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XR700 Constant Issues with DHCP
Running the latest Firmware with the hotfix and still having issues with this router. It refuses to give out IP addresses after a reboot. Devices cant connect due to no IP given. If I set one static ...
So after a year and a half of issues with the XR700... I've ditched it as the DHCP host on my network.
I've replaced it with a Raspberry Pi 4, running Pihole as a DNS ad blocker and DHCP host all in one. It's only been a day so far, but everything looks to be working. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pihole+dhcp <--- Use some of these videos to learn how
Will keep people updated if I experience any problems... Using this method, I still get to keep the Plex built in on the router and the Pi doesn't add alot to the electric bill.
We shouldn't have to do this. But Netgear and Netduma will never fix the DHCP in their firmware.... and it's becoming quite clear now that they don't know how to fix it.
Ramjet
RamjetX wrote:So after a year and a half of issues with the XR700... I've ditched it as the DHCP host on my network.
I've replaced it with a Raspberry Pi 4, running Pihole as a DNS ad blocker and DHCP host all in one. It's only been a day so far, but everything looks to be working. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pihole+dhcp <--- Use some of these videos to learn how
Will keep people updated if I experience any problems... Using this method, I still get to keep the Plex built in on the router and the Pi doesn't add alot to the electric bill.
We shouldn't have to do this. But Netgear and Netduma will never fix the DHCP in their firmware.... and it's becoming quite clear now that they don't know how to fix it.
Ramjet
Ditto. I now use my NAS as DHCP.