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FVS336G changes WAN MAC address based on connectivity - how to disable this?
There is a highly annoying feature of this router I would like to disable. When the router loses internet connectivity, it appears to change its WAN MAC address to a "dummy" address of "00:de:ad:xx:x...
I sent a pm
Thanks.
And my apologies, ff02::2 is a multicast address, not broadcast.
I just want to make an update in this thread in case anyone else has the same issue.
This has been confirmed to be a firmware issue.
The DE:AD MAC addresses will only go out the WAN during the bootup process so the workaround for now is to;
*Unplug WAN cable
*Boot up unit fully
*Plug in WAN cable
Case number is 26945382 (for any Netgear support staff running in to this thread :-) )
The timing of this is amazing. I just wanted to add that I have also run into this issue this past week.
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