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Orbi assigning wrong DHCP IP Space
I have an odd issue where Orbi will assign some devices the wrong IP address space. My default space is 10.0.0.x and I have some devices connected wirelessly that get assigned an ip address of 192.16...
I have also seen this. My Dish receiver will end up with an IP of 169.* where it should be 192.*. I have not narrowed down the source. I reboot my ISP modem (bridged), personal router, Orbi (router - AP mode - and satellites) - the receiver just does not want to let go of 169. I have to reset the Dish receiver and then it grabs the correct IP. It is almost like the Orbi router gets placed in Router mode briefly and hands out IPs before it flips to AP mode. However, in the meantime 169 gets assigned I guess until the lease expires??? - pure guess.
Anyway, reboot/restart the impacted device usually corrects it for me.
DISH Hopper or a different model?
I all have DISH Hopper system. 3 Joeys all wired to the hopper via separate segmented switches, away from primary home network, which connect directly to the back of the RBR. I would make sure your DISH devices are directly connected to the back of the host router.
Occasionally I have to power OFF the Hopper and Joeys when changing routers as they don't seem to acquire an IP address correctly or could have been in IP address conflict which could lead to a 169 address. I haven't seen any 169s on the system. The DISH devices don't have any asssigned IP reservations.
You might assign IP address reservations the the DISH device(s). Be sure to power them OFF for 1 minuted then back on after a reboot of the RBR. May help with what your seeing.
theoak wrote:I have also seen this. My Dish receiver will end up with an IP of 169.* where it should be 192.*. I have not narrowed down the source. I reboot my ISP modem (bridged), personal router, Orbi (router - AP mode - and satellites) - the receiver just does not want to let go of 169. I have to reset the Dish receiver and then it grabs the correct IP. It is almost like the Orbi router gets placed in Router mode briefly and hands out IPs before it flips to AP mode. However, in the meantime 169 gets assigned I guess until the lease expires??? - pure guess.
Anyway, reboot/restart the impacted device usually corrects it for me.
I have a Hopper 3 and one Joey (Version 2? - which ever one is compatible with the Hopper 3). The Joey gets it video and internet via cable Dish's built in RG6 MoCA. My router does give it a separate IP. So it sounds like then this more a Dish thing versus Orbi. Thanks.
Probably a DISH thing. Ya the Joey wouldn't get an IP from the Hopper over RG6. RG6 is preferred. Thought when you don't have RG6 in places in the home, then it's nice that Joeys have the LAN port connection ability.