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cg49me
Tutor
Feb 04, 2026

Wi-Fi SoCs to repeatedly spam IP requests to the DHCP server

Fellow RBK/R/S850 owner here...  I've also experienced this issue for some time, having it intermittently occur following a power outage.  I eventually found that I could usually resolve things with ...
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cg49me
Tutor
Feb 07, 2026

Might help to let the Mfr of these devices that seems to be spamming router DHCP requests to see if they can help make adjustments as well.

 

Yeah, I tried to make a post on the Litter Robot Subreddit, and was met with classic Reddit "ur dumb and ur whole family should die" hospitality.

 

Only the most basic of network settings are exposed for the Litter Robots - SSID and password.  I am going to try adding them to the IoT network, though.

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 07, 2026

Let us know how it goes.

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    cg49me
    Tutor
    Feb 07, 2026

    Just added both Litter Robots to the IoT network and performed a reboot...  All devices in the house reconnected without problem!  I'm also not seeing any obviously wonky behavior in the router log.

     

    If I end up having trouble again, I'll do my best to remember to come back here and update...