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Changing my private network range?
I have an issue where my router sometimes will hand out an address in the 10.0.0.x range instead of the 192.168.1.x range. After some research it was suggested the issue might be caused by my ARRIS SB8200 cable modem. It was suggested that when the modem looses it's internet connection it defaults to an ip in the range of the Nighthawk forcing it to cahnge it's range to 10.0.0.x. I want to just set the routers range to 10.0.0.x and be done. Do I only need to change the ip range to 10.0.0.1 and not mess with the subnet or do I need to also change the subnet? Thanks.
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> [...] my router [...]
Not a very detailed description.
> Model: A7000|Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi USB Adapter - USB 3.0
Not a router. Look for "Model" on the product label.
> [...] sometimes will hand out an address in the 10.0.0.x range instead
> of the 192.168.1.x range. [...]When a router like this self-configures at start-up, its default LAN
IP address will be "192.168.1.1", but, if if it sees traffic in that
address range on its WAN side, then it'll shift its LAN address to
"10.0.0.1", to avoid any LAN-WAN address conflict.I'd expect an SB8200 to use "192.168.100.1", rather than
"192.168.1.x", so it's not immediately obvious (to me) that it would
cause the shift, but many things are possible.
In any case, on your (poorly identified) Netgear router, I'd expect
you to be able to set the LAN address (range) of your choice at
ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup : IP Address, IP Subnet Mask."10.0.0.1" would be the usual LAN address for the router.
> [...] not mess with the subnet [...]
The same subnet, "255.255.255.0" should be good. That would put
other LAN devices at addresses like "10.0.0.x", where 1 < x < 255.