This is probably a NETGEAR firmware bug.I also assign static IPs in my Netgear R6300 and assign device names for each reserved device. However when I look at the attached devices in the router the assigned device name never shows up. Even after doing a renew DHCP on each device it still shows a blank device name.
This is probably a NETGEAR firmware bug.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of static IP addresses vs. DHCP reservations? What are the differences? Does it make a difference for wired vs. wireless devices?
DHCP Reservation locks MAC, IP, Computer Name or one or the other. In the Router DHCP Client Tablet. So the Router knows that such and such system with MAC and IP address is assigned to this certain IP. No other system on your network can use that IP address. Most Routers allows you to assign name for that system too. So you know what the IP and MAC is pointing too.
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