I currently have 4 DVRs and 3 regular receivers. I have these devices connected into two SWMs - 3 into one and 4 into the other via a 4-to-1 splitter hanging off each SWM.
I recently had MRV installed. As part of the installation the installer moved the system to DECA. He connected a device into one of the open ports on one of my splitters that connects the system to my internal ethernet network.
Here is the problem, that took me a few days to stumble on. Basically, the network on a SWM is unable to extend to the other SWM. To be specific, the three receivers on one of the splitters can talk to each other but to the other receivers hanging off the other SWM. Furthermore, the receivers that are on the same SWM as the device that connects the DECA system to the ethernet, are able to get a proper internal IP address and connect out to the internet, but the ones that are on the other SWM are not getting a proper IP address and cannot connect to the internet.
So what I have here is two side-by-side networks created. One is able to get to the internet with proper internal IP addressing, and the other network is not able to.
Any ideas? Is DECA supposed to be able to work over multiple SWMs or would I need another "ethernet injector" (sorry - not sure of the proper term here) for each SWM?
Thanks,
David
I recently had MRV installed. As part of the installation the installer moved the system to DECA. He connected a device into one of the open ports on one of my splitters that connects the system to my internal ethernet network.
Here is the problem, that took me a few days to stumble on. Basically, the network on a SWM is unable to extend to the other SWM. To be specific, the three receivers on one of the splitters can talk to each other but to the other receivers hanging off the other SWM. Furthermore, the receivers that are on the same SWM as the device that connects the DECA system to the ethernet, are able to get a proper internal IP address and connect out to the internet, but the ones that are on the other SWM are not getting a proper IP address and cannot connect to the internet.
So what I have here is two side-by-side networks created. One is able to get to the internet with proper internal IP addressing, and the other network is not able to.
Any ideas? Is DECA supposed to be able to work over multiple SWMs or would I need another "ethernet injector" (sorry - not sure of the proper term here) for each SWM?
Thanks,
David