This may be a trivial question (networking newbie here). But I recently migrated to a different router and decided to setup a new dhcp server. The issue is that I forgot to remove a static ip address on one of my devices (it’s set to 192.168.0.237). My new router assigns ips on the range of 192.168.8.* with a subnet of 255.255.0.0. For whatever reason I don’t understand, I can’t access my device (192.168.0.237). Is there some configuration I fudged up or do I have to basically factory reset the device?
>Solution :
Connect to your device with a static IP using a computer or device with a static IP of the same range (Say, 192.168.0.230) then try to access its management page and change its IP settings to DHCP so it can pickup an IP address that is in the same range as what the router’s DHCP distributes.
You’re probably trying to access that device using a PC/device with an address range distributed by the router (192.168.8.*). Can’t reach an IP address that is not in the same subnet.
Resetting the device to factory default settings should also work if one of its default settings is to pickup an IP via DHCP.