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Anybody using Homekit? I have an issue with devices disappearing.
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1921453" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>I have had no success with Eero or Apple. Eero wants me to delete Home, delete all devices, sign out of iCloud, reboot my iPhone and iPad and start from scratch. I am unwilling to do that because I have been unable to add anything to the Eero network, so killing everything to start over could just lead to having nothing at all.</p><p></p><p>But what I am thinking about is to use a set of Netgear Orbi mesh routers that I have that were replaced by the Eeros to set up a separate IoT network. The idea would be to keep the current Eero network, that uses 192.168.4.x as the IP range, but also connect the Orbi and let it set up a different network with a different name and use 192.168.1.x as the IP range, or even 10.0.0.x, if I can set that up that way. All the home automation would be connected to this IoT network including the AppleTVs I am using for Homekit as servers.</p><p></p><p>So, my house would have two networks, with two different names, using my same ISP router as a bridge to the ISP. (Need to see if the ISP is ok with two routers that way. I wonder if I could "daisy chain" the network by having the Orbi connect to the Eero by Ethernet, set a dedicated IP in the 192.168.4.x net, then act as DCHP server for the 192.168.1.X net? Anybody know if that would work?) The one network would be for my computers, printers, etc., the other for the "things" that are needed for Homekit: AppleTVs, devices, etc.</p><p></p><p>I also have an Airport Extreme that I could use for the IoT network, if that would work.</p><p></p><p>I know that if I set this up I will have to move my phone from one network to the other to either be able to print from the iPhone or iPad, or to control the home network, but that would at least give me a working home automation network. Maybe.</p><p></p><p>Anybody have any comments on this wacky setup?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1921453, member: 396914"] I have had no success with Eero or Apple. Eero wants me to delete Home, delete all devices, sign out of iCloud, reboot my iPhone and iPad and start from scratch. I am unwilling to do that because I have been unable to add anything to the Eero network, so killing everything to start over could just lead to having nothing at all. But what I am thinking about is to use a set of Netgear Orbi mesh routers that I have that were replaced by the Eeros to set up a separate IoT network. The idea would be to keep the current Eero network, that uses 192.168.4.x as the IP range, but also connect the Orbi and let it set up a different network with a different name and use 192.168.1.x as the IP range, or even 10.0.0.x, if I can set that up that way. All the home automation would be connected to this IoT network including the AppleTVs I am using for Homekit as servers. So, my house would have two networks, with two different names, using my same ISP router as a bridge to the ISP. (Need to see if the ISP is ok with two routers that way. I wonder if I could "daisy chain" the network by having the Orbi connect to the Eero by Ethernet, set a dedicated IP in the 192.168.4.x net, then act as DCHP server for the 192.168.1.X net? Anybody know if that would work?) The one network would be for my computers, printers, etc., the other for the "things" that are needed for Homekit: AppleTVs, devices, etc. I also have an Airport Extreme that I could use for the IoT network, if that would work. I know that if I set this up I will have to move my phone from one network to the other to either be able to print from the iPhone or iPad, or to control the home network, but that would at least give me a working home automation network. Maybe. Anybody have any comments on this wacky setup? [/QUOTE]
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