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Can I see lease info on RBR850?
I was wondering if there is a way I can see the lease info (length, expiration) of my RBR850 router for the IP addresses it receives from my ISP (not my devices on the network)? I would assume leases...
You should be able to see that information by logging into the webUI (192.168.1.1 usually) and clicking on the Advanced Tab, and look for the box labeled "Internet Port". Click on "Connection Status" and it should tell you the length of your lease and how long before it expires.
Thank you for the reply TC_in_Montana . I checked that, it shows the IPv4 IP address and lease info, but nothing for IPv6. I think those leases are or could be different? Is there a way to see IPv6?
I don't use IPv6 here so not versed in it, but I found this on the "help section" on the IPv6 settings page (by the way - the help/info section can be pulled but by going to that page in the WebUI - and clicking on the UP arrow on the bottom line on that screen).
It says" Click Status Refresh to update the page and see the information about the current IPv6 connection." - Maybe the lPv6 lease info is provided there (Sorry - since I've never used it, just guessing).
Hopefully someone more versed on IPv6 settings can provide you that information if it exists.....
TC_in_Montana I found what that is referring to, that's the page where you can see the IPv6 IP address of the router, etc. But no lease info here. You can choose DHCP the dropdown on the upper right, and it will show everything unpopulated, then just click cancel or click to another page when you are done. But as you can see, no lease info here.
As an aside, in a moment of insanity I turned on IPv6 again this morning - it was working great. I returned to me desk about 2 hours later, and my iPhone and iPad could not pull up a page. I disabled IPv6 (it is the default protocol), and it worked like a champ - so that quickly I lost IPv6. This is severely broken, why won't Netgear address this for us, its users (although I did see on DSL reports this comment in one of their Comcast-Netgear IPv6 broken threads, from a guy supposedly testing beta firmware:
“I just received notification that the corrected firmware for my router should be released in September. Hopefully all routers that still receive updates will also be patched. ”
Here is the status page you were referring to:
donawalt I wish I could have been more help on IPv6 lease info... still hoping someone that uses it can chime in and point you to where that information is present - IF it is presented at all.
As to the firmware issues and your question as to why Netgear isn't fixing this - I can only say "I feel your pain". The people who help on the forums (even the SuperUsers/Gurus) are users just as everyone else and we are plagued with the same issues.
I'm a retired IT guy (45 years worth) - so I get frustrated pretty quickly when hit with issues like these and don't seem to be getting fixed.
But I also know that tracking down those issues, fixing them, and not breaking something else when putting in the fix, sometimes takes a long time - and are never quick enough when people pay out lots of money for devices that aren't doing what they are supposed to be doing.