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BenVaughan12
Aspirant
Nov 15, 2025

"Self-assigned IP" on MacOS Sequoia when trying to connect via Ethernet

I'm trying to connect my MacBook Pro running MacOS Sequoia 15.7.2 via ethernet to my Orbi Satellite. I get the status "Self-assigned IP" in the Network tab in System Settings under the Ethernet Port'...
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BenVaughan12
Aspirant
Nov 17, 2025

The adapter is marketed as a 2.5gbps adapter; here's the link  to it.

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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 18, 2025
BenVaughan12 wrote:

The adapter is marketed as a 2.5gbps adapter

Did you try

  1. disconnecting and reconnecting the adapter from the macbook when the problem happens?
  2. rebooting the macbook?

 

This could be an issue with either the satellite multigig port or with the adapter.

 

If you have a second satellite, you could also try swapping them.