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RBR20 Assinging 169 ip addess to my sony tv.
Please help. I have an Orbi that is;
- Assigning a 169. ip address to my sony tv that is 2 years old. This is a random occurance that will last for multiple days and then return to a valid ip address.
- 2 or 3 Orbi networks available for use (I only have 1 orbi with No added satalites)
I would really like to get this issue resolved.
I do have a sound bar that is wired to the tv. I have unplugged the sound bar from the tv for multiple days, to see if the sound bar was causing an interference, but this has proven to not resolve the strange ip address.
I have tried to assign a static ip address as well with no luck.
I have gone to the netgear website and checked the advanced setting to make sure that the tv is not blocked.
Any help would be wonderful.
jumpinomega wrote:I still worry about the multiple SSID networks that are showing for the one SSID network. ...An issue for another day.
Two I can understand (2.4G and 5G). More than two is harder to explain.
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Your Orbi ... access point mode ... or ... router mode?
My guess is access point mode?
The orbi is in router mode.
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?Be sure to set a custom SSID name to your RBR wifi. So you know what SSID name to connect to for all of your wifi devices.
Do other devices get connected to Orbi sucessfully?
jumpinomega wrote:Please help. I have an Orbi that is;
- Assigning a 169. ip address to my sony tv that is 2 years old. This is a random occurance that will last for multiple days and then return to a valid ip address.
- 2 or 3 Orbi networks available for use (I only have 1 orbi with No added satalites)
I would really like to get this issue resolved.
I do have a sound bar that is wired to the tv. I have unplugged the sound bar from the tv for multiple days, to see if the sound bar was causing an interference, but this has proven to not resolve the strange ip address.
I have tried to assign a static ip address as well with no luck.
I have gone to the netgear website and checked the advanced setting to make sure that the tv is not blocked.
Any help would be wonderful.
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
- V2.3.5.30
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?- Spectrum, Modem Model # E31T2V1
Be sure to set a custom SSID name to your RBR wifi. So you know what SSID name to connect to for all of your wifi devices.
- I will do this today.
Do other devices get connected to Orbi sucessfully?
- There are certain devices: my sons tablet, Google Hub, and one of our Nintendo Switches.
- I frequently loose wifi to all devices. This is random. I can have 2 devices running or 16 devices running. Sometimes we can go a whole week without loosing connection and then some days we loose connection repeatedly.
- I have rebooted the Orbi a few times. But I do not like doing this because it can take upto 24 hours before the Orbi connects all devices again.
- I have 200 mbps from Spectrum.
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-router
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?Try enabling Beamforming and MIMO(MIMO may or maynot be needed) and WMM. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
jumpinomega wrote:What Firmware version is currently loaded?
- V2.3.5.30
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?- Spectrum, Modem Model # E31T2V1
Be sure to set a custom SSID name to your RBR wifi. So you know what SSID name to connect to for all of your wifi devices.
- I will do this today.
Do other devices get connected to Orbi sucessfully?
- There are certain devices: my sons tablet, Google Hub, and one of our Nintendo Switches.
- I frequently loose wifi to all devices. This is random. I can have 2 devices running or 16 devices running. Sometimes we can go a whole week without loosing connection and then some days we loose connection repeatedly.
- I have rebooted the Orbi a few times. But I do not like doing this because it can take upto 24 hours before the Orbi connects all devices again.
- I have 200 mbps from Spectrum.
Try disabling the following and see:
Armor, Circle, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set Short preamble instead of Long preamble modes. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).
jumpinomega wrote:Please help. I have an Orbi that is;
- Assigning a 169. ip address to my sony tv that is 2 years old. This is a random occurance that will last for multiple days and then return to a valid ip address.
- 2 or 3 Orbi networks available for use (I only have 1 orbi with No added satalites)
IP addresses from 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254 are "Automatic Private Addressing" IP's that the device gives itself when it is unable to get an IP address from the network:
https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/APIPA.html
Can you please explain "2 or 3 Orbi....". Are we talking about the Sony connecting to 1 Orbi, or ???
How was the "static IP" assigned to the Sony TV?
- Using the Sony network setup to define the IP as "static" and also enter the Gateway and DNS IP addresses? or
- Creating an IP assignment on the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab, Setup, LAN Setup?
If the Sony is configured with a static IP (on the Sony), then it is critical that no other device on the network get that IP address by accident. That would create an "ARP conflict" where two devices claim ownership of the same IP address, and the Sony might decide "oh, s**t, I can't use the IP I want to."
So, how the Sony is set up and how the Orbi DHCP/LAN assignments are configured may hold the key to this mystery.
Can you please explain "2 or 3 Orbi....". Are we talking about the Sony connecting to 1 Orbi, or ???
- When I "forget my wireless network" and then look for my wifi network, I will see 2 or 3 Orbi networks available. I can click on each one of them, enter my password on all three and they all accept the password.
How was the "static IP" assigned to the Sony TV?
- Using the Sony network setup to define the IP as "static" and also enter the Gateway and DNS IP addresses? or This is the way that I did it.
- Creating an IP assignment on the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab, Setup, LAN Setup?
If the Sony is configured with a static IP (on the Sony), then it is critical that no other device on the network get that IP address by accident. That would create an "ARP conflict" where two devices claim ownership of the same IP address, and the Sony might decide "oh, s**t, I can't use the IP I want to."
- I made sure to assign a unique ip address to the Sony tv. I checked the ip addresses of all other devices to make sure that I did not duplicate.
So, how the Sony is set up and how the Orbi DHCP/LAN assignments are configured may hold the key to this mystery.
- How so? I would love to get this figured out so that my family and I can stop getting cut off from the world.
jumpinomega wrote:Can you please explain "2 or 3 Orbi....". Are we talking about the Sony connecting to 1 Orbi, or ???
- When I "forget my wireless network" and then look for my wifi network, I will see 2 or 3 Orbi networks available. I can click on each one of them, enter my password on all three and they all accept the password. This is fascinating. Does every WiFi device you have do this or only some of them?
How was the "static IP" assigned to the Sony TV?
- Using the Sony network setup to define the IP as "static" and also enter the Gateway and DNS IP addresses? or This is the way that I did it.
- I made sure to assign a unique ip address to the Sony tv. I checked the ip addresses of all other devices to make sure that I did not duplicate.
On the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab, Setup, LAN setup there is a section for "Use Router as DHCP Server". Is the IP address that the Sony is using in the range of addresses shown in the boxes for Starting and Ending IP address. It should NOT be.
I neglected to ask which model Sony TV this is. Would like to search for that model and Auto IP assignment problems. My Sony TV is about 1 year old and it just started popping up a notice about new firmware.
- When I "forget my wireless network" and then look for my wifi network, I will see 2 or 3 Orbi networks available. I can click on each one of them, enter my password on all three and they all accept the password. This is fascinating. Does every WiFi device you have do this or only some of them?
