2EERO v6.0.4 dropping internet connection
Since my EERO 3-node mesh system was upgraded to v6.0.4, it is dropping offline for 30-120 seconds or more every 2-10 minutes. I am running Network Logger Pro on my Mac which does a Ping or HTTP header request every 20 seconds, so I can see the internet connection going down. I have have detailed error logs showing the dropped connection. This is not an ISP problem, since I can connect the Mac directly to the ISP and Network Logger Pro will show no dropped connection.
Thus far, I have unplugged the 3 EEROS and plugged them back in with no effect.
I disconnected one of the EEROs, still no effect.
It looks like I may have to go back to my old Netgear router to get reliable internet access.
HHHHEEELLLLPPPP!!!!!
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Hi,
I had the same problem. Do this might solve it.
1) Un-plug your eero’s for about 2 minutes.
2) plug them back starting with the gateway.
3) once they are all up, press the hard reset button on the gateway eero. Keep pressing it until you see the light yellow. Make sure not to over press it as it will reset all the settings if the light went red.
4) as soon as the light becomes yellow release and wait for the network to come back on. This might take few minutes.
this might solve the issue.
good luck
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Debbeh Debbeh I followed your steps and did the soft reset, but the problem still exists.
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Brad K if you still having issues, the best thing is to call them as they can diagnose your system online and find out if there is anything else is causing this.
hopefully it will be solved.
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Seems to be a common problem Eero can't fix. I have given up trying to deal with support and just live with the constant disconnects.
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I am experiencing issues with drops and reconnects on my network. I just replaced some of my eero pro's on the network with the new eero pro 6. I was thinking that the issues were with the new eero pro 6 but now I am wondering if it is 6.0.4 software release. I happened to take that update at the same time that I installed these new eero pro 6. I hope that the support team takes a look at this as my kids are complaining to me multiple times a day about the network glitching and them having to reconnect. This needs to get resolved and our community needs your sustaining team's help to fix this. I am happy to work with anyone to figure out where the issues happen.
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Chris G We're sorry to hear that you've been experiencing some instability on your network since the latest update. We'd definitely like to work with you and help figure out what's going on here. When you're able to, please email us at support@eero.com with the subject "Community Followup." We look forward to hearing from you!
Kindly,
Kora | eero Community Team
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Kora (eero Support) Hi Kora, Don't know if you are the person I spoke with on the phone, but I have a similar problem with my Eero Pro 6 set up as a router. If you ask me the router portion is quite unstable, dropping a connection and failing to reconnect for over ½ hour, if not manually reset. Surely, there's a better way to fix this issue except for manual resets every time there's a failure.
And oh, by the way as I tried to explain but was cut off on the phone at Eero support, no way this doesn't happen and the timing of the restore is NEVER pleasant! I think I'm going to get a cheap separate router that restores better and faster. Do you think that should cause the Eero to behave better? I have a good mount invested in the 3 Eero units and as good as they are when connected they are terrible when the main unit fails!
Plus I see that eero knows about the issues and doesn't seem to be interested in a fix for it. That's truly disappointing.
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I'm crossing my fingers that the problem of internet connection failures is solved. Tyler Barrett from EERO suggested swapping my gateway EERO with one of the others, and after the system is running again doing a soft reset on the previous gateway EERO. Well, it seems to have worked so far. I've been running the Network Logger Pro, which alternates pings and sends http header requests every 20 seconds. No connection outages in over one hour. I'm going to let it run overnight before claiming success. However, I'm still puzzled as the cause of the problem.
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That’s is good. Hope your problem is solved.
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Brad K That is (or seems to be) a worthwhile idea. I will do that and report back here in case anyone from Eero is actually interested. I will insist on a warranty replacement if I can pin in down to a specific unit (I have three the same models)!
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Henry-In-Florida I resolved my problem about a year ago. I have T-Mobile cell service which used to have flakey coverage in the house, so I had a Cell-spot Booster. I found that the Cell-spot was the culprit causing the periodic interference. T-Mobile coverage improved and new cell phones improved the coverage, so I could turn off the Cell-spot. No problems since. I still run Netlogger sporadically just to verify I'm having no dropouts.
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Brad K Thanks for your response. That's a really good idea and one I forgot to mention. I similarly have an LTE CellSpot, but I turned it off quite a while ago when finding the same improvement here in T Mobile (upgrade to 5u/c service). The wired network conflicts were too much and the use of cell spot was totally unnecessary. So as a result, that's not a part of my problem, since I have Gig Service (Comcast) and without any cell booster in the system with my Eero's.
