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ORBI not properly associating static IP
Hello! I've been trying to use the Address Reservation feature under Advanced -> Setup -> LAN Setup. I have a PC that is hardwired (Ethernet, not wireless) to the RBS50 satellite (not the base RB...
I know this is an old thread but I was having the same problem with reserved addresses not getting assigned. I tried the "trick" of changing the DHCP addresses from x.x.x.21 to x.x.x.254 TO x.x.x.21 to x.x.x.100.
Restarted the devices that were not getting the addresses I wanted and it all worked. I had tried restarting the devices prior to changing the auto assigned addresses range and it did not work at that time. Only after changing the range of the auto addresses.
I know enough to know that should not change the addresses I wanted reserved. Nothing was assigned in the >100 range in the first place. All I know is it solved my problem.
I see what you're saying. RBR50/RBS50 is in router mode. The only thing I can "guess" is that perhaps the assignment is not working correctly because the Address Reservation appears to only work for devices connected to the main router (as opposed to the satellite).
I even accessed the configuration page of the satellite itself but there are no options to configure it beyond some things like firmware update.
6old3nra1n wrote:I see what you're saying. RBR50/RBS50 is in router mode. The only thing I can "guess" is that perhaps the assignment is not working correctly because the Address Reservation appears to only work for devices connected to the main router (as opposed to the satellite).
I even accessed the configuration page of the satellite itself but there are no options to configure it beyond some things like firmware update.
I tested it here with RBR50 and 2 RBS50 satellites. It is working properly here. Have you rebooted the computer, or accessed its IP configuration and forced a DHCP release and renew.
- Right-click on the Windows key then select Command Prompt or
- Right-click on the Windows key then select run, the type cmd.
- In the Command Prompt, enter “ipconfig /flushdns
- In the Command Prompt, enter “ipconfig /release” then press [Enter] to release your computer's current IP Address.
- Enter “ipconfig /renew” then press [Enter] to renew your computer's IP Address.
I just did these steps and still no go. Basically the system is iterating the IP address by 1 each time. So just now my IP was 192.168.1.31, and after performing your steps it went to 192.168.1.32... then I did it again and it went to 192.168.1.33... you get the picture.
I even tried reserving a far off IP like 192.168.1.100 (which is still part of the range of IPs that the Router can assign) but after performing your steps it came back with 192.168.1.34.
Could this be firmware related? I am using a fairly old one (since my Vista computer was off for the last 3 years) -- version 2.3.5.30
By the way, I don't have anything else on my network that is acting like a DHCP server.
As you can see, every time I refresh my IP, it's not even sticking with the previous IP... While it is not using the reserved IP for my PC, I find it interesting that it is ALSO not using the previous IP either.
6old3nra1n wrote:I just did these steps and still no go. Basically the system is iterating the IP address by 1 each time. So just now my IP was 192.168.1.31, and after performing your steps it went to 192.168.1.32... then I did it again and it went to 192.168.1.33... you get the picture.
I tend to get confused by the "asynchronous" nature of forums where a response is not to the post immediately above it.
"These steps" refers to....?
I had a similar experience with WiFi adapters in some of Linux machines when they got set to "Randomize MAC address" every time they booted. (Of course, I had no memory of installing software to do that and it took hours to root it out.) The symptom was every boot it got a new IP address, higher by one. I had thought that this happens only to WiFi, but came across a post saying it happened to a wired ethernet connection: https://community.fing.com/discussion/3106/windows-10-v1909-mac-randomization-on-boot
So, is the MAC address exactly the same in the Attached Devices display every time?
Appreciate the ongoing help here! :)
So my MAC address stays the same every time the IP changes:
00-1F-D0-81-9B-07
This is the same MAC address that is always displayed under address reservation in the router's configuration page. Even without address reservation, I've never seen IP addresses change daily or upon every reboot. And to change by +1 each time leads me to believe there is some service or software doing it.
How effing annoying...
