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avtella
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Nov 04, 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 04, 2025
avtella wrote:

I noticed the router is pinging 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 every 4-5 secs

Actually it looks like one of the clients (192.168.1.3) is doing the pings.

 

So maybe look more closely at that client.  What client is it?