I want to say that I also have swapped out the Gateway Eero used previously reporting this issue and so far have not had any failures. The real test will come when there is a disruption of service with the ISP. Then we'll see how long it takes for the Gateway to re-establish itself.
When changing out the Eero's (swapping the "Living Room" to the "Office" units), the Eero smoothly changed its assignments. However it took about 5-7 minutes to carry that out. Doesn't seem like a long time, but the point is it wasn't 30 minutes to restore full functionality either. So, I believe that the previous gateway unit might be the problem. I'll wait to confirm this but will be asking for a warranty replacement if no further problems occur in the interim.
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Ran the network logger for over 24 hours without internet connection being dropped. I consider my problem is solved.
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Briefly, I have had problems with internet stability since 6.0.4. I keep having to unplug my modem and gateway to reset back to normal. This fix works for a day or two and then it returns. This problem never existed prior to 6.0.4. I'm suspicious...
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Same story for me. I upgraded to the PRO 6 hoping it would stop the "dropouts" - and they are still here. I have a 1500 sq foot house with the pro6 as the main, a PRO as a beacon, and a second beacon. The EERO support team's suggestion...move the additional beacons further away. I can't...it's a 1500 sq foot house. Piss poor support for an expensive router, with ZERO real solutions, when clearly it's a common problem with their device.
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This was my first experience with a mesh system. Netgear Nighthawk with an extender was my previous set up. The Eero Pro 6 was super easy to set up. This was 2 weeks ago. During those 2 weeks, I noticed it drop and quickly reconnect a few times, but thought no big deal. Yesterday though, it went offline and despite 2 hours on the phone with customer support, couldn't get even 1 of the 3 nodes to reboot/reconnect. Tech support decided it was my ISP, despite the fact that I could hardwire a PC to the modem and have internet, and reconnected my old Netgear router with no issues.
Submitted for a return of the Eero system today. :(
Is this common? I liked the speed and coverage the Eero system provided compared to the Netgear plus extender. Should I try buying it again, or switch to something else?
The old Netgear was having stability issues and connectivity was "lagging" for the kids playing online, to the point they were getting reported and kicked from the game. The modem and router are set up in the home office in the basement, with the extender in one of the kid's bedrooms (about 2500 sq ft). The Netgear setup provides ok coverage through the house and on the back porch. The Eero system provided a much better speed throughout the house, and coverage extended to the pool area and the pole barn ~75 feet from the house. We were happy happy, until it failed.
Advice on next steps? Try another Eero system? Something different? Thanks!
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smithsdnd1235 I tried a few different systems (thanks Amazon!) before settling on the Eero. Let me also say that I am not an Eero employee or contractor, simple user only on this forum, but with some skill at troubleshooting. The Eero team has Tier One quality support only and is poor at trouble shooting. They process returns quite well if you say magic words like, "I want to return xxxx under warranty."
Tier Two Support doesn't speak on the phone and on this forum you don't know whom you are getting except by what they say. I guess they do what they do. They know that with most cable gig speed ISPs you get and pay for 900Mbps downlink and 30-40Mbps uplink speed. In my case that's what it is, YMMV. If you're not getting that speed, out of your modem (which in my case again is a separate piece not supplied by the ISP), the problem is at the ISP. Tier One's job is to direct you in that regard. They often fail to give you this instruction and background. And, similarly, most people don't have an interest anyway. They don't make house calls.
The Eero does a fine job and in my case, is the single gateway device which also assigns IP addresses to your device, etc. The drones, beacons or other devices simply act as two-way relays as part of the mesh system functionality. The speed is somewhat reduced at your devices depending on their connection method (wireless, or wired).
In my case, the service you pay for from ISP's vary widely, so it's reasonable to suspect that as a first step. However, I've tested my service and know the process: test the modem standalone measuring speed and save for reference
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Ever since the last eero firmware update, various devices like Nest Protects, Wemo light switches and plugs, etc. are dropped off the network. The only way to get them back on is to reset the network. Never had this issue before the last firmware update. How can I go back to the previous one? Anyone else seeing this? I am on v 6.5.0.
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yld2rob Thanks for posting! We typically do not roll back firmware, except in extreme cases. That said, you are always welcome to give us a call or send in an email so we can investigate this further and see what options we have for resolving this behavior.
