Bouncing APIPA addresses
Hi all. I have two separate devices, each connecting to the same 2.4Ghz-only IoT SSID, which are cycling every few seconds between a proper network address and a 169.254.x.x APIPA address. I've tried assigning them fixed IPs, and the behavior persists using the fixed IP.
I would understand if they got an AIPIA all the time (DHCP issue), but has anyone encountered this sort of bouncing? Some particulars:
- The network has 254 IPs available, so DHCP should have plenty of addresses to work with.
- The SSID is routed via VLAN to my IoT network.
- Other identical devices on the same network do just fine
- UDM-Pro with both NanoHD and In-Wall HD APs
Posted Oct 29, 2020, 3:32 AM UTC
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If you connect those devices to a different SSID, does the issue persist?
Have you tried a factory reset on the devices?
Unfortunately, the issue is too intermittent to troubleshoot in any logical way. I've reset both devices (one a Meross outdoor outlet and the other an iDevices Switch smart plug), and on different occasions each has connected to the existing SSID without issue. That leads me to believe it's not a problem with the SSID or the individual devices. I was writing the first failure off as a fluke after a reset fixed everything, but then a similar failure popped up on the second client via a different AP.