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RBKE960 "Refused to Connect" after IP reservation changes
This is a report of a newly encountered issue with my Orbi RBKE963 (1 router + 2 satellites) running latest 7.2.7.15 firmware: After making IP reservation changes/additions and router rebooting, ...
Thanks for the clarification, FURRYe38!
I just made one quick change to the DHCP IP address pool range to be 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.199, which makes all my IP address reservations fall within the DHCP assignment range. A DHCP start address of 192.168.0.2 will even encompass the two Orbi satellites at 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3.
The router has so far not gone into that mode of refusing connections. Even the Orbi phone app is happy now. I've added back the 80 or so address reservations and the router is still behaving properly.
Many thanks for this tip! I shall correct my understanding of how DHCP IP address assignment works.
The only thing left to do is to regain the active Netgear Armor subscription for this router...
Glad you got it working. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