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Unable to change DHCP pool addresses (Netgear Orbi RBR10)
Hi Community, I recently purchased an Orbi system but I have been unable to figure out how to change the DHCP pool addresses. Here is a screenshot of my settings: https://i.imgur.com/Vmnw8cY.png...
I just don't think thats supported on home class routers. 255.255.255.0 is mostly support for one 1 IP address range.
You might contact NG support to ask about this.
I think this can be done, but not the way you want.
Orbi is going to use the subnet where the router is for DHCP. That means that 10.0.0.x should be your DHCP pool.
10.0.1.x should be the "static" or "assigned" pool.
You are trying to do the opposite.
How difficult is it to give this a try?
Its not difficult, and that would work. But I was hoping to flip it around because 10.0.0.x is faster and easier to type. I don't really have any reason to type my DHCP addresses in, but typing my static addresses is something I do quite a lot.
I know it sounds nit-picky, but if I am making my own network I should be able to build it to my preference right?
Also you say:
> Orbi is going to use the subnet where the router is for DHCP.
But with that subnet mask 10.0.1.x is still in the SAME subnet.
CorruptComputer wrote:I know it sounds nit-picky, but if I am making my own network I should be able to build it to my preference right?
Also you say:
> Orbi is going to use the subnet where the router is for DHCP.
Sorry my fingers got ahead of my brain. What I meant to write was the programmer decided to pick up the first three octets of the router address to set the DHCP pool and did not include logic to allow for an enormous DHCP pool or a pool in a different part of the subnet than the beginning.
Typing in IP addresses is tedious, but at least it has to be done only once for each device.
I fear you are Don Quixote and the windmill is going to win.
>I fear you are Don Quixote and the windmill is going to win.
Ha! That gave me a good chuckle.
I wish it was as simple as typing them once though, to connect to websites and SSH into these machines means I have to type them 20-30 times a day. Ah well, not much can be helped about that though since it seems they don't support what I was trying to do.
Thanks for your help though!
