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Disable auto change IP address
I've seen similar posts about a way to disable the auto change IP address before. They've been brushed off. The 'answers' and 'solutions' are wrong. There is an issue with the product. Every month wh...
garrettg84 wrote:
DNS is set statically in the Orbi to google's dns servers. The cable modem provides no ability to statically assign addresses as all administrative features are disabled from my view.
Can the ISP router provide DNS? Have you tried to set the modem IP address as the DNS in Orbi?
I don't want the ISP DNS. I'm on Spectrum/Charter networks. Their DNS servers don't work half the time (regular timeouts). The other half the time they manipulate DNS and try to slipstream their own advertisements.
In the interest of not redirecting this thread, let me make this abundantly clear. I don't care about DNS. DNS is not the issue. DNS has nothing to do with detecting IP address conflicts. It is a bit of a red herring. The issue is IP address conflicts and some ridiculous nanny service on the Orbi that goes wonky and kills my connectivity every time my cable modem resets.