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ORBI RBR50 not honoring reserved IP addresses
ORBI RBR 50 running 2.3.5.30 I have configured a reserved IP for my Raspberry Pi which is a server, but every reboot, the IP address of the raspberry pi changes the mac address isn't the prob...
Yes, it keeps the same public IP, only the private IP changes.
Which raspberry pi and what OS did this occur on in your instance?
Is there no way to fix the IP address on the Pi thing?
Some people here insist that there is no need to tell the router to reserve an IP address if the device concerned, your Pi, can also claim an IP address.
My strategy is to fix the IP address on the networked devices – printers, NAS etc – and then to reserve those addresses on the router.
This usually provokes howls of derision and scorn telling me that I am doing it all wrong and that this two-stage process is not needed if the device reserves an IP address for itself.
Then again, that is not for devices that like to change their Mac address.
michaelkenward wrote:Is there no way to fix the IP address on the Pi thing?
Yes, when I Googled "Pi changing MAC address", I found links to the specific module that was causing the change, which was supposed to be a "good thing" because it provided a weird sense of security. The module had been loaded when I installed a home automation package. There was a work-around, which did work. But I later decided to reflash my Pi SD Card and the problem "went away."
Some people here insist that there is no need to tell the router to reserve an IP address if the device concerned, your Pi, can also claim an IP address.
My strategy is to fix the IP address on the networked devices – printers, NAS etc – and then to reserve those addresses on the router.
This usually provokes howls of derision and scorn telling me that I am doing it all wrong and that this two-stage process is not needed if the device reserves an IP address for itself.
There's a difference between "not needed" and "can't hurt". Sort of like "belt and suspenders". I like to keep a record of the device each IP is assigned to. The LAN Setup table is as good a place as any.
Then again, that is not for devices that like to change their Mac address.
I would love to know the method that you used which stopped the Raspberry Pi from randomizing its MAC address
Also apparently, my Raspberry Pi's MAC address *doesn't* appear to change when I restart it.
That confuses me.
Is it the router or raspberry pi's problem, and how can I go about fixing it?
Thanks for your help!
