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J-Hawk
Feb 06, 2021Tutor
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...
FURRYe38
Feb 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
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.
- J-HawkFeb 10, 2021Tutor
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- FURRYe38Feb 10, 2021Guru - Experienced User
v12 is most current though It may not be on NGs auto update servers yet. So you can manually download and apply.
You can contact a forum moderator and let them know if you want to via PM:
- J-HawkFeb 12, 2021Tutor
Thanks again. Will try that, but seems liek a hail Mary unless that's int eh addressed errata notes.
BTW, tried to sign up for the $50 option to get 'support' and report the bug, but even that dialog page was non-functional. Dialog box to enter serial number didn't allow any data entry regardless which browsaer i used. It would be funny if it wasn't so frustrating