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PapaBear47
Aspirant
Jun 27, 2020

RAX15 Won't Assign Static IP (R6400 Would)

RAX15, current firmware (V1.0.1.58_2.0.31)   On my old R6400 I had a static IP assigned to my mobile phone (to make it easier to use it as an FTP server when moving files around). I tried to do the...
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PapaBear47
Aspirant
Jul 01, 2020

Christian, thanks for your response. As it happens, about the time you posted I solved the problem ("solved" = "something I threw at the wall finally stuck"). Apparently, even with WiFi turned off the phone had enough connection to the router that the address couldn't be changed; when I powered the phone off and added its MAC address manually, the address assignment worked. I don't remember having to do this with the R6400, but that was some time ago

 

Don't know whether this merits addition to a knowledge base or FAQ, but in my case it's resolved.

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    Christian_R
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Jul 02, 2020

    Hi PapaBear47, 

     

    Thanks for getting back with an update! Happy to hear you got it resolved. 

     

    Best regards,

    Christian