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Losing wifi when internet goes offline with RBK50
Hi folks
We get a lot of internet dropouts at our place.
Our RBK50 goes totally offline when this happens. Now, of course, we don’t expect any internet connectivity when that happens, bu...
Most smart switches are controlled through "the Cloud". i.e. the smartphone app connects to the cloud service which sends a command to the switch. No Internet = No Control. I verified this by looking at the "Open Connections" on the Orbi. Each of my smart switches keeps a connection open to the Internet (typically to an IP that traces back to Amazon Web Services).
My Nest thermostat is the same way. Open the Nest app to change temperature and the command comes from the Cloud.