@Sus_Deco it's really hard to say as the scanner on this thread objects and blocks messages with competitors names. there is an open source project for the old linksys routers - and a hardware...

@noizex I agree. I can't work out how anyone in the company thinks this is correct behaviour for a router function. and the companies lack of response has removed tplink from consideration for any...

@C0deape I agree - which was why I chose the products in the first place. They perform well (or rather fast!) and are easy to manage, but this one issues is a complete showstopper for anyone with...

Sadly a quick solution is to replace the tplink devices with ones that do not need an active cloud connection. Tplink haven’t listened to users concerns on this issue for over 4 years now.

@Diabl0 sadly an extra router doesn't help. The tplink decos seem to need the cloud service - not just an ip address. I have added an extra router and my system still fails if the isp has a issue. I...

@ClemDaddy I think the behaviour varies if you have wired back haul or not. With wired, my m5 master goes hunting a wan if it's disconnected. As the wireless range isn't enough in my case to use...