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jtjtjtjtjt21
Oct 11, 2026Tutor
mDNS/Bonjour issue on RBE971 running firmware V12.1.11.15_5.4.12
Similar mDNS/Bonjour issue on RBE971 running firmware V12.1.11.15_5.4.12 I'm experiencing what appears to be a very similar issue on my Orbi RBE971, despite running the newer firmware V12.1.11.15_5....
schumaku
Oct 15, 2026Guru - Experienced User
jtjtjtjtjt21 wrote:Both Elgato lights remained connected to my main SSID throughout all testing. I only switched the Mac Studio between the main SSID and the 2.4 GHz IoT SSID.
When the Mac was connected to the IoT SSID, both lights immediately appeared in Bonjour discovery and Control Center. Switching the Mac back to the main SSID (on either 5 GHz or 6 GHz) caused the discovery issue to return.
Tells me the Elgato lights are associated to the IoT SSID - which is (talking in more network tech language) making up a different, dedicated VLAN - so simply another network.
Or the switching (bridging) chipset (Qualcomm) is causing a big mess