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RBK50 how do I change my IP Address
My IP address on my router is 10.0.0.1 and I need to change it to a 198.168.0.1 IP address. How can I do this?
Thanks,
Tony
TLane1957 wrote:
The device in front of my Orbi router is a Motorola cable modem. The model number is MB8600.
That is a modem/router. Look at all those LAN ports on the back.
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with two DHCP servers and that can create local address conflicts. Among other things, this can mean that trying to get at addresses like routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1, gets misdirected by the other router.
Unless you have specific reasons for using two routers – to create two separate networks for example – it is often easier to use just one router and then to set up the second router as a wifi access point. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.
Sometimes it is possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router. But some Internet service providers, such as BT in the UK, supply customers with a modem/router that just won't work in bridge mode. There may be ways to get the device to cooperate, but sometimes it is just easier to put the second router in AP mode. But that has its own drawbacks:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
The Motorola manual tells how how to use this with a router.
www.motorolacable.com/documents/MB8600-QuickStart.pdf
See the section If You Want To Connect a Router.
Life would probably be easier if you did that.
michaelkenward wrote:
TLane1957 wrote:
The device in front of my Orbi router is a Motorola cable modem. The model number is MB8600.
That is a modem/router. Look at all those LAN ports on the back.
If your statement is based solely on how the device looks, then you should double check that. I read a review of the MB8600 earlier today and the review stated the device was a modem only, and that the multiple LAN ports were there only for future support of bonded connections > 1 GBps.
It wasn't just the LAN ports. I try to pin down these things by checking manuals. Sadly, this doesn't always work. Google can lead you astray. Yesterday, I had some difficulty trying to work out what a Huawei box was all about.
I did link to the manual I found. If they have instructions for "routering" it suggests that they think it necessary and it makes sense to follow them.
Did you look at that?
But a different search for the same thing found something with a single LAN port.
I dug a bit more and am now confident the multiple LAN ports are for bonded connections. The Quick Reference Guide is below, describes removing the yellow tape in the unlikely event you are using a bonded connection, and reads, "This product does not include a router...."
The OP should simply adjust his LAN IP range as I described in my first post.
There is no harm in checking that they followed the "use it with a router" advice.
"This product does not include a router...."
Strange. I searched the manual for "router". It found nothing.
Aha. The manual is not "PDF searchable"! Very helpful. It works when you process the PDF.
What would have caused the RBK50 to opt for 10.0.0.1?
Maybe the start-up regime confused the router. The manual tells you how to get that right.