Google Pro Wifi

 

Last week my internet stopped working. It stopped routing traffic and allowing access to its configuration page. Even after removing all other devices and attempting to factory reset it, it still failed to function other than the DHCP server still functioning.

I purchased the Nest Wifi Pro as a replacement as it was one of two mesh network options that supported WIFI 6 that I could purchase locally. It didn't hurt that it would fit in with my existing google phone and google home smart speakers.

 

My previous router was setup with separate SSIDs for the 2.4ghz and 5ghz networks and made use of both the primary network and guest network for various devices as I had intended to eventually segment my network to isolate the various IOT devices from my personal system and servers. I was disappointed to find out that I couldn't replicate my previous network as the Nest Wifi only supports a single SSID for both frequencies.

 

Since I had to re-provision almost all of my Wifi IOT devices, I decided to add all of them to the main network and make use of the group functionality to completely cut the internet access to most of the IOT devices, as true to the minimal documentation, telling the Nest Wifi to disable internet access to a device still allows local communication on the LAN. The only devices that still have internet access are my MyQ garage door opener gateway and my solar inverter.

 

Oddly my network switch also seems to have died at the same time. It was still technically functioning, but any device connected to it was getting assigned an IP but not resolving DNS requests. Luckily, I have a spare switch that I was able to start using as soon as I noticed the issue, but now I have to go through the annoying task of swapping that hardware. At least it will give me an opportunity to properly cable manage everything. Various hardware changes and replacements over the last couple years have left that a mess.