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jaymz69
Mar 20, 2021Apprentice
HomePod Mini Not working on MR60 Mesh WHEN Satellites are NOT Plugged in
After working with Apple support on this we came to the conclusion that the homepod mini can airplay fine (my Apple TV too) ONLY when none of the satilites are powered on. Works for all the AirPlay f...
- Nov 10, 2021When you upgrade/downgrade, always do it satellite first, router after:
103 beta for MR60 https://ntgr.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/300000000xsV/a/0y00000056JP/J38PBLjMmRLFiBA.rZ3qMk516lZy0vHSpvBSeMBA_do
103 beta for MS60:
https://ntgr.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/300000000xsV/a/0y00000056JQ/68c76CRT0ugwEUuOpPyVBJVosFw8z36VQqT3wzdV6RI
According to their support the fix should come in next firmware, in between you can try this.
jimjohn101
May 13, 2021Aspirant
I am also having this issue on firmware version 1.0.6.102
- jaymz69May 13, 2021ApprenticeWe need someone from netgear to step in and help on this issue. But no one will help me unless I pay for support. Just does not make any sense Netgear! I been using them for years but when I need them I cannot get help.
- Christian_RMay 18, 2021NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hello NETGEAR Community,
Our engineering team is aware of the reports regarding the MR60 and HomePod Mini. We currently do not have further details or an ETA on the next firmware release.
Regards,
Christian
- GregCroMay 28, 2021Guide
Reporting that I am having the exact same issue. Homepod Mini works just fine when the satellite is unplugged, but with the router and satellite plugged in AirPlay and handoff will not work at all.
My MR60 is on firmware v1.0.6.102.
- phawkJun 01, 2021Aspirant
I've also been struggling with airplay to the home pod mini using mr60 + 1 satellite. If it's useful to help reproduce or diagnose, I've just found a solution that worked, courtesy of this forum:
https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=76&topicid=284015
Turning off private address on the iPhone suddenly allowed it to connect to the homepod and airplay + handoff.
Hope a fix can come out soon.
- GregCroJun 01, 2021Guide
Thanks. I tried turning off the private IP, but it didn't seem to fix the issues all the time. According to Netgear (social media team) a firmware update is in testing which would resolve the issue.
- GregCroJun 06, 2021Guide
If anyone at Netgear cares (certainly doesn't seem so), this issue is also impacting my ability to connect to a corporate VPN. When the satellite is plugged in, I am constantly kicked off the VPN. When the satellite is unplugged I get a solid VPN connection for hours and hours. Very repeatable results.