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Jax2922
Dec 11, 2021Tutor
RBR50 AC3000 pink light every night
Hi My RBR50 AC3000 was working fine for 2 years. Last weekend my isp modem/router (which connects to it via ethernet) was faulty and replaced. Since then the RBR50 hangs every night (4 nights runni...
Jax2922
Dec 11, 2021Tutor
My router reserves an ip for the orbi as it does for any other device. So the router sets the static ip for the orbi. So the orbi receives the ip its given by dhcp, it just happens to be static as the router always gives the same reserved ip.
CrimpOn
Dec 11, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Yes, a reserved IP is very much like a true Static IP that is set on the device itself. I am hung up on a device not connected to the Orbi not being unable to open the web interface. I fear something is amiss with the link to the Virgin hub4. The goal is to get at the Advanced tab and learn what it says about the DHCP lease. If the Orbi and some device on the Orbi both have actual Static IP's, they should be able to communicate.