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Iantull
Sep 05, 2026Guide
Intermittent loss of Internet access plus IOT issues
I am using the Orbi as Access Point only, have 3 satellites, Larger size 2 storey home, all sats are connected hardwire Cat6 to the 971. Initially worked well, but about 6 months ago I started to dev...
StephenB
Sep 05, 2026Guru - Experienced User
I'm thinking you have at least one PC connected to a router LAN port. If so, have you tried pinging the RBR and RBS from the PC when the internet connection drops?
Were there any changes to the network around the time the problem started?
Do you also have switches on the network?