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EX1600 Extender pushing out incorrect IP for network
Following troubleshooting attempted so far: restore to factory settings, ensure no other wifi booster/extenders etc operating, situated extender next to router (192.168.0.1), cleared router tables o...
The extenders only issue addresses by DHCP while it's not configured and associated successfully to a "master" WiFi router or the mesh.. This is required for the initial set-up as well and to allow a management access if the connection is lost.
The extender had been successfully linked with a 'master' router, but are you suggesting that it had possibly become unlinked at some point and then begun to send out it's own IP addresses (under it's own DHCP)?
Yes. And I'm pretty much convinced there is not much of a difference on the LEDs while the EX6100 (not EX1600, right?) in "config" mode.
JonHewitt wrote:
The extender had been successfully linked with a 'master' router, but are you suggesting that it had possibly become unlinked at some point and then begun to send out it's own IP addresses (under it's own DHCP)?
Yes, it will do that. It's needed in order for you to reach www.mywifiext.net.
