Hello all,
I'm new on this site and I came here for help with my SLM2008 switches. I've been trying to solve the problem for quite a while, but so far I was unable to solve it. So here it is:
I'm trying to send IP TV from ADSL box (aka Freebox) located in a small annexe of the house where the telephone line enters. Whole house is wired with 1Gb CAT6 cable. I'm using this wiring to get internet connectivity in different parts of the house and this works great. Now the idea was to create a separate VLAN on my 3 SLM2008 switches to get IP TV stream from ADSL box to the media box (also provided by ISP, aka Freebox HD). Different VLAN configs did not work for me: Freebox HD would stuck on boot claiming it doesn't "see" the network. So then I've decided to go from simple things to more complex and removed the VLAN (came back to default config) and connected ADSL box with Freebox HD with just one SLM2008 in between. Surprisingly it did not work! Same error on Freebox HD! So I plugged the hub and started my WireShark to see what is going on.
First tried without the switch (just with a hub in the middle) and I saw successful connection:
1) Freebox HD send DHCP Discover
2) ADSL box responds with DHCP Offer
3) HD sends DHCP Request
4) ADSL issues a DHCP lease
Freebox HD is ready to show any channel from ISP.
Secodnly I plugged SLM2008 back and looked at traffic right after ADSL box: No DHCP packets seen at all!
Then I moved hub next to FreeBox HD and I saw it keeped sending DHCP Discover every 30 seconds or so....
And it was not getting reply back.
So my conclusion is that SLM2008 for yet unknown reason wou;d not let DHCP discover pass.... I've tried unmanaged NetGear switch and *boom* Freebox HD booted without a problem. I looked through SLM2008 settings and I have not found something relevant.
Does anyone know how to make my switch pass DHCP discover? If yes my next question would be how to configure VLAN on 3 switches to make it deliver IP TV to my TV set
Best regards,
Norweg
