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Wolfman01
Aspirant
Jul 18, 2018

Weird error message

A few days ago,I got a Netgear Model 6220 router.When I went thru setup & was adding my PS3 game system to the allowed device list,I got a prompt that refused because my PS3's MAC address was a dup...
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Wolfman01
Aspirant
Jul 23, 2018

I have a Wired (Ethernet cable) connection.

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DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Jul 24, 2018

You should not need to add it to the allowed device if the system is wired this is only needed for wireless.

 

DarrenM

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    Wolfman01
    Aspirant
    Jul 26, 2018

    "duplicate MAC address" is only problem mentioned; PS3 will not connect over brand-new ethernet cable.