Bridge Connection Problems - 3Com 3C840 User Manual

Bridge Connection
Problems
Symptom Possible Cause
Remote network is LAN or WAN
not responding. connection problem, or
a general configuration
problem.
Bridging is not enabled
over both the LAN and
the WAN.
The IP network is not
responding because the
OfficeConnect Remote
840 is trying to route IP
packets, instead of
bridging them.
The IP network is not
responding because the
LAN IP addresses are
assigned on a different
network than the
remote address.

Bridge Connection Problems 13-13

Corrective Action
See "LAN Connection Problems",
"WAN Connection Problems", and
"General Network Connection
Problems".
Check the Local Site > Bridge and
Remote Site > Modify screens and
ensure that bridging is turned on
over both interfaces and that the
remote site is enabled.
Check the Global > IP > IP Settings
screen and ensure that IP
Forwarding is disabled.
When bridging IP, the local
network becomes part of the
remote network and must be
assigned addresses on the same
network or sub-net.