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dogmatix
Aspirant
Jun 26, 2017

Tivo gets 2 IP addresses on Orbi

I have 2 Tivo boxes connecting to the Orbi routers via the Tivo Wireless N adapter. I have configured the Tivo boxes to use static IP and I have reserved those IPs on the Orbi with mac address reserv...
Troubleshooting
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peteytesting
Hero
Jun 26, 2017

ok first you ether set static ip addresses on the devices or reserve them in the orbi but not both 

 

i suggest you set the tivo's to obtain ip address automatically and just use the reserve ip address in the orbi to keep them on the same address 

 

see if that helps

 

pete

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dogmatix
Aspirant
Jun 26, 2017

I have tried the case of reserving on Orbi and leaving Tivo to use DHCP - It results in duplicate IP too. Let me try the reverse tonight - remove the reservation on the Orbi and see if that helps.