
>> laptop?
> 
> The cameras have a settings page, where (beneath a lot of other things) 
> their fixed IP is set.
> 
> The eth0 IP is set fixed ("manual" for IPv4 in Network manager settings) 
> on both the laptop and the pc, so there should be no DHCP.
> 

Please clarify where the camera is getting its IP address from.

Static, as specified via their Web Interface, or, is it set to get it's 
IP via DHCP?

The setting of "STATIC" as the IP for the PC and LAPTOP has not bearing on:
- if they are also setup as DHCP servers
- if the CAMERA is setup for STATIC or DHCP.

joe a.
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