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Hashbrown
Aspirant
Oct 19, 2018
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I remotely rebooted my R6800 and now it wont turn back on.

Hi, So first thing first I don't have access directly to my router, need to clarify that right off the bat. I was remote desktop-ed into a desktop I use as a server at home, from my work, I was t...
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  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Oct 19, 2018

    > [...] it's likely that my public IP changed when my router went off,
    > as my external IP is not static.

       This is why people use dynamic DNS.  Visit http://netgear.com/support
    , put in your model number, and look for Documentation.  Get the User
    Manual.  Look for "Manage Dynamic DNS".

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antinode
Guru
Oct 19, 2018

> [...] it's likely that my public IP changed when my router went off,
> as my external IP is not static.

   This is why people use dynamic DNS.  Visit http://netgear.com/support
, put in your model number, and look for Documentation.  Get the User
Manual.  Look for "Manage Dynamic DNS".

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Hashbrown
Aspirant
Oct 19, 2018
antinode wrote:

This is why people use dynamic DNS.  

Thanks, antinode,

I did originally intend to set this up when I first got the router 3-4 months ago, but I didn't have a need for it until literally days ago, shame I didn't do it then.

 

Ah well, once I get home I'll update my current DNS redirect with my new IP then I'll figure out how Dynamic DNS works.

 

Thanks for the help,

 

Hashbrown