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AC2600 and DHCP management
Hi everybody.
I have extended a wifi network in a school, and i have used for that, 4 AC2600, in AP mode, and the modem/router is managing the DHCP.
Everything work fine while there is not to...
PatDen wrote:
Not with simply routers i présume.. ?????Correct. These are generally dedicated SERVERS with many ISP lines coming into them depending on requirements. Think of them as large modems that do DHCP. They are fed by wireless access point/repeaters located in various places.
Coffee shops and other local retail places might use a single router depending on the size of the store, as they might assume less than 250 devices connecting at the same time, but they would more then likely have better routers than your standard run of the mill Residential models. ISP speeds would also likely be higher as well.
The basic problem will always be the number of users at one time and the available bandwidth.
myersw wrote:
Suspect that microchip8 hit on the problem. If you have a number of clients coming and going then the 1 day lease time is probably not a good setting. May want to try 12 hours or even lower. Any devices that are currently connected will stay connected, just renew their lease.
Is it possible to manage the lease time in the R7800 ????
yes it's possible. Entable Telnet at http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm
login in Telnet with your pass (telnet 192.168.1.1) and modify the file /tmp/udhcpd.conf file with "vi". Look for "option lease" which is in seconds and set your custom value. Then "killall udhcpd" and start it back again with udhcpd /tmp/udhcpd.conf