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OrbiPhilip
Mar 05, 2020Luminary
DHCP reservations not working
Yesterday I added a raspberry pi to my network (running Nagios/NEMS). Every time it rebooted it took the next IP in sequence. That shouldn't happen... Instead of fighting with it, I created a reserva...
- Mar 05, 2020
I likewise had this issue, and a reboot of the router corrected it. I reported the issue to NG support, and they claimed the system firmware is "glitching" causing this. They admit that the firmware is still a bit buggy with v2.5.1.8 on the RBR50, but have no ETA on when they will have a stable and reliable mesh network.
FURRYe38
Mar 09, 2020Guru - Experienced User
I would make contact with NG support and have them look into this. Not the first time DHCP problems have been seen. :smileywink:
IM sure there is room for improvements.
OrbiPhilip
Mar 10, 2020Luminary
FURRYe38 wrote:I would make contact with NG support and have them look into this. Not the first time DHCP problems have been seen. :smileywink:
IM sure there is room for improvements.
Bravo! Every time I think you can't possibly post more vacuous and trite comments you lower the bar.
FURRYe38 wrote:I notice that when I do any IP address reservations, Add then save then Apply, the RBR reboots by default. So this should take effect and should clear out any unused IPs.
That is not normal behavior, nor should it be.