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Nighthawk AC1900, Model R7000 DHCP server is faulty. Problems with Windows 10 & non-PC devices
Here is a list of issues I have expereienced with the R7000. Netgear refuses to give me a refund, and their online tech support folks just keep suggesting changes in the firmware, first to regress to...
What will happen if I uncheck 'Use router as DHCP Server'?
Before installing the R7000 I had assigned fixed IP numbers to certain of my wired PCs for example 192.168.1.12 etc etc....Now I notice that my main PC 192.168.1.8 has been changed to 10.0.0.8 presumably by the R7000. I seem to have a number of conflicts and wish to set all deices on the network a fixed address.
Any advice etc....
I've been trying to solve a netgear problem for ages. My Netgear modem keeps falling over at least once within every thirty six hour period. The light is always green on the Internet connection but the R7000 glows orange.
Again, any advice,
Help much appreciated.
Mike.
I also experienced the R7000 issuing invalid (i.e. not starting with 192..) IP addresses. This is indicative of the defects in their DHCP function, and I believe it was associated with devices that it denied Internet access (for reasons that are still unknown). I'm no longer using the Netgear router, so can't confirm, and I'll never purchase one of their products again. (FYI - my D-Link router is showing no such problems). If you turn off DHCP, the router should be incapable of issuing IP addresses, so you'll have to provide them manually for every device on your LAN. I'm interested to know how that works for you, because it may still not prevent the router from corrupting the IP address table.