TP-Link BE230 EasyMesh - Internet LED randomly turns red, but internet still works
TP-Link BE230 EasyMesh - Internet LED randomly turns red, but internet still works
Hi everyone, I need help understanding an issue with my mesh setup.
My setup:
ISP router: ZTE F609
Main router: TP-Link BE230 (connected via LAN from ISP → WAN on BE230)
Second BE230 added as a wireless EasyMesh node (let’s call it “node”)
Internet works fine on both routers
The problem:
On the node, the globe/internet LED randomly turns red for a few seconds, then goes back to white.
Internet does NOT drop when this happens.
I even tried Ethernet backhaul (LAN from main → LAN on node). The LED still turns red sometimes, so I switched back to wireless.
When the LED turns red, I connected a laptop directly to the node’s LAN port, and kept pinging 8.8.8.8 → 0 packet loss. Internet continues working normally.
So why does the LED keep turning red if the WAN/internet connection is actually fine?
Additional info:
The node’s system log shows constant LED controller entries, sometimes multiple per second:
2025-12-11 13:17:20 Led Controller INFO [2090] Start to run WAN1_ON
2025-12-11 13:17:20 Led Controller INFO [2090] Start to run WAN0_OFF
2025-12-11 13:17:14 Led Controller INFO [2090] Start to run WAN1_OFF
2025-12-11 13:17:14 Led Controller INFO [2090] Start to run WAN0_ON
2025-12-11 13:12:43 Led Controller INFO [2090] Start to run WAN1_ON
2025-12-11 13:12:43 Led Controller INFO [2090] Start to run WAN0_OFF
2025-12-11 13:12:28 Led Controller INFO [2090] Start to run WAN1_OFF
2025-12-11 13:12:28 Led Controller INFO [2090] Start to run WAN0_ON
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Has anyone seen this before?
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Hello @HendraLink ,
Thank you for contacting our community.
Have you tried to switch the roles of your Archer BE230 routers? That is, changing the original main BE230 to be the satellite node.
If it still doesn't help, please help collect the backup files and system logs of both Archer BE230 routers.
How to view and save System Log of TP-Link wireless router
How to create and restore from a backup file on your TP-Link Router
In addition, we would like to escalate your case to the support engineers, who will follow up. If you are willing to conduct further analysis, please check your inbox and respond.
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