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RBRE960 DHCP issue?
I have an RBRE960 with three RBSE960 units. Two are wired, and one is connected wirelessly. I’m experiencing major issues with my devices losing connection to the network. My iPhone suddenly drops t...
From the title of the post, it appears that you are aware that 169.254 IP addresses are typically the result of a device not getting a response from a network DHCP server:
- Are Bitdefender Armor or Smart Parental Controls enabled on this system?
- Does this happen to "non-Apple" devices (printers, Androids, Windows, smart plugs, security cameras, etc.)?
- Does this system reserve IP addresses for devices? (i.e. in the web interface LAN Setup table)
- How is the Mac connected to the network? (wired or WiFi?)
- How frequently does this happen?
- Are Bitdefender Armor or Smart Parental Controls enabled on this system?
No. - Does this happen to "non-Apple" devices (printers, Androids, Windows, smart plugs, security cameras, etc.)?
Since I only use Apple products I'm not sure. But other wireless products like WiFI-cameras do drop out of WiFi.
- Does this system reserve IP addresses for devices? (i.e. in the web interface LAN Setup table)
No
- How is the Mac connected to the network? (wired or WiFi?)
- WiFi. I do believe that I only have issue with WiFi products.
- How frequently does this happen?
- Everyday
