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NutsWithWiFi
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May 31, 2023

Going nuts with Orbi 950 WiFi authentication(?) issues (every 2 weeks)

Good Morning!  I have an Orbi 953 (Costco version of Orbi 960 with a few differences), along with 2 satellite devices. I have around 90 devices connected across two SSIDs, let's call them "main" an...
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NutsWithWiFi
Aspirant
Jun 11, 2023

The IP range is already set to 10.x (10.0.0.2 - 10.0.0.245).

This morning I did a factory reset, things worked well. The moment I turned on DHCP reservation for 4-5 IPs, I started seeing problems. So I factory reset again and turned off DHCP reservations. So far its working, but I don't trust for how long (plus this is getting way too tiring 🙂 )

 

In response to your question on kind of devices: Around 45 WiZ lights, 15 kasa switches, 4-5 sonos devices, 4-5 google hubs, a few wifi plugs, few TVs/streaming and multiple laptops, ipads, iphones

 

I've tried with both turning off Private IP and on. Note however, all these networks are my preferred networks, and therefore randomization will not apply (reference).