Hi.. New here. I've been using Sophos for about 2 years now for home use.
I have Windows Server 2012 Essentials on a server for PC backups and pretty much just to learn with.
I am using 3 NICs on my Sophos server. (1) Wired Lan, (2) External, (3) Cisco AP using 3 VLANs. 1 Home use, 1 Guest, 1 Children Friendly using OpenDNS.
I just recently added the AP to the 3rd nic using VLANs, it was connected to my unmanaged switch previously. I cant get away from using different subnets for my 4 "connections" (3 WiFI, 1 Wired LAN)
Ever since, my PC backups are failing from my 2 laptops on the WiFi.
From the Microsoft website:
Prerequisites for connecting a computer to the server
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The following requirements must be met before you connect a computer to the network:
• The installation of Windows Server Essentials is complete, and the server is running. The Connector software will exit its installation if it is unable to communicate with the server.
• The client computer is running a supported operating system. For more information, see Supported operating systems for client computers.
• The client computer must have a valid connection to the Internet.
• The client computer is on the same IP subnet as the server that is running Windows Server Essentials when the client computer is on the same network as the server.
I know I am not the first person to run into this. Can I just chop my subnet into several parts using different subnet masks? I can figure out the logistics on how to do it but it would require a lot of work and I wanted to check first.
Inaccurate example of what I mean:
DHCP Wired LAN 192.168.1.1 - 50
DHCP Wifi 1 192.168.1.51-100
DHCP Wifi 2 192.168.1.101-150
DHCP Wifi 3 192.168.1.151-200
Would I be better off using the DHCP from Windows Server 2012?
Thanks!!
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