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nurserich1
Feb 26, 2021Follower
Wired connections to NightHawk R7900P Won't connect to internet
I have a NightHawk R7900P with version V1.4.1.68_1.3.28. I tried the QoS setting on my router and it changed my wired NAS and other devices addresses to something different (172.....) instead of the ...
antinode
Feb 26, 2021Guru
> [...] I tried the QoS setting on my router and it changed my wired NAS
> and other devices addresses to something different (172.....) instead of
> the router defined IP addresses of (192.....). [...]
It seems unlikely that a QoS setting could affect any IP address. I
suspect that you did more than make a QoS change. I would not expect an
address like "172....." to come from your router. And there's no need
to hide any of a private address:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network
> [...] I am thinking of doing a router factory default reset. Would
> this be a good idea?
Should be harmless, other than forcing you to reconfigure the thing,
but I wouldn't expect it to solve this problem. I'd review what's
connected to what. If necessary, start again, with the router and a
computer, and then build up your more complex network, stepwise, until
the problem reappears.