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IP Address value has disappeared from the Nighthawk app
The IP Address no longer appears when using Device Manager in the NightHawk app. It does show the MAC Address (but this isn't helpful to me).
The business reason is I bring my work laptop home (daily) and it is set for DHCP so the IP Address will change from time to time so I try to remote into it with the last known IP Address but when that doesn't work (because a different IP Address was assigned) I used to go into the Nighthawk app, find the device name and click on it to get the new IP Address. It is no longer showing, instead it is only showing the MAC address. I don't care if the app will show both the IP Address and the MAC Address but I really need the IP Address to be shown (again). It used to show, not sure when it changed. What I have to do now is log into the laptop and do an ipconfig command which is a pain.
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Even selecting on a device doesn't show the address?
Got a screen capture of this?
Is this on Android or Apple?
It is on IOS (both iphone and iPad). I have attached a screenshot of the device I am trying to get the IP Address from.
And this is latest version of the app?
What NG router model are you using?
Yes it is. In fact I just installed it (first time) on my ipad yesterday before I made the post. It is version 2.45.0.66
The business reason is I bring my work laptop home (daily) and it is set for DHCP so the IP Address will change from time to time so I try to remote into it with the last known IP Address but when that doesn't work (because a different IP Address was assigned)
Remote access to your work laptop on the LAN resp. WLAN (WiFi)?
Better advice would be to make a DHCP reservation (MAC<->IP Address) on the RAX10 -> RAX10 4-Stream AX1800 WiFi 6 Router Model RAX10 User Manual p.61 ff. Manage reserved LAN IP addresses -> Reserve an IP address
This requires the work laptop wireless interface is not configured for using random hardware addresses:
Et voila, now your computer does always get the same IP address assigned by DHCP on the LAN and WLAN.
Hope this simplifies your coming home from work 8-)
Regards
-Kurt.
