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Issues with second Ethernet port on Eero 6 Pro

My ISP is Century Link and my Eero 6 Pro router works great. One of the two Ethernet ports has a cable coming from the Century Link router to Eero 6 Pro. The Pro pushes out an IP Address in the 192.168.4.x range. When I hook a laptop to the other Ethernet port on the Pro I get an invalid IP Address 169.x.x.x. 

What can I do so that second Ethernet port pushes out a valid IP Address in the 192.168.4.x range?

Thank you for looking.

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    • JonathanM
    • 7 mths ago
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    Sounds like you have two DHCP assigning devices on your network.  Only one router should be assigning addresses, the other should be pass-through only.  I typically see people taking their ISP modem/router combination and disabling the router (set it to pass-through only), then feeding their internet into their own router - in this case your eero.  When I was on cable, I refused their hardware, bought a simple cable modem and fed the output into my eero.  Clean, simple, and cheaper in the long run!  Either way ONE device handing out addresses ONLY!  Good luck!

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