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RBR40 ORBI assigning IP out of range!
ORBI RBR40 is behaving very oddly. IP Range is set to 192.168.0.x I lost internet to my wired ethernet PC. But was able to successfully connect same PC via WiFi. Checked IP Table and found...
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The DHCP range is 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254
I don't use static addresses
I have 2 addresses reserved (including the PC in question at 192.168.0.2)
The Orbi router's ethernet are connected to that PC and additionally 2 switches (in parallel)
There are 2 satalites (one wired) and they both have devices connected by ethernet (as well as wifi)
I also have some MoCA running in my network.
Everything had been solid since the original set up in July 2020
I'll receive a "backup" Orbi tonight and at that point I'll "stand up" mine to see if that impacts any of the ethernet connections. If that physical movement harms connections I'll then be sure it's a hardware issue.
Which raises a (for the moment) hypothetical question: how does netgear handle warranty issues? Do I send the bad unit in and then wait while they process it and send another unit back? Will they sell me a new unit and then credit the bad unit once received? Inquiring minds...
Thx...
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That for this info. Unfortunately I saw nothing that might explain why your Orbi would fail to give out IP addresses to wired devices but continue just fine with wireless devices. Have you seen it more than that one time and did it happen again after rolling back firmware? If you do see it again then maybe there really is one of those rare HW issues.