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    HA WAN Configuration - The first router to boot occupies all available IP's on the WAN interface

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      AaronH
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      We have been trying to sort this out for a couple of weeks and can not seem to find the solution.

      We have a symmetrical gigabit fiber connection through Comcast Business with a /29 static IP block (5 usable IP's). Each router is assigned an IP in the block, with the first IP in the block set as a /29 gateway. When connecting the HA cluster, the first router to boot claims all of the available IP's on the subnet so that only one router can see or be seen by the Comcast network. We have confirmed this with Comcast. If we connect two laptops with the same IP addresses to the Comcast network, both can function as expected with no issues.

      How do you restrict the router to occupy a single IP on the WAN interface?

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        viragomann @AaronH
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        @AaronH said in HA WAN Configuration - The first router to boot occupies all available IP's on the WAN interface:

        When connecting the HA cluster, the first router to boot claims all of the available IP's on the subnet

        So did you assign all available IPs to the router?

        If we connect two laptops with the same IP addresses to the Comcast network, both can function as expected with no issues.

        Both with the same IP??

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