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Orbi Pro DHCP giving same IP address to Wireless device and Wired device
SRK60 - Orbi Pro Tri-Band Business
Firmware 2.3.0.0, but it is weeks ago I did update it.
It has been working quite fine - despite all the reported debugs here in forum.
But just today I have some devices without Internet connection, and I found out that my Orbi Pro DHCP server has given same IP address to two devices: One wireless device and one wired device. It happens for several IP addresses that they are each given to two devices.
All devices are asking for DHCP. I have tried both rebooting and factory reset of router and devices, with no help.
It is not the GUI showing wrong. I find the same IP adresses in my devices network info :(
What is going on here?
Well, no issues this evening.
I decided to shut down the majority of my devices, bring back the router as it has always been, and which was failing yesterday (with DHCP server IP range 1-254 and IP reservations on 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 254), adding the debug mode as you suggested, rebooted the router, and turned on the devices again...
Everything is as it used to be before yesterday! The devices which has IP reservations, now got their reserved IP without any conflicts, all other devices has got available IP addresses, the printer got an IP as well.
The only thing I can think of, these conflicting devices has had in commen - if it is not the Orbi router - is a switch. A Netgear GS108Ev2 switch. I was thinking of switches being so uncomplicated, so I would never have though of the switch as a potential trouble maker. But it is the only thing I have not tried earlier; I shut down the switch, when I shut down the other devices, and put it back on.
I'm a bit confused :-)
Any suggestions - could it be the switch? Now it is working, so there is not really anything to debug at the moment.
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It is also IP addresses reserved for devices, which is being given to other devices.
Does your wire device install Windows or another OS?
You may change MAC address and check if it get new IP address.
If your wire device is Windows OS, you may change MAC address in advanced setting of Netword adapter, please see below picture.
add a value in Locally Aminstristered Address.
The devices are mobile phones, Chromecast, IP cam, printers and stuff like that, which cannot change MAC, and cannot even make a forced release/renew.
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