Remove old devices from IP Table

Remove old devices from IP Table

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hgpilot55
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Remove old devices from IP Table

When I log into my R9000 and check connected devices I see several IP addresses for wired devices that I have long since removed from the network.  I would have guessed they would have eventually "fallen off" the network but they're still here - 6 months after the device was unplugged and disposed.  My router does not have reserved IP addresses and I do not wish to manually assign any addresses / MAC addresses for all valid devices.  Maybe I'm being a little nit-picky - but how can I remove them from the attached device list?  I don't want to hard reset the router - which I guess would do the trick.  There's got to be a way to do this?

Model: R9000|Nighthawk X10 AD7200 Smart WiFi Router
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antinode
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Re: Remove old devices from IP Table

> [...] hard reset is the "restore factory settings" option [...]

 

   Ok.  But I'd expect a simple restart to cause it to forget any old
Attached Devices, and start afresh.  And, although there have been
reports here of some models/firmware versions losing all settings when
power is lost, that'd be a defect, not normal operation.

 

> [...] (I have several access points and configurations I could
> re-setup but would prefer not to if there is an easier solution).

 

   In any case, visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model
number, and look for Documentation.  Get the User Manual.  Read.  Look
for "Manage the Router Configuration File".  Save the settings which you
like, and, barring some other firmware disaster, recovery should be
relatively painless.

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DarrenM
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Re: Remove old devices from IP Table

Have you checked to see if they are still showing up when using the Nighthawk phone app?

 

DarrenM

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antinode
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Re: Remove old devices from IP Table

> [...] how can I remove them from the attached device list? [...]

 

   Restart/reboot/power-cycle the router?

 

> [...] I don't want to hard reset the router [...]

 

   What, exactly, does "hard reset" mean to you?

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hgpilot55
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Re: Remove old devices from IP Table

Good question - hard reset is the "restore factory settings" option (seven seconds holding the reset button with a pin).  I lose all my settings (I have several access points and configurations I could re-setup but would prefer not to if there is an easier solution).

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antinode
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Re: Remove old devices from IP Table

> [...] hard reset is the "restore factory settings" option [...]

 

   Ok.  But I'd expect a simple restart to cause it to forget any old
Attached Devices, and start afresh.  And, although there have been
reports here of some models/firmware versions losing all settings when
power is lost, that'd be a defect, not normal operation.

 

> [...] (I have several access points and configurations I could
> re-setup but would prefer not to if there is an easier solution).

 

   In any case, visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model
number, and look for Documentation.  Get the User Manual.  Read.  Look
for "Manage the Router Configuration File".  Save the settings which you
like, and, barring some other firmware disaster, recovery should be
relatively painless.

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