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Ever since the last eero firmware update, various devices like Nest Protects, Wemo light switches, and plugs, etc. are dropped off the network. The only way to get them back on is to reset the network. Never had this issue before the last firmware update. How can I go back to the previous one? Anyone else seeing this? PC Drivers
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Honestly as of this point I feel that eero should do the responsible thing and roll back the update - very irresponsible decision on your part. While all the responses here and in blogs through out the web are pleading for this to be resolved all eero can respond with is to call. So then we call and wait, and wait, and wait - unbelievable. I, along with many, desperately need this resolved considering work remotely and am constantly having to use my cell phone to connect for meetings. Further more we are having to deal with connection issues preventing us from being able to do our jobs efficiently.
At this point I think I am going to leverage my skills, as a targeted campaign guru, to position eero in such a way that they will have to either fix the problem promptly or refund me for my investment in them. I believe this is where the beauty of the internet and social media can represent those of us that are being subjected to their poor decision making. -
I just purchased a two pack eero pro6 (6.5.1) and I'm having the same issue. I live in a long narrow 1,500sqft apartment.
I've tried moving both access points to different locations but it hasn't helped.
I get random connection drops and extreme slowdowns constantly.It's not my ISP because this wasn't happening with my old wifi router that I just replaced.
If this issue persists, I'll be sending it back in the next few days.
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adf4st
I posted two weeks ago about having the same issue. I couldn’t figure it out so I bought an Orbi RBK752 instead and put the router and satellite in the same positions. Speeds are now even faster than with the eero and I’m not experiencing connection drops.
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Same issue here that seems to have started before I upgraded to 6.5.1 (though I see 6.6.0 has been recently "pushed" to me: no release notes so assuming early release from Eero for troubleshooting purposes?). I feel like the issue is about 3 weeks old though could have been longer and I only pinpointed once I started trying to track the occasional "your Internet connection is unstable" notices from my web conference tools.
I tracked by running continuous ping (2 second interval) from multiple systems in my home and all experienced timeout at the same moment. Also at that moment, all Internet traffic was disrupted. I've swapped the Gateway Eero with others in the house so that each of the three has now been the Gateway at some point.
I've tried blocking all but the most essential devices from connecting (note that I've not added anything new so everything on my network has been on my network for over a year).
I've replaced the Eero with my 10 year old 802.11n router and the problem goes away.
I've connected directly to my cable modem with one computer and ran the same ping test and the problem goes away (tested for 16 hours straight).
I've dropped to a single active Eero and the problem persists.
I've connected to Ethernet on the single active Eero and the problem persists (though other items were still connected via wi-fi).
Here's what I see (RELIABLE_DESTINATION=whatever you want to ping that you expect reliably responds all the time):
548 fails Sun Nov 21 07:02:07 EST 2021 64 bytes from RELIABLE_DESTINATION: icmp_seq=25169 ttl=53 time=191.986 ms
548 fails Sun Nov 21 07:02:09 EST 2021 64 bytes from RELIABLE_DESTINATION: icmp_seq=25170 ttl=53 time=241.700 ms
548 fails Sun Nov 21 07:02:13 EST 2021 Request timeout for icmp_seq 25171
549 fails Sun Nov 21 07:02:15 EST 2021 Request timeout for icmp_seq 25172
550 fails Sun Nov 21 07:02:17 EST 2021 Request timeout for icmp_seq 25173
551 fails Sun Nov 21 07:02:17 EST 2021 64 bytes from RELIABLE_DESTINATION: icmp_seq=25174 ttl=53 time=51.782 ms
551 fails Sun Nov 21 07:02:19 EST 2021 64 bytes from RELIABLE_DESTINATION: icmp_seq=25175 ttl=53 time=125.526 msI'm tracking above using this bash command:
i=0; ping -i 2 -A RELIABLE_DESTINATION | while read pong; do echo "$i fails $(date) $pong"; [[ "$pong" == *"timeout"* ]] && let "i++"; done;
…so I'm counting both timeouts (551) and total attempts (25175 @ 2 second intervals). Above is after I rebooted all Eeros because it had progressed to 10-15 seconds down every 2-3 minutes. You see from above counts that's about 13 hrs and usual drop is about 3-5 timeouts so 551 ÷ 3(5) = 110-183 drop "sessions" over 13 hrs is about 1 "session" every 3-4 minutes.
I am told to expect replacement units. I think they are only wanting to replace two of the three so we'll see what, if anything, changes.
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I started having issues with signal dropping a couple weeks but only on my laptop computer. Fire Stick, android phone, and Samsung tablet had no issues. I thought it might be anti virus and VPN settings. Switched anti virus and VPN software. Still had issue with signal dropping.
