02-26-2024 02:07 PM
Just wondering if anyone else has this?
If I power cycle the main router point, it will boot up for a couple of minutes then slow flash orange. If I then power cycle it again, it boots up for a minute (faster than the first time) & then works (solid white LED & functional WiFi).
Its been like this since I bought a 3 pack of them just after release in 2022 - annoying but not annoying enough to RMA it or anything.
Its connected semi directly to the fiber ONT (through a smart switch to handle VLAN10 requirements, which despite being "supported" I have never managed to get to work)
There are no logs to consult with to find out why it fails the first time, any ideas?
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03-06-2024 03:05 PM
This may sound odd, but is there a way you can take this to a friend or a family members house to rule out the router as the issue?
One of the theory I was thinking was if your modem or gateway or whatever may require a Mac address to match up.
03-06-2024 01:50 AM
Is the switch necessary ? You may be introducing more complexity than is able to be configured with this mesh system. VLAN from what i recall is has limited support with google wifi.
Consult this guide on what the lights mean, it may be trying to tell you about something.
https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/6191584?hl=en#zippy=%2Cnest-wifi-pro-router
03-06-2024 02:44 PM
Thanks Apsilon,
Without the switch, it won't connect at all, just slow blinking yellow (as per the link you sent, indicating a network error), no matter how many reboots I do (I'm assuming its failing to connect on VLAN10, even though that's supposed to be supported).
With the switch, it fails the first boot up (slow blink yellow), then after a reboot, it works (solid white connected)
If I reboot it after that point (a day or week later, whatever), it will fail, then need another reboot to function.
I remotely triggered a reboot (enable IPv6) & it hung after that until I got home (performed the reboot dance & put the setting back to off, necessitating a repeat of the reboot dance). Preferred activities is off too.
Model G6ZUC & Software version 1.63.377847
03-06-2024 03:05 PM
This may sound odd, but is there a way you can take this to a friend or a family members house to rule out the router as the issue?
One of the theory I was thinking was if your modem or gateway or whatever may require a Mac address to match up.
03-11-2024 12:41 PM
Hi Apsilon, It's straight into the fiber box, no modem/gateway other than that & there is no MAC address filtering - as long as it's on the correct VLAN & creds, it should just work.
03-07-2024 06:26 PM
https://support.google.com/googlenest/workflow/13319612?sjid=11241971311607177395-NA
try this utility....lemme know how it works
03-11-2024 12:43 PM
Interestingly, I was intending to do some troubleshooting at the weekend, get some times & look at that troubleshooter. I went to reboot it & it came straight back up this time, I will continue to investigate (when the other family members won't kill me for taking out the internet for long periods)