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Yet again: setting a reserved address on an Orbi
The post at https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-setting-up-static-IP-address-for-one-of-my-quot-appliances/td-p/1883572 has been locked, so I can't add to it. Sorry. I also consulted https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-DHCP-address-reservation-is-ignored/m-p/1797338#M70052.
I followed the instructions in the first post above, went to "Advanced, Setup, LAN Setup," added reserved address 192.168.1.99, and clicked on "APPLY". It added an entry. I exited the Orbi, rebooted the computer, but it kept the same old address. I rebooted the router and then the computer. ...no joy- - it was still running on the old address, not the reserved one.
So, I changed the reserved address to 192.168.1.101 and APPLIED the reservation. I went to "Attached Devices" and lo-and-behold, the address was shown as 192.168.1.99 ! I quickly went back and edited the reserved address to 192.168.1.099, thinking it might need all 3 digits, and APPLIED. Going back to the "Attached Devices" list, it kept the 192.168.1.99 address.
I guess it's set up, now, but I don't know for sure. ...think I'll reboot computer & router and see.
Any thoughts?
...looks like my fumblings-around might have worked somehow (I was doing it when you replied; thanks for being so speedy), but just in case, I followed your ipconfig/release suggestion, rebooted all, and it came up with the correct reserved address.Thanks.
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Is the one device using a static IP address or is it set for Auto obtain IP addressing?
You might do a ipconfig /release on the PC after ensuring the IP address is set and applied on the RBR. Reboot the RBR once more then reboot the PC after doing the /release command.
...looks like my fumblings-around might have worked somehow (I was doing it when you replied; thanks for being so speedy), but just in case, I followed your ipconfig/release suggestion, rebooted all, and it came up with the correct reserved address.Thanks.
Good to hear. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know.
Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy.