Figured out an apparent solution today. It appears the signal drop is browser specific and I'm not sure why. If I reboot my laptop and open Firefox the signal will keep dropping. If use Chrome the signal is stable. If I open Chrome and then Firefox, the Firefox browser wifi signal is stable. Not sure why there is an issue with Firefox????
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I have Spectrum Internet. I started having random drops from the system after it was running steady no problems for over a year. Phone calls to both Spectrum and Eero resulted in it getting reconnected and then hours later it disconnects again. I had Spectrum tech out today to check every single thing. They replaced the modem, splitters, cords etc. everything on there end is solid so I can’t think it is anything but the Eero. I will call them tomorrow but here is what I suspect. The Eero wants to update to the new software but when it tries an error occurs and the whole thing disconnects. I have invested a lot of money in the Eero mesh system. I have a large 2 story house with a stone wall in the center. The original set up was done by a technician from Best Buy. I have 4 eero pros and three beacons. Is anyone else having issues with trying to update to 6.6 OS???
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mikaworks Update: I switched my Gateway Eero that was still stuck on old OS 6.4 with another one of my Eero pros. Wifi was able to connect but I couldn't update that one Eero to 6.6, I called Eero and they were able to update it from their side. I really thought that was the solution and I would have solid Wifi but no such luck it worked for about 3 hours and then all went down. Now Im wondering if that Eero that wouldn't update is bad and causing the system to drop?... We have had the Eero system since 2018 with no issues like this. All started on November 25th with the drops. Still hopeful, more calls to Eero and Spectrum today I suppose.
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I ended up buying Google Nest and everything is working now - so it was my eero mesh. I will be requesting Eero refund my devices. Seems like the only answer considering Eero has no interest in customer service.
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bsavage Ha! I bought these Eero devices to replace my Google system. We could have traded! 😉
On a positive note, either the three replacement Eero devices or the 6.6.0 update seems to have resolved my issue. I’ve been running my same continuous ping all day and have only 4 timeouts for the day so far.
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jeliker my glory was very short-lived. Constant drops have returned in the past week or so and today is especially bad with 5-8 second drops every few minutes. I’d be infuriated if I hadn’t long-ago gone numb to this loss of basic functionality.
Am I asking too much of a consumer (vs. enterprise-grade) product to work for days/weeks with consistent core functionality? 😕
Note I am still very willing to be proven this isn’t an Eero problem and is instead my ISP or otherwise. However, long gaps of silence from my technical support emails make me think the technicians are stuck not knowing what to say (i.e. they are hearing this report from so many they’ve run out of encouragement). Perhaps I’m in a minority having these issues but the existence of this community thread tells me I am at least not alone.
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Running 6.6.0 and am still experiencing drops fairly consistently. The strange issue being exhibited now is that my private network drops frequently and I'm sometime unable to reconnect to it without bouncing my router Eero but can still connect to my guest network and have full internet despite my private being inaccessible.
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gajohn003 I’ve found that if I drop (“remove”) one of the Eero’s for a day or two the problem seems to get better. Then, when I add it back in all is well for a few days then back to constant drops. Have you tried anything like that? I’d be curious to know your results if so.
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This is just ridiculous… I have 8 Eero Pro 6 nodes and when it works, it’s great and shows full signal strength with all of them and all my IOT devices are happy, but then some of the nodes will go offline and then come back sporadically and ultimately I’ll need to restart the network. Why is this happening?
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ryien and all the nodes are running 6.6.0-1080
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I’m seeing similar issues after a couple of years of good performance:
* Started with one of my 2 Amazon plugs regularly disconnecting (on and off for a couple of weeks)
* then all my Sonos speakers
* network completely down this AM
Eero not seeming as reliable as it once was. Doing all the usual things, restarting Eeros, restarting devices, updating firmware across all my devices.
*just looked at my app to see what Eero version I’m on and it looks like there’s another update ready to go (6.6.1). I swear I updated it recently, so hoping this patch will remedy things.
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Seeing the same problems with 6.6.1-2 as well. It’s a pretty big pain point this occurred during holidays where guests are coming over and experiencing this from an eero device in my house too - not a good impression on eero’s stability.
I just noticed my gateway was always dropping and flashes a red light (causing all other devices connected to my switch to drop) but the hubs would be fine. I swapped the gateway with one of my hubs and testing this out now. Hopefully it works until a fix is pushed out.
