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ORBI RBR50 Serving up 169 IP addresses for wired devices
My ORBI RBR50 is serving up 169 IP addresses for wired devices. Wireless connections are being served 192 addresses. I need the wired devices on the 192 subnet. Any help appreciated
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169 means the wire connected device is not getting anything from the RBR. Maybe a bad LAN port on deivce, bad cable or incorrect configuration on the device.
Do ALL LAN devices not get a 192. from the RBR?
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
Have you pulled the power cord from the back of the RBR for 30 seconds then plug it back on with 1 wired PC connected to the back for the RBR? Disconnect ALL wired devices from the RBR accept for the 1 wired PC.
Ensure the wired PCs ethernet adapter is set for auto obtain IP addressing.
Ensure your using good quality LAN cables, CAT6 is recommended.
Try a factory reset on the RBR.
I swapped one router out for the Orbi. I'm not concerned about the cables etc.
All wired devices get a 169 address.
christophermc wrote:I swapped one router out for the Orbi. I'm not concerned about the cables etc.
All wired devices get a 169 address.
Can you describe more about this "swap"?
Both WiFi and wired devices were connected to a previous router and worked correctly, and the only thing that changed is that first router was replaced by an Orbi router?
On the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab, Setup, LAN Setup menu what does it show for the DHCP Range (Starting and Ending IP addresses)?
These 169 IP addresses show up in the Orbi Attached Devices page?
FURRYe38is correct. The Orbi DHCP server cannot possible allocate an IP in the 169 range.
Those IP's area created by the device itself when it is unable to get an IP address through DHCP.
