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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Eskam" data-source="post: 65369" data-attributes="member: 2124">re: X32 DiscussionIt depends on the quality of the network driver on the device your are using :razz:Since you are communicating with two devices on the same subnet, the gateway should have absolutely no bearing on any of the desired communication.&nbsp; The key word being &quot;should&quot;.&nbsp; So whether the GW is empty or has an IP shouldn&#039;t matter in the least since it&#039;s &quot;extra information&quot;.&nbsp; On some poorly written drivers, Weird Things™ can happen, so when in doubt fill it out.It would be cool if, like with Mikrotik routers, UDP communications was supported between Xcontrol and the X32.&nbsp; At that point the network settings are irrelevant - plug in an ethernet cable, verify link is established (i.e. if your computer does do auto crossover, use a cross over cord).&nbsp; If the two devices are in the same ethernet collision domain (layer 2 - same switch/hub) they can see each other no matter what the IP settings are - you would pick the console by it&#039;s ethernet MAC address from inside of Xcontrol.It&#039;s one of the slickest features of the Mikrotik routers - their config software can always find the router since the network settings don&#039;t matter (handy for if you bork the IP settings on the router and can&#039;t or don&#039;t want to connect another way like serial).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric Eskam, post: 65369, member: 2124"] re: X32 Discussion It depends on the quality of the network driver on the device your are using :razz: Since you are communicating with two devices on the same subnet, the gateway should have absolutely no bearing on any of the desired communication. The key word being "should". So whether the GW is empty or has an IP shouldn't matter in the least since it's "extra information". On some poorly written drivers, Weird Things[FONT=Helvetica]™[/FONT] can happen, so when in doubt fill it out. It would be cool if, like with Mikrotik routers, UDP communications was supported between Xcontrol and the X32. At that point the network settings are irrelevant - plug in an ethernet cable, verify link is established (i.e. if your computer does do auto crossover, use a cross over cord). If the two devices are in the same ethernet collision domain (layer 2 - same switch/hub) they can see each other no matter what the IP settings are - you would pick the console by it's ethernet MAC address from inside of Xcontrol. It's one of the slickest features of the Mikrotik routers - their config software can always find the router since the network settings don't matter (handy for if you bork the IP settings on the router and can't or don't want to connect another way like serial). [/QUOTE]

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