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Mac getting 169 IP for MacOS with RBR750
This problem starting happening last week with no apparent change. My mac is getting 169 ip instead of 192 when it connects to Orbi satellite. All other devices are working ok. Only happens with mac....
Went to Apple support bar today. They ran diagnostics - as expected 🙂 they are saying it is problem with your home network as its when connected to hotspot etc. I am running out of ideas.
Should I try change CTS setting as mentioned in another post? Any other guidance?
vikkiban wrote:
Should I try change CTS setting as mentioned in another post? Any other guidance?
CTS/RTS is a mechanism for dealing with potential collisions in a WiFi environment:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11_RTS/CTS
It has nothing to do with whether a device connects to WiFi and gets issued an IP address using the DHCP protocol.
Does this Mac Book Pro have an Ethernet jack on it? There are ways to capture the actual communication between the router and the device if it is over Ethernet.