topic Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ? in My Router

Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:12:16 GMT

Hi - can anyone help ?

I have hub 2 and router manager has address of
192.168.1.254 which is correct - but I have noticed another connection which the hub manager states as Ethernet connected ip 192.168.1.236 ? It shows up as connected Ethernet port 1 and “unknown” device type and sometimes connected to wireless 5g !

INet network scanner shows as connected about once per week and rest of the time not connected.

I only have one hard wired connection into my router and that’s from the broadband line.
Everything else is wireless.

Thanks

Paul

Does anyone know what this second ip is ?

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

Dan_the_Van — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:18:53 GMT

@paul-palace welcome to the forum,

Can you share the MAC address of both device as this might help identify what it is.

EDIT: Can you also confirm you connection port DSL or WAN

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:20:30 GMT

.236 is ca.a9.18.03.e0.c6 - thanks

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:23:32 GMT

dsl connection from line

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

Dan_the_Van — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:32:42 GMT

@paul-palace

Unfortunately the MAC Address ca.a9.18.03.e0.c6 comes up as a locally administered (directly on the hardware) or randomised one.

These type of the MAC addresses are usually associated with mobile device, laptop, tablet or mobile phone.

As you know it would need to physical connection to a LAN port show as connected to a LAN port, is the connection on 5GHz the same MAC address?

It would be odd if it is

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:38:44 GMT

Sorry Dan ! Ethernet 1 socket is connected to a home plug adapter - tplink - which I use to send signal around the house via the electrical cables to several extenders.
But normally the router identifies tp-link devices ?

I think it’s the home plug adapter ? Which is connected to a smart plug !!

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

dvorak — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:33:18 GMT

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This topic has been moved from Broadband to My Router

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:37:42 GMT

Yes it shows as the same MAC address when it’s shown under Ethernet and WiFi ? Maybe to do with the WiFi extenders that are linked to the home plug adapter?

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

Dan_the_Van — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:44:52 GMT

Homeplugs, did you pair the plugs to secure the homeplugs to form a private network? It could be random device from a neighbour connecting.

My TP-Link powerline has a pairing button the front, the WiFi access point should have an IP Address.

Being the same MAC address would mean it is a wireless device, when connected via the homeplug wifi it will show as LAN1 and directly to the Hub as on 5GHz

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:59:22 GMT

Yes - everything paired to make a private network - the 3 extenders I have are all identified as tp-link wpa4220 by the hub manager.
The .236 is not identified - so it looks like it’s the adapter ?
I know all the other IP addresses on my network and what they are.

Thanks for your help Dan

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

Dan_the_Van — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:05:54 GMT

The WPA4220 should not use a locally administered MAC address, mine starts 60:A4:B7

If you click on http://192.168.1.236 in a browser does it take you to the WPA4220 login page?

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:11:17 GMT

It says unreachable

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:13:16 GMT

Does your adapter that’s connected to your router have a separate ip address or is it unified with the router ?

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

Dan_the_Van — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:19:03 GMT

Should have said it the IP would need an active connection for the link to work.

Do you have more than one WPA and do you know their IP Address?

On the WPA it is possible to block a device from connecting >Advanced >Wireless >MAC filter

I set the DHCP to off and selected "Use the following IP Address"

Each WPA has to have a dedicated IP Address

This setting requires requires a Netmask, default gateway and DNS IP address which is the Hub

I'm off out for a while so I'll catch up a bit later

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:21:38 GMT

Thanks Dan - I’ll investigate further and let you know . Thanks again.

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:42:44 GMT

It’s my wife’s IPad !!! I blocked it to see what would happen and then narrowed it down to her device - surprised the hub manager doesn’t identify as iPad - maybe as it’s old !

Anyway - thanks for help Dan.

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

Ryan-B76 — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:01:56 GMT

Hi, glad you managed to get thus fixed, I am also new to plusnet... so far so good... can I just ask are you using the router they sent you? I'm using my own one, rather than the one they sent

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:38:20 GMT

Hi Ryan - I use the hub2 that Plusnet sent me.
Very stable and never had any problems.

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

Ryan-B76 — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:48:33 GMT

They are ok, I went for the TP Link BE9300 it's 2.5gb one and I run it with a 10gb network server.. helps with my work at home...

Yes the plusnet one is the same as the BT home hub 2 only white... I had so many issues with it at first that's why I bought my own 👍

Re: Hub 2 - 2 IP addresses ? 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.1.236 ?

paul-palace — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:51:52 GMT

The hub manager interface is not that good but luckily don’t need to fiddle with it much.