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avtella
Prodigy
Nov 03, 2025

RS700 pinging Google DND every 4-5 secs on AP Mode

I am currently using my RS700S in AP mode behind a pfSense firewall. I noticed the router is pinging 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 every 4-5 secs showing up in block alerts, more of nuisance than anything with...
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 07, 2025
avtella wrote:

Pretty sure it's for connectivity checks

Still, I see no reason for it to make those checks when in AP mode.

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avtella
Prodigy
Nov 07, 2025

Agreed, looks like an oversight. Certain things like this should be disabled in AP mode however seems this was overlooked.