vera 2 as a switch

just fired up my new vera2.

I was using my vera1 as my router.

Since vera2 only has the 2 Ethernet ports I took the opportunity to buy an N router with more settings and whatnot to fiddle and then just hand the vera off it.

Here’s the fun- the new router has the same number of lan ports as the vera1- and i used them all. But now i also have to hang the vera off the router so now I’m a port short.

So I’m wanting to bridge (or whatever you call it- :wink: ) the two Ethernet ports on the vera2 so I can plug my extra device into eth2 on the vera and it will get assigned an IP address on the local network assigned by my new router.

I looked in the advanced network settings on the vera2 (with UI4) and boy is that totally different then on vera1 with UI2. Looks very bare bones and like I can’t do anything?

Can you use the old Vera 1 as a switch (expensive switch) or do you have other plans for it? Hubs are cheap too, I haven’t had a chance to dive into my Vera2 yet, I might be able to help after I get a look this weekend.

[quote=“michaelk, post:1, topic:166726”]just fired up my new vera2.

I was using my vera1 as my router.

Since vera2 only has the 2 Ethernet ports I took the opportunity to buy an N router with more settings and whatnot to fiddle and then just hand the vera off it.

Here’s the fun- the new router has the same number of lan ports as the vera1- and i used them all. But now i also have to hang the vera off the router so now I’m a port short.

So I’m wanting to bridge (or whatever you call it- :wink: ) the two Ethernet ports on the vera2 so I can plug my extra device into eth2 on the vera and it will get assigned an IP address on the local network assigned by my new router.

I looked in the advanced network settings on the vera2 (with UI4) and boy is that totally different then on vera1 with UI2. Looks very bare bones and like I can’t do anything?[/quote]If you click one of the other radio buttons rather than automatically configure (in the advanced section) then it’ll give you all the old options you likely saw in UI2

Go to the Advanced Tab select Net & WiFi.

Select: Through another gateway on my network. Vera is a switch

Remove one of the devices from your router, connect Vera’s ETH1 to that empty port and the device you just removed to Vera ETH 2 now your router will pass an IP from your router to ETH2. Your now in bridge mode.

JOD.

[quote=“JOD, post:4, topic:166726”]Go to the Advanced Tab select Net & WiFi.

Select: Through another gateway on my network. Vera is a switch

Remove one of the devices from your router, connect Vera’s ETH1 to that empty port and the device you just removed to Vera ETH 2 now your router will pass an IP from your router to ETH2. Your now in bridge mode.

JOD.[/quote]

that’s exactly the setting change I already made- but it didn’t work.

When I look in the advanced config screen to get into the router it shows the lan port still as the default
192.168.81.1 - but maybe that’s irrelevant…

But maybe it needed the reboot i did last night- off to the basement to plug my laptop into eth2 and see what it does…

and a big fat DUH for me- it works now. Not sure why it wasn’t working (or why i didn’t think it was working) before.

michaelk,

I forgot to tell you to hit save. Whoops. FYI, 192.168.81.1 will always get you into Vera when you connect via ETH1.

JOD.