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Getting an error in R7000 "The IP address conflicts with the WAN IP subnet".
When I try to make (aaply) changes in DHCP, I get the following error when pressing "apply": The IP address conflicts with the WAN IP subnet. Please eneter a different IP address Of (potentia...
It seems to be an issue related to DNS, but not super straight forward.
If disabling the PiHole DNS, the error no longer appears. But the static IP set in the Netgear Router DHCP are not actaully assigned correctly regardless (it just doesn't give an error message).
The only workaround was to disable DHCP in the Netgear router, and use DHCP on the PiHole instead. That works just fine.
Come to think of it, I have had issues with DHCP on the R7000 before, and someone mentioned that Netgear routers are notorious for bugs with DHCP that they just never seem to fix. So maye the only real advice is to avoid using Netgear routers for DHCP.
Aephir wrote:
If disabling the PiHole DNS, the error no longer appears.
PiHole issues crop up here pretty regularly. Did you do the usual community search?
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