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Device flipping to celllular/disconnecting when on WiFi? Read this for possible solution!
Technical Analysis and Repeatable Evidence of DHCP/Routing Bug in Netgear Orbi 971 (Router Mode)
Summary of Issue
In environments using the Orbi 971 system in router mode, certain iOS/iPadOS ...
lostinphotoland you didn't answer my last post, did you disable IPv6 on the router? If it's not, what you are doing with the IPv4 IP and DNS settings won't matter too much - Apple prioritizes IPv6. It will get better with IPv6 disabled.
That said, the 3 step workaround is not full proof - for me it greatly reduces the disconnects, but not entirely - that's the best we have until Netgear fixes this. I have been told this is their #1 priority right now, so hopefully something comes sooner vs. later. I just had a disconnect today, with all the steps of my workaround in place. But I only get maybe 2-3 a week - much better than about the 5-10 a day I used to get - PER DEVICE.
Note, no surprise iPhone 14 shows the problem - it is a WiFi 6 device.
Apologies I must’ve overlooked it somehow.
Yes, IPv6 has been disabled for quite some
time (I’ve always been told if not using IPv6 to disable it to prevent issues with a myriad of items).
As of this morning I’ve had 3 drops already, plus I’m suspecting the bridge to my electronic door lock is possibly having issues as it seems to drop once a day. I’m moving it to an alternate device to see if it’s the bridge or is part of this issue… or just another problem ;-)
