on 14-03-2023 22:11
I’m setting a device to a static IP address and every time I click on apply changes in the DHCP settings the Wi-Fi switches off.
I had it set on my previous router. Engineer changed my router yesterday to a Hub 3.0. The device has the IP in its settings, I’ve been using it for 2 years.
I logged into my router, got the IP the device is on, set it to the IP I want (not in use by anything else) and set the rule. All ok until I click apply changes, that’s when the Wi-Fi switches off. I’ve tried it on 5g & 2.4g, both switch off. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I will also be using port forwarding with this static IP.
on 14-03-2023 22:13
on 14-03-2023 22:15
Is this the WiFi on the Hub disables, or the WiFi on the device stops working?
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on 15-03-2023 19:44
Hi, thanks for replying.
I’ve run a test and it’s the wi-fi at the hub that goes off, not just the device.
I can now successfully ping the static IP address of my device but can’t SSH into it like I did previously. Despite the wi-fi switching off, it seems to have eventually done what I wanted it to do, the problem may now lie elsewhere.
on 15-03-2023 19:45
on 15-03-2023 20:01
I'd not noticed the WiFi out.
Could it be the Hub 3 is expiring all the DHCP IP leases, prior to re-starting the DHCP server with the revised Reserved IP Addresses list.
From a previous post entering a Hub 3 Reserved IP Addresses had failed to work due to the browser. I'm suspecting the Chrome browser.
Using Firefox we can manage the Reserved IP Addresses without issues.
on 15-03-2023 21:29
Hi, thanks for the reply.
yes, I’m using chrome browser. It didn’t occur to me I could be a browser issue! I’ll try a different browser.