Is is possible to have the new C-8 hub plugged into a LAN connection as well as be on the wireless network similar to how Home Assistant. The reason I'm asking is because I have a C5 that is hardwired with a static IP and the C8 hardwired in with a static IP. I want to be able to have the hubs be able to communicated through Mesh however, in order to do this it is my understanding that they both have to be on the same subnet. Which poses a problem though, as I want to integrate the Wiz Integration into the C8 with controls Wiz lights over the wireless network via their unique and statice IP addresses. Right now I am able to enable the WiFi via the C8 with no issues, after enabling it states to disable the ethernet port on the hub. If I do not do this will it stay on both subnets? Or will it cause issues further down the road? Is it possible for the C8 hub to have 2 different IP addresses each for an individual network. If not, could it be possible to see something implemented in further updates? As I have the hub stating that is has 2 IP addresses, just not sure if this will pose a problem down the road or not.
No, hardwired or wireless but not both.
You can set a firewall rule to allow the c5/c8 to reach your wiz devices. Of course this depends on your router allowing you to do it or not.
yeah I will have to go into the pfsense settings and set a rule. Thank you for the quick response.
it is perfectly okay to have multiple interfaces for a device. The problem tho, is that you cannot use the same IP address for both. So you really need to have control over your DNS as well as a real DHCP server and not some 'lite' version you find in most home routers. In addition, the HE device isn't a bridge, it won't exist in multiple subnets simultanaously like a computer would. Crossing the subnets would require a bridging device or a router, and most home nets are using some form of private subnets (ie; 10.0.xx, or 192.168.xxx). Private subs are by definition non-routable. There are ways to break that rule using NAT's (network address translators) but it's a sticky wicket! I think you might consider moving your wiz devices into your subnet. As Navat604 points out, you could set a router up to handle or another thought is to modify your subnet mask to you effectively make one giant lan subnet - it works, and I've done it myself but you better be really good at TCP/IP! Multihomed devices are really fascinating but we don't get access to the OS on the HE.
RFC 1918 addresses and subnets are totally routable. That suggestion is made to prevent people from trying to route them through public address space.
Just a note, I believe that on the c8 when it detects a LAN connection it disables wifi.
I’m currently running dual connections on both my C-7s and my C-8. By default the hub will communicate with the fastest responding connection (usually the wired) when it goes out across the LAN, but both will respond if you directly address them. C-8 will disable the WiFi connection if you remove the SSID and supply a wired connection.
Edit: Another note - Since the WiFi connects using the SSID, and the SSID doesn’t technically need to be on the same LAN as the wired connection, you could create a situation wherein the Hub is on two different networks simulataneously…
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