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determs
Aspirant
Mar 16, 2021

Static IP Address Not working on Satellites

I have a RBR50 [2.7.2.104] which has 4 satellites (RBS50x2 [2.7.2.104], RBW30x2 [2.6.2.2]).  In order to help with supporting my routers I have set static IP addresses for satellites.     After the...
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determs
Aspirant
Mar 16, 2021

One thing I was wondering, maybe it was self-inflected?  The static routes I had setup were part of the DHCP range...would that have created this issue?  The printer didn't have problems, which is why I'm now wondering about my latest theroy.

 

  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Mar 16, 2021

    > [...] I have set static IP addresses for satellites. [...]

     

       Real static addresses, not reserved dynamic addresses?  Why?
    Especially for a device like a satellite, which would be approximately
    useless without the main router (and its DHCP server) working.  Why buy
    trouble?

     

    > [...] The static routes I had setup were part of the DHCP
    > range...would that have created this issue? [...]

     

       "static route" and "static IP address" are spelled differently for a
    reason.

     

       Manually handing out addresses from the DHCP pool could certainly
    cause problems.  If you really want to use static addresses, then shrink
    the DHCP pool, and use only ex-pool addresses for those static
    addresses.

     

    > The printer didn't have problems, [...]

     

       Some of us non-psychics can't see any of your IP addresses, which
    makes it tough to guess which devices might be affected first.