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DHCP Address Reservations Corrupting MAC address
The DHCP reservations based on MAC address worked OK up until line item 112 in my list (oh the joys of IOT) and then none of my MAC addresses got stored correctly.
From a Safari browser on Catalina accessing my router on my intranet with the router and satellites updated to V3.2.16.22_1.4.9, (BTW, same issue on prior revision), the MAC address would be corrupted on save (whether typed live, ort pasted) into a combination of a 4 byte IP and a MAC, or just a random LAN IP adress. Either way, not saving the MAC correctly.
The other DHCP reservation table works fuine, but beyond 112 items I'm unable to correctly save a MAC address in the reservation table. Anyone else seen this or workarounds?
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So you have over 112 reservations?
Though some of us don't have that many devices.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last update?
Try using a different browser as well, Firefox or Opera GX.
You might try v12 FW and see.
If nothing seems to work, i'd contact NG support and let them know what you seeing.
Hi FURRYe38,
Many thanks for the response. Yes 112 and growing. Prefer to register to control the whitelist and have the grey & blacklists visible. Sadly many people, many IOT devices, etc.
Browser variations seem to yield the same result, as does changing PC. I will try a rebuild from factory, but stabilizing the network with all the different device needs means i will be reloacding the .cfg (or face retyping 112 MACs into the reservation table) so it won't be purely a fresh setup.
You mention v12 firmware. Not sure i saw that. The most recent update from administration panel is V3.2.16.22_1.4.9, but maybe i'm misunderstanding you.Regarding Netgear 'support', well i'm not sure i want to pay $50 for a chance to report a bug, unless you know a better way.
Thx, J-Hawk
