Static Mapping of Network equipment is reported offline
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using 2.0 RC
Not having any issues with this, but more of an annoyance
I have set my switch and wireless router (configured as an AP) with a static IP mapping.
My switch for example, set in the switch itself to either static or dynamic shows its self as offline in Pf Sense.Just wondering if this was normal?
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i think offline simply means that the firewall hasn't seen an ARP from that device in awhile. since it's not acting as a router in may never do an ARP to the firewall.
Roy…
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rpsmith is correct. The online/offline status is tied to its presence in the ARP table.
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You "could" set up a cron job to ping the device every 20 minutes
The default ARP-timout is 20 minutes. -
Thanks for all the answers.
Also think I will be ok to live without setting up the cron job.
My switch is clearly online if i am connected to my network.
