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AndyPast
Tutor
Mar 18, 2022
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Unable to route to Internet on R7800 unless DHCP server is on.

I re-IPed my house with a range: 172.25.100.0/24   I changed the IP address on my router to 172.25.100.1   I changed my DHCP server (a pi-hole) to give out addresses between 172.25.100.100 and 17...
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    AndyPast
    Mar 19, 2022

    Well, I fixed it.  It a case of the fat fingers.  The Pi-Hole default gateway had a comma instead of a period  in it.

     

    So, it was DNS and human error.

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AndyPast
Tutor
Mar 19, 2022

Thanks for the tip.  I'm debating getting a WiFi 6 router.

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 19, 2022

One could get something WiFi 6 or 6E and connect in AP Mode via ethernet connection to the R7800 if you want to keep the R7800 working as a router.