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RBK40 - Ethernet devices get IP but are not accessible via ethernet
Was running 2.1.14.10 but upgraded to 2.1.14.16 when it was released. Everything was working fine for a while, but now I cannot ping or reach any devices connected via Ethernet. If I connect my lapto...
Has a full power cycle or reboot been performed after the FW was updated?
What devices are you trying to connect too?
Other devices can't connected to others unless this one PC is connected?
Do your devices and Reserved IP addresses set up on the router for each device?
Any network switches in between the router and your LAN wired devices?
Might do a full factory reset on the router and set up from scratch. Others have mentioned that this has resolved some of there issues.
I've done a few reboots and power cycled the router as well. I have a Mac Mini, a Synology Diskstation, and a Philips Hue bridge that are wired to a D-Link gigabit switch.
Usually I have everything plugged into the switch which is then wired to the router, but I've also tried connecting devices directly to the router with no difference.
It's so strange. As soon as I plug my laptop into the switch (or router) the other wired devices immediately pop back online. Once I unplug the laptop, the connection drops again.
The Mac Mini and the Diskstation have reserved IPs, the Hue bridge does not.
I will probably need to do a full factory reset (sigh) but I've never seen a situation where plugging a laptop into the network somehow activates the ethernet.