@gilg57 took them a few years to accept this issue so fingers crossed we'll see any fix coming this year. Even then, we'll have to see what they actually implement. It might be something else altogether lol

  @David-TP This is very good news.

Is there a forecast date and a target version number, please?

  @TP-Link I had to re-install my opnsense router and configure the deco's as AP mode to prevent this situation. There are still issues with the deco's that unlike any other router or mesh system that have built in optimisation to fix network issues, the deco's do not - they also don't constantly check radar frequencies to ensure they are not interfering. I've had to change the bandwidth used on mine because of this issue.

I don't think I would buy another TP-Link system after all these issues, and have even thought about going back to my ISP's FritzBox and getting their extender to go with it. Does mean I lose Wifi 6 and AX speeds but would be more reliable

I've also requested a full refund from Amazon as we've been waiting for the fix for a while and as it is not forthcoming then it's not actually fit for the purpose it was purchased for.

Once again I find myself without an internet connection, and unable to perform ANY work, because all my work today depends on accessing a headless remote machine within my internal network.

I just decided to consider suing TP-Link for lost wages. Since this "feature" is not mentioned anywhere in marketing materials or the manual, and EVERY OTHER ROUTER IN THE WORLD that's not a TP-Link works correctly (i.e. does not have this egregious bug masqueraded as a "feature"), it should be an easy win. I guess that, since I can't work while the internet is down, I'll use my idle time to call a lawyer and ask about the feasibility of suing TP-Link.

I discovered this clear, undisputable, absurd, completely unacceptable bug today and was absolutely disgusted to learn that it has existed for years and hasn't been fixed on the very same day that it was reported. As a matter of fact, it should never have existed at all. There are no circumstances under which this abortion of a "design" should have ever been considered by anyone with over 1 hour of experience in programming (speaking as someone with 3+ decades of experience in computer programming). The code cowboys who wrote and signed off on this "design" should be forever banned from ever coming close to a computer again, just as a drunk driver should not be let near a car, and for the same reasons. They deserve to be made an example of. This is the computer equivalent of medical malpractice with gross negligence.

And to think they had the gall to add a "Pro" suffix to this abortion of a negligently designed product that I own. I guess it's for professional Facebook/TikTok content consumers, or professional Netflix viewers, or professional WhatsApp message-typers. It's certainly not for an actual tech professional like myself, who has a network with dozens of devices I remotely access all day long (I literally always have one or more connections to one of the other devices in my network open). If my internet happens to go down, the "Pro" TP-Link router forbids me to do my professional duties. What a load of [redacted]. This is a joke, a disgusting joke. Any product afflicted with this awful joke for a "design" is just a toy for lay users. Anyone who works in tech should stay very very far away from this line of toy products.

I don't care if this is fixed tomorrow, I am never, never, never, NEVER again touching another TP-Link product. I don't care if the competition supposedly loses out on features/performance and costs 10x more. It's just not worth the risk. I will also make sure to tell everyone that will listen about how TP-Link is the most incompetent company I've ever had the displeasure of coming across, and that you should under no circumstances buy any products from them. And of course, when someone comes to me asking for recommendations for network gear (and trust me, I get asked very often), I will make sure to emphasize, in no uncertain terms, that they should not under any circumstances buy a TP-Link product. From now on, my volunteer work will be ensuring that everybody I know avoids TP-Link like the plague, and I will not rest until TP-Link goes bankrupt. And to stress: I don't care if this bug is fixed tomorrow, the mere fact that it ever existed, let alone stayed unfixed for years, means TP-Link became radioactive for me.