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Shauniechulo look forward to your results to know if the swap continues to be stable.
Not to be discouraging but I flipped all three of my Eero hubs in as gateway and had the same problem each time. Then, Eero replaced all three and I still have the problem (I have not swapped the current gateway out with one of the other replacements because it seems pointless to me).
The only thing that buys me a little stability (i.e. drops a few times an hour vs. every few minutes) is that I’ve removed one of the three devices from the mesh (running on two not three Eero hubs presently). I saw a comment somewhere that having a hub too far from the gateway could cause stability concerns so I’m going to relocate the removed Eero to a spot closer to the gateway then add it back in.
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jeliker Unfortunately this didn't end up working - I had another drop this morning from the gateway again (even after the swap). Had to manually restart the gateway and things are back up again.
For reference, my setup is:
modem -> eero gateway -> Switch -> ethernet to each eero hub x2
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Further update: I got off the call with eero support and turns out it's an issue with my upstream provider. My modem dropped twice when we did a ping test on the call for ~1hr. Called my ISP and they're sending out a technician to check the wiring in my house tomorrow and may upgrade the modem if needed.
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Final Update: Issue resolved. The line coming into my house was faulty. My ISP’s service technician came and “boosted” the signal. Modem is stable now and no more network drops. If folks are still seeing issues be sure to rule out your modem with an overnight ping test. It’s a massive pain that we have to call Eero support just to access device logs though. Would be great if this was available to us directly.
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Shauniechulo Glad for your success and also glad to know some Eero logging is accessible even if inconveniently via Eero support. Unfortunately for me an overnight ping test early on showed a solid connection as did treating with my ten-year old 802.11n router in place of the Eero devices. 😕 I’ll keep hounding support and maybe a solution will materialize. I’d be happy even with had evidence it’s not the Eero devices even if not a definitive root cause identified. At least then I’d have something to pursue that doesn’t feel pointless. Until then it seems very clearly an Eero issue for me. Ugh!
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I was on the phone with Eero support last night. They had me turn off threading in the app. Settings —> Network Settings —> Thread —> OFF. The network rebooted and seems to be much more stable now.
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amitcvedi Glad you got good troubleshooting support! I haven't gotten anything but the basic, "power cycle" tracking intermittent issues.
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I have had eero for awhile now. I have had a bad experience the wifi connection seems to go down every 5 min. My kids can’t get there school work or play video games without it going down. I don’t know what to do I have tried everything.
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Hi All,
This seems to be a busy topic over years! Promised an update and happy to catch up with all.
My experience has improved, perhaps not so much due to Eero but more outside circumstances. Had a rough go with the ISP's and the eero devices, but my main idea remained in tact: let the ISP's gateway manage all wired connections and the Eero system manage the wireless network (in bridge mode).
I changed ISP's from Xfinity/Comcast to ATT Fiber (which currently has the great advantage of parity speed between upload and download. Still have gig-speed service (they offer 300, 500, 1Gbs and even higher tiers).
Best thing is the reliability of the services provided. Next best thing is the reliability of the reliability of the Eero in this mode of operation. It seems to work seamlessly with the three systems (Pro 6 with current software version being updated through the units themselves. The third best thing is the fact that each of three units in my 2200sq. ft. home is connected back the router through a hard wired internet connection. This is by far the best way to operate this mesh network, by far.
Downsides. Warning: some of this following is a bit technical and deals with my specific experiences over about a year since first first posting. If you're unfamiliar with terms used, just know it takes a while to restore an eero system to operation as previously discussed in many posts. That said, here is eero-specific advice:
- You're still stuck with Eero's cumbersome app-based system. For instance when upgrading my network, when I was replacing the router/gateway, the Eero's couldn't simply come back to previous settings. The router network settings completely change IP addresses. They tried to and there in lies the problem, manual intervention is difficult at best, some cases impossible.
- Best advice, in advance of any physical router changes, power off all Eero's and after a new router is in place and working the way it's supposed to on wired connections, turn off the WiFi on your ISP's gateway, power the Eero's up one at a time starting from the the closest physical unit to the router and working back to the farthest away unit. This covers installations including those not getting a wired signal, using a WiFi interconnection scheme.
- You WILL need to re-power the Eero for it to figure out a new IP and bridge mode connection scheme.
- You MAY need to manual force it into bridge mode. You can configure the Eero to bridge mode. Despite a ton of bad advice from Eero first level support. It's the best way if your physical installation supports it.
