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Asterion
Dec 09, 2014Novice
Extender changes IP addresss on the fly
I am expecting once I connect a device by ethernet that the IP address the extender gives it stays the same while the device is connected. What I am finding is that I connect to a small computer boar...
fordem
Dec 16, 2014Mentor
Asterion wrote: Logging into extender, going to IP Address Setup, it is set to "Get IP address Dynamically From Router".
All this tells us is how the extender gets it's address - not whether it's capable of issuing addresses - some of the Netgear extenders are capable of acting as DHCP servers.
Have you tried connecting the SBC directly to the router?