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Title: cant see DHCP option anymore under WAN interface
Post by: robertkwild on March 04, 2026, 06:10:37 PM
hi all,

when i click on WAN interface and for the drop down "IPv4 configuration type" i cant see DHCP anymore, all thats in the drop down box is

None
PPPoE

i need DHCP as sky my ISP use this and not PPPoE

thanks,
rob
Title: Re: cant see DHCP option anymore under WAN interface
Post by: viragomann on March 04, 2026, 06:35:21 PM
Which device is assigned to this interface? A ppp by any chance?
Title: Re: cant see DHCP option anymore under WAN interface
Post by: franco on March 04, 2026, 06:39:00 PM
Yes, these days you need to go to the assignments page and change the WAN device to get the other options.


Cheers,
Franco
Title: Re: cant see DHCP option anymore under WAN interface
Post by: robertkwild on March 04, 2026, 07:06:31 PM
sorry so atm my WAN is assigned to pppoe0 (igb2)

do i need to delete that and then

create a new WAN and assign it to igb2

Title: Re: cant see DHCP option anymore under WAN interface
Post by: viragomann on March 04, 2026, 07:08:19 PM
No. If you don't need the pppoe0, just select igb2 from the drop-down and save the settings.
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