Issues with PowerLAN devices
Username: workflowsguy
Origin: https://bugs.openwrt.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=2390
Since switching my WNDR3700v1 from Netgear’s firmware to OpenWrt 18.06.2 r7676-cddd7b4c, I am experiencing the following issues:
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PowerLAN adapters and network devices connected through it are only seen by the router if the first PowerLAN adapter is connected through a crossover cable. With the manufacturer’s firmware, it was possible to connect the adapter by standard ethernet cable.
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A printer connected through PowerLAN does not get assigned an IP4 network address, even though I have defined a static address for it in the DHCP section of OpenWrt; (it does get an IPv6 address though). The missing IP4 network address prevents the scanner part of the printer from sending scans to a network folder on my NAS connected through ethernet cable to the router. This issue also did not exist with the original Netgear firmware.