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ohmoeron
Feb 09, 2022Aspirant
AX6000 (RBR850) Public IP Address not releasing ???
I just had a long converstation with Spectrum tech support (fully believing it was their faul) that they were issuing me an IP address that was outside of my local area. I live in central ohio but w...
ohmoeron
Feb 09, 2022Aspirant
I'll have to try the firmware route.
See attached for image showing results from WhatismyIP hard wired from laptop to modem, then what the Orbi says when I am connected via wi-fi.
Patone407
Feb 09, 2022Tutor
What's your Orbi Setting for "Router MAC Address"? (Advanced...Setup...Internet Setup )
If it's not the default of using the actual router's MAC address then that could explain the difference in the ISP giving different public WAN address than when directly connecting to the ISP modem.