Laxarus
Regular Contributor
This should be a simple trick but I cannot find anything related to it.
When a device joins the network for the first time with a hostname "Dev1" (Set by the device), dhcp assigns a local ip to that device and the hostname shows as "Dev1". However, if the client device changes its own hostname to "Dev2", this does not reflect to Router. It stays as "Dev1" all the time for that particular MAC IP. You can assign a name (Alias) from the router GUI to that device but essentially it stays as "Dev1".
So, what I want to do is to disconnect the device, change the hostname of the device within itself, let router completely forget that MAC IP, and let device join the network with the proper name.
The question is how do I make the router forget that device?
Thanks in advance.
Fw: 386.7_2 merlin
Router: RT-AC5300
When a device joins the network for the first time with a hostname "Dev1" (Set by the device), dhcp assigns a local ip to that device and the hostname shows as "Dev1". However, if the client device changes its own hostname to "Dev2", this does not reflect to Router. It stays as "Dev1" all the time for that particular MAC IP. You can assign a name (Alias) from the router GUI to that device but essentially it stays as "Dev1".
So, what I want to do is to disconnect the device, change the hostname of the device within itself, let router completely forget that MAC IP, and let device join the network with the proper name.
The question is how do I make the router forget that device?
Thanks in advance.
Fw: 386.7_2 merlin
Router: RT-AC5300