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Can I change SUB NET MASK
Ok, we used to have a GOOGLE Wifi system.
It defaulted to 192.168.86.x and this has been giving me fits as I go around the house and have to reprogram everything that is WiFi.
I have ONE ...
Yes you should be able to set 192.168.86.x on the router.
https://www.aelius.com/njh/subnet_sheet.html
Not sure if you understood, I don't want to -set- it to .86, I want to set it to -0- so it will pick up the old Google OnHub .86 net -AND- the new .1 net at the same time.
Everything I have read says I should be able to, but I just want to make sure before I screw up my network, again.
Try it, if the UI doesn't like that subnet, then it will let you know when you try to apply it...
Alas it didn't work.
I set the Subnet to 255.255.0.0 hoping it would pick up the 192.168.86.?? address of the IP camera that was left stranded on that network.
I then ran a "Camera Finder" that uses MAC address and other network protocols I don't understand to find devices on the network with improper sub-nets and other addressing problems. I have been able to login to several other devices that were corrupted, reset the address and reboot and have them reappear on the network.. Not this one.
I will have to dig out the ladder and the "security" screwdrivers (weird shaped screws) and take it down, reset it, and replace it.
this time we are leaving it DHCP, and we will just reserve an address for it in the router DHCP table.
You could try setting Orbi to use 192.168.86.1/255.255.255.0. However, it sounds like there is a larger problem with that one camera, like maybe it's not connecting to WiFi at all.
