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rchorowitz
Jun 20, 2024Aspirant
RBRE960 forces DHCP in Access Point Mode
When in AP mode, the Orbi forces the 3rd octet to be .2 (xxx.xxx.2.xxx). There is no configuration available for DHCP or to change any of the settings. It is also NOT documented anywhere. Fo...
FURRYe38
Jun 24, 2024Guru - Experienced User
I use Static IP configuration for any of my RBRs while in AP mode.
rchorowitz wrote:
When in AP mode, the Orbi forces the 3rd octet to be .2 (xxx.xxx.2.xxx).
There is no configuration available for DHCP or to change any of the settings. It is also NOT documented anywhere.
For a $2k router, how could this even be possible? I have multiple VPNs and using the guest network crippled my network and it took hours to figure out what was happening.
Setting up an LAN address is Networking 101, how could something so fundamental be missing?