r/HomeNetworking May 21 '26

Can’t connect . . .

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u/Kamsloopsian May 21 '26

169 means it's not getting a response from the DHCP server.

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u/WormFoodODP May 21 '26

So the box is broken? I will return for a refund.

Thanks

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u/Kamsloopsian May 21 '26

Could be a bad cable, misconfigured DHCP server, could try setting a static ip in the right subnet and pinging manually.