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bryguy28
Apr 10, 2016Aspirant
Attached Devices Often Blank
Model Version: WNDR3300v1 Firmware Version: V1.0.45_1.0.45NA (Latest?) I don’t recall this being this bad in the past, but lately the "Device Name" values in the "Attached Devices" page usually...
- Apr 25, 2016
That's the default design for the Attached Devices to pick up the NetBIOS name assigned on the devices.
You may suggest that by posting it in our Idea and Exchange board and give it a vote to be noticed and be reviewed by our developers.
bryguy28
Apr 24, 2016Aspirant
Given that Android (The fastest growing OS on the planet) does not allow the modification of the names passed as the NetBIOS name, and other LINUX devices also do not allow the modification of the NetBIOS name, does it not make sense for NetGear to at least pull the Device name from the Address Reservation when the router is running a DHCP server? If not, why bother to allow us to set a custom Device Name in the Address Reservation?
Thanks,
ElaineM
Apr 25, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
That's the default design for the Attached Devices to pick up the NetBIOS name assigned on the devices.
You may suggest that by posting it in our Idea and Exchange board and give it a vote to be noticed and be reviewed by our developers.