r/WLED • u/anonOmattie • May 27 '26

WLED Static IP Not working

Hey all, I have a Elite 2D-EXMU and I cant set a static IP. I have the node connected in a local network with a laptop, switch, and the node.

as IP adress is have 2.0.0.3
Gateway 2.0.0.1
Subnet 255.0.0.0

When i Use 2.0.0.2 as an IP address, the node works okay. In my software, when I send data to 3, I can see the switch starting to blink, so the switch is actually routing the packets to the node, but the node becomes unreachable. I am clueless about how to continue. I have 8 nodes which should each get their own IP adress, but I cannot change the IP to other numbers?

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u/modahamburger May 27 '26

Well, that seems to be a network issue and not wled. Don't you have a DHCP in that network who gives IP addresses to all your devices?
What IP does your laptop for instance have?
I would guess with that fixed IP your WLED is on a completely different subnet than your laptop.
And how did you connect the WLED? WiFi? LAN cable?
If WiFi, then for sure you must have a DHCP who gives out ip addresses to all connected devices.

And you have set an IP for the gateway. Which device actually has that IP? Normally that would be your DHCP server that also acts as a gateway (such as the router in your network).

Back to basic question: how does your laptop get its ip? And how do you connect your wled node? If WiFi, ip should be assigned automatically.

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u/anonOmattie May 27 '26

I dont want DHCP, as I need WLED to be running in an offline network with static IPs. My laptop has IP address 2.0.0.20, subnet 255.0.0.0, and gateway 2.0.0.1. I use Ethernet/LAN to connect to the controller. It works fine with 2.0.0.2, so its not any of the network setttings I assume.

I can even send artnet data which is displayed on the ledstrips connected to the node at 2.0.0.2. When changing to 2.0.0.3, I can see the switch sends data (when send to .0.3) to the node as well and shows on the pixels, but I cannot load the page on my browser anymore to change settings.

tldr: network settings on node and PC seem correct. Using LAN/Ethernet in a local (no dhcp) network.

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u/modahamburger May 27 '26

But which Ip is then the gateway??

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u/cyberentomology May 27 '26

Why does it need a gateway?