Deco M5

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Deco M5

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Deco is turning yellow for two minutes multiple times per day... Help

Have the same issue with deco m5 but it works if I only have everything on WiFi. As soon as I use an Ethernet cable it all falls apart

homeboy__ in r/TpLink

November 29, 2025 8:45 PM

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hEX S (2025)

The price point on this is tempting.I have been trying to decide between an RB5009 and UCG Ultra for my routing needs, as the current Deco M5 does not do that function too well. Can a second RJ45 be mapped as a second WAN? I would prefer to keep the SFP for a switch connection.What I am still wonder

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Individual_Emotion_8 in r/mikrotik

May 30, 2025 5:26 PM

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Deco mesh system dropping internet

I use the Deco M5 wired to the router provided by my internet provider. It appears that my provider has set a rule or cron job that automatically refreshes the connection every 24 hours to obtain a new IP address. And this cause disconnection for about 15-30secs.

Tipandaa in r/TpLink

June 12, 2025 1:26 PM

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Wifi keeps disconnecting/reconnecting

Same happening with me - and my mesh router app alert me to device connection/disconnection events like this. I've only just got the 9 Pro. TP-Link Deco M5, for reference,.

811545b2-4ff7-4041 in r/Pixel9Pro

June 27, 2025 9:08 AM

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Deco ethernet backhaul megathread

I wish I found this thread sooner ( but then again... reddit is block by my goverment using DNS blocker) just install deco network consist of: 1x DecoX10 (hw v.1 / fr v.1.2.1) as pppoe to fiber modem (main unit on router mode) 4x DecoX10 (hw v.1 / fr v.1.2.1) as access point 3x DecoM5 (hw v.3.2 / fr

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HanHan_spm in r/TpLink

July 19, 2025 6:24 PM

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TP-Link Deco P7 is not dead, M5 firmware can revive it :P

I'm having big stability issues with my P7 mesh after upgrade to 1.8.5. The master is stable but the nodes keep disconnecting every few minutes... Already tried factory reset, rotating devices around and setting everything back up from scratch, situation is unchanged (master always stable, nodes alw

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RickDeckard28 in r/TpLink

September 28, 2025 7:00 PM

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Problems with Deco X50's

Hi. I have no clue. I do not have issues with Deco M5 in ethernet backhaul but on some users, ethernet backhaul does not work as intended. Tough nut to crack.

borg_ph in r/TpLink

October 5, 2025 7:27 AM

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Wifi ternyata ga nyampe lt.2, extender atau wifi mesh?

would vouch, dulu kasusnya saudara ngotot beli tink deco m5 buat wireless mesh, udh sempet saya kasih advice bahkan yg wireless mesh backhaul macam netgear orbi aja koneksi kurang stabil, eh dia tetep ngotot ke ortu kalau ni router bisa wireless mesh ga perlu kabel blablabla Long story short skrg se

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Greewie in r/indotech

November 19, 2025 12:35 AM

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Deco X50- setting up IPV6. Need help!

Early models had a lot of issues, hopefully they’ve fixed them but hopefully following thread may help https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/759422 I got mine back in 2022 and sent back due to a lot of issues, my older deco m5 setup worked better. I think the deco uses IPv6 over IPv4 but

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mirdragon in r/Zen_Internet

April 24, 2025 4:31 PM

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Deco X50- setting up IPV6. Need help!

Early models had a lot of issues, hopefully they’ve fixed them but hopefully following thread may help https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/759422 I got mine back in 2022 and sent back due to a lot of issues, my older deco m5 setup worked better. I think the deco uses IPv6 over IPv4 but

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mirdragon in r/Zen_Internet

April 24, 2025 4:31 PM

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