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Invalid Device Name error when adding an Addresss Reservation
I have two devices in my Address Reservation List which were added a long time ago. I want to add some more to the list but I get an "Invalid Device Name" error message when clicking Apply. This ha...
> I'm sorry you think I'm incapable of adding three pieces of
> information, [...]
You over-estimate your ability to discern what I think. And my
ability to guess what you actually did from descriptions like "add the
details". Hence, my questions about what you actually did.
> reservelist.jpg
Ok, but that doesn't show anything about the info which you supplied
for an "Add" operation. (Also, there's no good reason to hide yourprivate LAN addresses.)
With my weak psychic powers, I can't tell from here, but if you
really are putting in valid/harmless values for the "IP Address", "MAC
Address", and "Device Name", and the "Add" operation fails, then you'd
seem to have either bad firmware or scrambled settings (which could
confuse otherwise-working firmware).
The usual procedure in such cases is to reset the router, and
reconfigure it manually. You can try to save some work by saving
settings, resetting, and restoring the saved settings. If that works,
then you're happy. If it fails, then you still need to try manual
reconfiguration (after another reset), because the saved settings could
have been corrupt.
When all that fails, you can try older firmware versions, to see when
things went wrong.
The error message
> I'm sorry you think I'm incapable of adding three pieces of
> information, [...]
You over-estimate your ability to discern what I think. And my
ability to guess what you actually did from descriptions like "add the
details". Hence, my questions about what you actually did.
> reservelist.jpg
Ok, but that doesn't show anything about the info which you supplied
for an "Add" operation. (Also, there's no good reason to hide your
private LAN addresses.)
With my weak psychic powers, I can't tell from here, but if you
really are putting in valid/harmless values for the "IP Address", "MAC
Address", and "Device Name", and the "Add" operation fails, then you'd
seem to have either bad firmware or scrambled settings (which could
confuse otherwise-working firmware).
The usual procedure in such cases is to reset the router, and
reconfigure it manually. You can try to save some work by saving
settings, resetting, and restoring the saved settings. If that works,
then you're happy. If it fails, then you still need to try manual
reconfiguration (after another reset), because the saved settings could
have been corrupt.
When all that fails, you can try older firmware versions, to see when
things went wrong.
antinodewrote:> You over-estimate your ability to discern what I think. And my
> ability to guess what you actually did from descriptions like "add the
> details". Hence, my questions about what you actually did.The details are obvious. And the question of the problem being more likely user error is negated by my comment that I also added the address automatically. Even I can select a option and click add then apply!
> reservelist.jpg
> Ok, but that doesn't show anything about the info which you supplied
> for an "Add" operation. (Also, there's no good reason to hide your> private LAN addresses.)
Yes it does. That's the information that is about to be applied. And, as I pointed out, both those devices which have been previously added both now also fail.
> With my weak psychic powers, I can't tell from here, but if you
> really are putting in valid/harmless values for the "IP Address", "MAC
> Address", and "Device Name",Yes you can, from the screenshot, but again this is largely irrelevant since I also used the automatic process where the details are copied from the attached devices list.
> and the "Add" operation fails, then you'd
> seem to have either bad firmware or scrambled settings (which could
> confuse otherwise-working firmware).
> The usual procedure in such cases is to reset the router, and
> reconfigure it manually. You can try to save some work by saving
> settings, resetting, and restoring the saved settings. If that works,
> then you're happy. If it fails, then you still need to try manual
> reconfiguration (after another reset), because the saved settings could
> have been corrupt.
> When all that fails, you can try older firmware versions, to see when
> things went wrong.That seems an excellent way forward. Thank you.
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