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vrtladept
Tutor
Jul 10, 2019
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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...
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    vrtladept
    Jul 19, 2019

    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.

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vrtladept
Tutor
Jul 10, 2019
Yes, I tried assigning addresses, they were not honored by the router.
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 10, 2019

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.