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jp0099
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on ‎30-07-2021 9h00

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Smart Hub 2 - Always use this IP address - Defaulting to Yes

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I've just upgraded to the Smart Hub 2 and noticed all my devices have been added with IP address reservation i.e. "Always use this IP address" enabled for every device.  Is this normal?

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licquorice
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on ‎30-07-2021 9h40

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Re: Smart Hub 2 - Always use this IP address - Defaulting to Yes

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Apparently. It seems to do that on my hub.

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jp0099
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on ‎30-07-2021 9h47

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Re: Smart Hub 2 - Always use this IP address - Defaulting to Yes

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Ok, thanks for confirming.  Feels like there should be a global setting somewhere to control the default behaviour, but I can't see one.

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licquorice
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on ‎30-07-2021 10h09

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Re: Smart Hub 2 - Always use this IP address - Defaulting to Yes

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There isn't. Not sure why its a problem though.

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jp0099
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on ‎30-07-2021 10h17

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Re: Smart Hub 2 - Always use this IP address - Defaulting to Yes

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Agreed, unlikely to be an issue for 99% of users, but it's definitely atypical behaviour. I've never seen any device (home or enterprise) auto reserve an IP as soon as it's assigned.
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licquorice
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on ‎30-07-2021 10h23

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Re: Smart Hub 2 - Always use this IP address - Defaulting to Yes

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True, but as the BT home hub is aimed at the mass market, I guess they think they are helping by giving users consistent IP addresses. Although I suspect that even if you disable address reservation the hub will still issue the same address each time!

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