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Kralon
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May 02, 2017

Why can't I assign names to devices?

Just installed an R8000 for my home and like most users I want to assign names to the attached devices. Netgear's Genie should be able to maintain a table of names attached to MAC addresses like many...
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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
May 07, 2017
@FURRYNUTZ wrote:

I see. Seems that even on my 7800, it's not entirely working. I did add one reservation and changed the name. It is reported by attached devices as such. I changed the names of both of my two Nest units and attached devices is not displaying the new name. Seems to work sometimes but not all. :smileyfrustrated:

Yes - perfectly fits to my observations with earlier Netgear DSL routers, earlier Nighthawks, and the pretty much current R9000.

 

Attached Devices the routers never communicate with almost never show up in any list, ie. the S8000 Nighthawk Switch (GS808E).

 

Sending emails almost every other day to Taiwan. The performance in replies by the Netgear PM is good, the performance on issues fixed or attempted fixes is awfully bad. Netgear must change something basic in their co-operation with the ODM. I would have lost my patience months ago when I would be in Netgear position and would have sent this ODM managers and engineers with a one way ticket to the moon and spread the bad reference as wide ss I could....but not before things are working as specified, unpaid of course.

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
May 08, 2017

Ya, I've seen this before as well with other routers.

 

Also I feel there is a handshaking issue between the routers and client devices. Sometimes HostNames are not populated or I suppose what the router is looking for and the device respondes with is a factor as well. I seem some devices don't have host names so I see alot of "unknowns" listed in the DCHP server side. Sometimes if you are able to enter in a host name on the client device, then routers can get this information from the device and post it on the router table. Ya...all academic though. Experiences differ. :smileyfrustrated: