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Orbi assigning 1 satellite out of range address
Router is set as DHCP server set for range of 10.0.0.2 to 10.0.0.254. There are 2 wired satellites. One is correctly assigned 10.0.0.3 but the other is assigned 192.168.1.250. All other devices ar...
Even though I had rebooted the Orbi router several times and had done a factory reset of the miss-addressed satellite several times over many hours of pulling my hair last night, this morning I reset the satellite one more time and it miraculously got a new address in the right range. I have no idea why. (I have Google Fiber and the modem is just a modem. The Orbi is the only router giving out addresses on my network.) I have seen this behavior one other time on my mesh where it took about 8 hours or so for the Orbi router to give the second wired backhaul satellite a proper address. This is using latest firmware V2.7.3.22. The other wired satellite gets assigned a correct address right away. They are not daisy chained. And the satellite getting the right address first is not always the same satellite.
The default ip address for the satellites is 192.168.1.250.
so for some reason, its not syncing.
What firmware is on the router?
What firmware is on the satellites?
What modem/gateway is the router connected to?
Do you have the satellite hardwired into a switch or into your gateway?
Since the orbi is on the backup ip address (10.0.0.1), I'm suspecting your gateway is a modem/router combo device.
It causes a double nat.
A double nat happens when you cascade more than 1 router.
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Fixes? There’s 3 options but only use 1.
1. Put the modem/gateway in modem only/pass through mode. This disables its routing functions.
2. Leave the modem/gateway in router mode but put the Netgears IP address into its DMZ. This forwards the data to the netgear. You can either leave the modem/gateway’s wireless enabled or disabled. Just make sure its using a different wifi channel to prevent interference
3. Put the Netgear into access point mode. This disables its routing functions. Wifi/ethernet still works but it does disable some features.
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Which-features-are-disabled-on-my-NETGEAR-router-when-it-is-set-to-AP-Mode