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Deadjasper

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A NIC in Linux can have more than one IP address. :cool:

This just solved the problem of accessing my ip cams which are on a different subnet. :)
 
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BlueLineSwinger said:
Why are you seemingly running two subnets on the same broadcast domain?
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My main subnet is 192.168.10.x and my ip cams are on 192.168.5.x I access the cams using Blue Iris. Chinese cams, which is all of them are known to include spyware. Not allowing them direct access to the Internet keeps them from calling home.
 
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Deadjasper said:
My main subnet is 192.168.10.x and my ip cams are on 192.168.5.x I access the cams using Blue Iris. Chinese cams, which is all of them are known to include spyware. Not allowing them direct access to the Internet keeps them from calling home.
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Good idea to isolate/block the cameras. However, it's generally considered bad practice to run multiple subnets on the same broadcast domain like that. The two subnets should be separated by either:
a) Separate ports on the router, with a separate switch connected to each, or​
b) Set up a VLAN for each subnet on the router and trunk that to a managed switch.​

edit: typo
 
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