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Apprentice

May 26, 2022

Orbi RBK763S - Costco - Replacing RBK53

After the most recent FW was pushed to my devices (without me having any say in the matter), my entire RBK53 system is dysfunctional, replacing multiple devices IP addresses with IP starting '172.' ...

FURRYe38

Guru - Experienced User

May 26, 2022

Might as this guy about his experiences:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/How-can-I-match-the-firmware-between-the-two-when-the-latest/m-p/2226994#M33257

globespy

Apprentice

May 26, 2022

Thanks for the link.

Any thoughts on why it's assigning these '172.' IP address ranges to both satellites and various devices (it seems to just change whenever it likes)?

PS - not sure what that post has to do with the RBK763s?
Looks like he was trying to pair older series with new, but didn't really mention whether he was even happy with the RBK763s since he was more concerned about adding it to his other Orbi's from different generations