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RAX80 Breaks With Reserved IP Addresses?
RAX80. I recently went on a 'tidy up' binge and reserved IP addresses for all of my iot devices (Echo, smart plugs etc). I already had reservations for a half dozen or so items (printer, nas, computers, tivo). After rebooting the router I discovered none of my devices 'not' given a reserved (static?) address would connect to the router and even some that 'did' have a reservation (smart plugs) had trouble connecting. The partial fix, un-reserve a few devices. Now a few things that wouldn't connect are ok but other items refuse. Full fix, un-reserve all but the original few devices. Suddenly everything connects again.
Is there some sort of limit to the number of reserved addresses or is this a quirk of this router?
The RAX80 is on the latest firmware 1.0.5.126_1.0.65
Thanks!
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How many reservations did you set in total?
Static IPs are set ON devices and not on the router. Two different things. Reserved IPs are set ON the router.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?
Hi Furry,
Thanks for the response.
I set 29 IP reservations total from 192.168.1.200 to 192.168.1.229. The router is set to be used as a DHCP server addresses 142-240. With 98 IP addresses available I have 84 devices connected (about 1/3 of those wired).
I understand the difference between static and reservations. I don't even think you 'can' create a static address for iot devices.
Yes, the firmware update was followed by the router's normal reboot then I did a complete power off reboot.As things stand now everything is working fine (and did before I reserved the batch of addresses). I just can't figure out 'why' the reservations prevented so many other devices from connecting.
I'm certainly open to any suggestions.
Cheers!Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?
