NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
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...
Mostly happens due to these ISP modems with built in routers. Doesn't happen with stand alone modems.
You might ask your ISP about a stand alone modem option.
Try the Orbi in AP mode, this should elliminate this issue.
Good Luck.
jbofjax wrote:
That’s funny, because my Orbi always gets a public IP when configured this way. The issue is that my Orbi’s subnet is changing due to a conflict yet there’s no conflict. Sound familiar to original post? I’m sick of spending hours troubleshooting this stupid router. First it’s intermittent WiFi, then slow speeds standing 10ft away but again intermittent. Now changing IP’s where my devices are left confused.
I’ve got a solution though. I’m gonna cut my losses and buy another brand that doesn’t have these issues. I saw the high Orbi ratings but the forums are littered with problems like I’ve had.
So in AP mode do I lose all the router functions like “circle” that is one of the reasons I got the Orbi to begin with?
jbofjax wrote:
So in AP mode do I lose all the router functions like “circle” that is one of the reasons I got the Orbi to begin with?True. An Access Point is just that, not a Router. Deciding which devices can connect to which Internet resources at what times, etc. is capability that has been added on top of basic router functions. Disney Circle is something an AP would have no knowledge of.
(I am not sure how this question pertains to the basic discussion about IP conflicts. Sorry if I missed the point.)
- The typical suggestion so far is to turn my expensive router into a dumb WiFi system! The suggested “fix” is to put my Orbi in AP mode.
It would be also something to ask your ISP to change out your modem router combo for a modem with out a router as well. This would fix your issue. Then you can run the Orbi in router mode.
jbofjax wrote:
The typical suggestion so far is to turn my expensive router into a dumb WiFi system! The suggested “fix” is to put my Orbi in AP mode.
