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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...
Thanks - I was aware of this Ethernet to Wifi model on the Tivo Wireless N. I have seen it pull 2 IPs at the time of restart, but the adapter IP disappears from the DHCP table. For some reason, both of them get the IP with the same Mac address. I expected them to have different Macs when they got the IP from the router.
In any case, I have reset the adapter on both boxes, and have now set mac address reservation only on the router and left the Tivo setting to use DHCP. Will let this thread know if that solves the issue.
I did the following and it seems to have fixed the issue.
1. Reset Tivo to use DHCP and not Static IP.
2. Reserved IP against Tivo Mac Addresses on Orbi.
3. Stopped Tivos.
4. Restarted Orbi
5. Started each Tivo in sequence.
The only odd behavior I still see is that Orbi seems to give our duplicate IPs for the same Mac for the Tivos from time to time. The duplicates seem to disappear and reappear over the course of 24 hours. It has not affected the tivos from talking to each other or streaming from the internet. However, I do find it puzzling.
The duplicate IPs despite a mac address reservation at the route is still there. Any suggestions on how to debug? The only behavior I can see which is consistent is that this happens only when the Tivo is connected to the satellites instead of the main router.
Hello dogmatix
You can check the attached devices on each satellite by using the satellites Ip address in your web browser this will tell you only the devices attached to that unit.
DarrenM
Hi Darren,
I have done what you suggested. In fact the duplicate IPs for the same mac address are showing up on the same satellite. I am wondering why Orbi is assigning a a second IP that is not the reserved IP for a Tivo which has mac address reservation.
Shankar
