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DHCP Server is buggy
Just a friendly message because it may help others. I'm using an RBR50 with 1 RBS50 sattelitte on firmware V2.3.1.60 ... I've been having a horrible time with the smart switches in my house (I have a...
I just noticed the new upgraded firmware (V2.3.5.30) and in the release notes is this fix:
[Bug Fixes] The client was not able to obtain an IP address when the router rebooted or the client renewed the IP address
I'll try to update over the weekend when I have some time, but this seems like a likely fix to my issue since my problem was that subsequent reboots of my large network always ened up with some devices unable to obtain an IP Address (with different numbers not working each time). I'll report back if this fixes it, but I'm hopeful.
vrtladept wrote:(after setting up a static IP address on the old router that was compatible with my network).
Did you try assigning IP addresses to devices in the Orbi LAN Setup?
Yes, I tried assigning addresses, they were not honored by the router.
After setting a IP address, you have to save then apply the change. Do a full reboot of both RBR and client device. It should setup the IP address and work. I have a few set up on mine however I don't have that many devices like you do.
vrtladept wrote:
Yes, I tried assigning addresses, they were not honored by the router.Can you give an example? On my Orbi, the router has IP 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0, which means that the Orbi "knows about" devices with IP from 192.168.1.1 through 192.168.1.255. I have assigned IP from 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.29 to various devices that are on most of the time. The Orbi assignes IP in the range 192.168.1.30 to 192.168.1.40 to anything that asks for one. And, 192.168.1.41 through 192.168.1.254 are available if I choose to use them.
How is your Orbi set up and which IP addresses are "not honored" by the router?
Thanks
