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Mckekmc
May 26, 2026Aspirant
Wi-Fi ping spikes every 10 seconds.
Ping jumps from around 5 ms to 100 ms every 10 seconds. The issue is reproducible only when connected via Wi-Fi. When connected to the router with an Ethernet cable, the problem does not occur. R...
Mckekmc
May 26, 2026Aspirant
Answering to Ping topic(don't know why connection issue was added as a reply, created a separate topic for it)
"If you reset the network settings on the device then this wipes out the configured connection with the wifi system and will need to be re-connected to the system. Will not reconnect if the settings are cleared." - yes, then you fill the password and getting a message that the device can't be connected to the router
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Here are the details:
* Router: NETGEAR RS300
* Mode: Access Point mode
* Gateway/router upstream: UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra
* ISP: Telia Sweden
* Firmware: 1.0.6.16
* Device used for ping: MacBook Pro M3 Max
* Ping test: ping google.com
* Test location: sitting approximately 30 cm from the RS300
* IPv6: Enabled
* DNS: Cloudflare DoH
* Orbi/RBS satellites: Not applicable / none deployed — this is RS300, not an Orbi RBR/RBS system
* Internet modem/ONT: I still need to confirm the exact manufacturer/model from Telia
* LAN cable between Cloud Gateway Ultra and RS300: I need to verify the cable type/quality
* Whether the issue happens on a wired device - no
* Whether it happens with IPv6 disabled - yes
* Whether it happens using ISP DNS instead of Cloudflare DoH - yes