Inter vlan routing and static vs dhcp

Djsky123
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Inter vlan routing and static vs dhcp

Hi, I have a strange issue.

 

MX85 as a security appliance, also provides dhcp on a few vlans.

 

my main laptop on vlan 1 can generally see devices on other vlans.

 

I’ve plugged a smart device into a switch port that has a pvid of vlan 2.

 

if the device is set to DHCP I can see the webpage of the device from my laptop on vlan 1 without issue.

 

if I set the device to a static ip with exactly the same address, subnet, gateway, dns - I can PING the device from the laptop, but can’t access the devices webpage at the same address.

 

any ideas?

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jnekl
Meraki Employee
Meraki Employee

hello,

 

Is the MX the DHCP server for vlan 2 as well? What kind of switch are you using? Any other devices performing layer 3 in the environment besides the MX? What if you plug the smart device straight into the MX and bypass the switch?

Djsky123
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Yes, it’s running dhcp for all vlans.

 

they’re Engenius Switches, but no layer 3 functions.

 

not on site for a few weeks, so can’t do any physical changes to test.

alemabrahao
Kind of a big deal
Kind of a big deal

Why don't you just make a DHCP reservation for this device instead of setting a static IP?

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Djsky123
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That’s fine but I’d like to understand where the problem lies. 

alemabrahao
Kind of a big deal
Kind of a big deal

Are you sure you have configured the correct Gateway?

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