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richbembo · 23-06-2020, 15:31

SLM2048
00:23:eb:b0:c3:52

Hi there. Ten years ago I decided to wire my house with Cat 6. I also bought a Cisco (Linksys I think) SLM2048 switch.

My ISP enters my house, and then is distributed by the SLM2048.

The SLM2048 is now way past end-of-support but still works.

Today I changed ISP from BT to Virgin Media.

Problem:

The VM modem/router is on IP address 192.168.0.10.
The BT is on 192.168.1.253.
My SLM2048 switch is on default 192.168.1.254.
(To make this work I had to change the IP address of the BT modem/router to ...253 which in itself was traumatic.)

Now, I need to change the IP address of the SLM2048 to 192.168.0.something so that it is on the same network as the VM router/modem.

I cannot figure out how to do it.

Every time I go into 192.168.1.254 (whilst going through the BT router) and change the IP address to 192.168.0.254 and the Default Gateway to 192.168.0.10, the SLM2048 admin page doesn't reload after I hit "Save" (obviously I guess).

If I go to 192.168.1.254 I get a timeout. Can't ping it either.

But then when I switch to the VM router so I am on the 192.168.0.xxx network, I cannot see the SLM2048 at 192.168.0.254 either.

I end up having to factory reset the SLM2048, and reconnecting via the BT router and then I can see it again.

Please help.

23-06-2020, 15:31	#1
richbembo cf.member Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 1	Home network - switch issue SLM2048 00:23:eb:b0:c3:52 Hi there. Ten years ago I decided to wire my house with Cat 6. I also bought a Cisco (Linksys I think) SLM2048 switch. My ISP enters my house, and then is distributed by the SLM2048. The SLM2048 is now way past end-of-support but still works. Today I changed ISP from BT to Virgin Media. Problem: The VM modem/router is on IP address 192.168.0.10. The BT is on 192.168.1.253. My SLM2048 switch is on default 192.168.1.254. (To make this work I had to change the IP address of the BT modem/router to ...253 which in itself was traumatic.) Now, I need to change the IP address of the SLM2048 to 192.168.0.something so that it is on the same network as the VM router/modem. I cannot figure out how to do it. Every time I go into 192.168.1.254 (whilst going through the BT router) and change the IP address to 192.168.0.254 and the Default Gateway to 192.168.0.10, the SLM2048 admin page doesn't reload after I hit "Save" (obviously I guess). If I go to 192.168.1.254 I get a timeout. Can't ping it either. But then when I switch to the VM router so I am on the 192.168.0.xxx network, I cannot see the SLM2048 at 192.168.0.254 either. I end up having to factory reset the SLM2048, and reconnecting via the BT router and then I can see it again. Please help.