On 10/05/2019 23:50, Adrian wrote:
> In message , druck  writes
>> On 10/05/2019 15:20, Adrian wrote:
>>> I've just changed my router, but the new one has been setup with the
>>> same IP address (192.168.1.254).
>>>  I've also got 6 PIs on my network.  Of those, 2 seem OK, but the
>>> other four have decided that their default gateway is now going to be
>>> 192.168.1.1.
>>
>> The router is probably still advertising 192.168.1.1 as the default
>> gateway via DHCP. Make sure it doesn't have a separate setting for the
>> default gateway, as some will allow it to be different from their own
>> address. Then reboot the router, and any Pis with the wrong gateway
>> (or use dhclient to get a new lease).
>>
>
> A bit more digging in the router, and indeed, it is possible to have a
> gateway IP address that is different to the router IP address.  I've
> changed the gateway IP address from 1.1 to 1.254 and rebooted.  Time
> will tell what that does.  A quick test with my phone suggests that it
> is working.
>
That is sound practice anyway. So that 'dhcp only' clients will work


> Thanks
>
> Adrian


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