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R8000P Access Control and DHCP issues
Hi Community, I purchased an R8000P for the ability to connect a large number of WiFi devices at once, upgrading from a D7800. I've got to say I'm less than impressed with the upgrade to date with ...
Ravsir wrote:
Hi Community,
I purchased an R8000P for the ability to connect a large number of WiFi devices at once, upgrading from a D7800.
You have replaced a modem/router with a router.
What did you get to replace the modem bit of the D7800?
The modem part of the system is provided by NBN, a torturous Hybrid Fibre Coax thing. No issues with that other than having to replace the last leg after having some air cond ducting contractor work done. The R8000P is fine configuring the Internet/WAN component. It's the LAN component that I'm having trouble with. Some devices never lose their IP, regardless of power state of either end of the connection, while others can't seem to either obtain an IP, or obtain the dedicated IP according to their MAC.