Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Pinging two devices on the same IP address

["Daniel da Veiga" <danieldaveiga@gmail.com>]

On 10/23/07, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to troubleshoot two devices both behind the same IP address:
>
> Device A:  a router
> Device B:  a wireless access point
>
> The network looks like this:
>
> Internet >> modem >> router >> AP
>
> Currently I have set up a firewall rule in the router to forward all pings to
> the AP.  The logic is that if the ping returns then both router and AP are
> up.
>
> That's alright when both devices are working.  However, if I am interested to
> know which one of the two has failed, a different system is needed.  Any idea
> how I could ping them both separately?  Is there a clever firewall rule I
> could concoct?

I really don't get how you forward something to an Access Point, isn't
this device like a "dumb hub" on your wireless network? Mine doesn't
have an IP, nor MAC or anything that could identify it on the network.

I would also be interested if something like that is possible...

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