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Problem: After 6 months of perfection, Eero stopped connecting to Consolidated Communications Inc (CCI) fiber

I've had Consolidated Communications Inc (CCI) 50mbps fiber for nine months. Had Eero Pro (with two Beacons) for six months. Worked perfectly. Stopped working last night. I have ONT on the side of my house and an ethernet plug in home office. No router/modem inside. Took ethernet cable directly from my wall to my laptop and I have 50mbps connectivity. Pulled the Eero beacons out of the plugs. Unplugged Eero base station and replugged. Hard reset base station. Deleted app and reinstalled. Called Eero and CCI and neither could help.  When I am using the app to set up the Eero base station it goes through this sequence:

Eero Pro detected - OK

Where is your Eero Pro -- OK

Connecting to the Internet - OK

Registering your Eero Pro -- this is where it hangs up, and gives we "We're having trouble connecting to the Internet."

51 replies

    • CEO & Co-founder
    • weaves
    • 2 yrs ago
    • Official response
    • Reported - view

    This has been fixed in eero OS 6.2.0. Make sure your units are updated and it should be resolved. 

    • chris5shultz
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    Desperate to get my family back online, I bought a used Orbi from a neighbor, and we are back online with wifi, so clearly a problem on the Eero end.  Hoping Eero can fix this problem.

      • BaylorBear157
      • 3 yrs ago
      • Reported - view

      chris5shultz if you have another (old) router, I was able to get things working in a double nat configuration. Although not perfect and a good waste of money - I am online. 

    • BaylorBear157
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    Same exact setup and issue here with consolidated. Consolidated told me they have had many calls from eero customers. I did get one eero support person to tell me they were aware of the issue over the phone but I would have to wait for the next update to see if it gets fixed. Support over email has been terrible. 

    • eero Community Manager
    • Sidney
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    chris5shultz My apologies for the problems you have been having. I have sent you a DM. Please follow the instructions in the DM.

      • BaylorBear157
      • 3 yrs ago
      • Reported - view

      Sidney I too have this issue - do you mind providing me the instructions as well?  

    • guymeyer
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    I have the same exact problem. I was on the phone with Eero support for over an hour the other day. The Eero can connect to the internet if its BEHIND another router (which I purchased to get wifi back online)

     

    Sidney what is the guidance here?

      • chris5shultz
      • 3 yrs ago
      • Reported - view

      guymeyer I now have an Orbi router, so CCI ethernet port > Orbi > Eero Gateway.  My internet is slower than before.  The Orbi is broadcasting it's own wifi signal which allows my kid to evade all the controls I have set.  Can I out the Orbi into bridge mode somehow?

    • xyzvld
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    I just got this problem today as well. Luckily I still have the original router that Consolidated provides, so somehow managed to fix it ny the method described above. If Sidney is able to guide as well, it would be highly appreciated.

    • guymeyer
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    Hey all. 
     

    when this issue happened originally I ordered a new eero thinking mine had died. Since then I’ve used the double nat approach with success. 
     

    tonight I’m going to try the new eero that arrived, directly connected to the fiber line. This should give us more clarity on whether this is an eero issue or consolidated issue. I’ll report back!

      • guymeyer
      • 3 yrs ago
      • Reported - view

      After testing with a BRAND NEW Eero pro, creating a NEW network I can confirm this problem still exists. 

      To add to this topic, I've been on calls with both CCI / Eero and both are laying the issue at the other parties feet.

      Eero told me to ask CCI to provision my Eero MAC Addresses -- CCI said they have NEVER done that and cannot do it for a third party device

      CCI told me to get a new router

    • spiantino
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    Having the same issue here. Double nat is working, but isn’t a great solution

     

    Sidney any guidance?

    • MacMilitia13
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    Same issue here, besides using Double Nat, has anyone got any other solutions. 

     

    Sidney Sidney any guidance?

      • eero Community Manager
      • Sidney
      • 3 yrs ago
      • Reported - view

      MacMilitia13 I'll check with my engineering team and reply back to this thread.

      • BaylorBear157
      • 3 yrs ago
      • Reported - view

      MacMilitia13  I have not received an update from eero. 

    • guymeyer
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    I spoke to Eero just over a week ago further trying to resolve this. Long story short, a dude from CCI came out and has seen this issue multiple times between Eero / CCI. He was POSITIVE its on Eeros end and I believe him! He has been able to troubleshoot onsite and is 100% confident the Eeros have somehow stopped attaining an IP address due to firmware issues, not CCI

    After speaking with Eero again, they raised the ticket to the next level and said they will contact CCI. I haven't heard anything back.

    • Schultzes
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    I’ve had the same Eero CCI issue. I know at least since May 21. I had CCI out after Eero also said it was an issue on the CCI end, but when they arrived everything worked and when i plug Macbook directly in I had great speed. CCI phone tech told me before scheduling tech visit that they doubt it was going to fix the issue because they we seeing this with other Eero owners. After hours on the phone with Eero it was sent to the “escalations team”. I’m also running double nat waiting on an Eero fix. I reached out again June 9 and on June 11 was told still with engineering team. Last I’ve heard from Eero. Seems we may be a “small issue group” with no real concern for resolution.

    • jas0nmack
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    Any update on this? Had the same problems at my parents I was originally told from eero (took 1hr20min to get to a tech that Consolidated switched to PPoE (even though it's still DHCP to my ASUS) and that's why this is happening. It's been double NAT since and would love to get back to the way it was.

    • James.3
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    I have the same problem. Happened weeks ago. Tired of calling eero support. I hate having to connect to a router first  then to the Eero. 
    This morning my brother in law called and told me he had the same problem. 
    Anybody have a fix? Anybody heard from Eero yet? 

    • Schultzes
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    I have not heard anything from Eero other than it is forwarded to higher support levels. Reached out to Eero support tech assisting me a couple days ago, since it has been over 30 days since my last update, have not heard anything back yet.

      • James.3
      • 3 yrs ago
      • Reported - view

      Schultzes 

      this really sucks. I want to just get something else but the thought of having wasted that money on eero . We all just want a clear answer from them . Fees like there’s No effort

    • Schultzes
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    Does anyone have a recommendation for a great router to use with CCI and Eero? I'm not a fan of renting them. I am starting to think I may need to go buy something else since the older router I have borrowed is very slow speed.

    • Jrosenblatt
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    I have the same problem. EERO only works in double NAT configuration. To make matters worse, I rely on the Connection for phone service so I can’t be on the phone eero tech support while working on the problem. 

    • Schultzes
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    I received a call from Consolidated Tech out of the blue yesterday, August 19, to update me. Impressed since it was three months ago they came to the house to assist in troubleshooting and I have not considered contacting Consolidated since. Double NAT was their recommendation until Eero makes a firmware change related to the DHCP issue. Consolidated said they have been working with Cisco, Eero, and other ISPs and have come to the conclusion it is the Eero software/firmware that is causing the current conflict.

    In disappointment, Eero has not responded to my email requesting an update to the open ticket in over a month. I ended up connecting on Eero Twitter Support and received a response that it is still a problem and use double NAT.

    • guymeyer
    • 3 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    Ah this is great to hear

    I need to find out where to send my invoice for the router I had to buy for a double nat. :)

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