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MIKEDODD
Feb 02, 2023Tutor
R6220 Router: Can I get a static IP device to show up in Connected Devices?
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- Feb 02, 2023
Let's close this thread. I think I found the answer in a Linux forum: "The router gets your hostname from the dhcp request." That makes sense, explains why my static-IP Linux server never tells the router its hostname.
So, if I want to see the devices' names in the router, I need to expand DHCP to cover all addresses, and reserve (and name) the fixed addresses in ny network. No problem, and I might change some of those devices to DHCP.
Thanks for the prompt and insightful relies.
MIKEDODD
Feb 02, 2023Tutor
Let's close this thread. I think I found the answer in a Linux forum: "The router gets your hostname from the dhcp request." That makes sense, explains why my static-IP Linux server never tells the router its hostname.
So, if I want to see the devices' names in the router, I need to expand DHCP to cover all addresses, and reserve (and name) the fixed addresses in ny network. No problem, and I might change some of those devices to DHCP.
Thanks for the prompt and insightful relies.
michaelkenward
Feb 02, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Not something that we can blame on Netgear for a change.