Is Homekit Router the fix for "No Response"?

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Is Homekit Router the fix for "No Response"?

So because I've had it with seeing "No Response" on my Home app with my Hue bulbs, I'm wondering if getting a Eero router is the fix for this?

I have tried EVERYTHING I can think of and what I've found online to fix the stupid "No Response" error within the Home app. When I'm at home, I only see it about 10-20% of the time but when I'm NOT home, I see it 100% of the time and it's beyond infuriating.

I was hoping that with iOS 15, they would have fixed that but it appears that is not the case.

So I'm wondering if getting a HomeKit Router, like the Eero 6, would fix this issue? I'll admit that my cable modem is a modem/router combo which is not great but it's saving me money right now. If the Eero 6 can solve this issue, then I'm willing to pay for it.

Apple TV HD, tvOS 14

Posted on Jun 25, 2021 10:36 AM

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Tesserax

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Jun 25, 2021 11:28 AM in response to jedimasterkyle88

When incorporating non-Apple HomeKit devices, there is a potential security risk. HomeKit devices are basically IoT devices. The recently introduced "HomeKit" routers are designed to address those risks by adding the ability to include configurable firewall rules, specifically for these devices. Actually any non-HomeKit router, that allows you to define firewall rules, should work just as well ... but will depend on your networking "ninja" skills to do so successfully.

When you add one of these HomeKit routers to your network, the Home app will recognize it, and then, give you the option to implement these firewall rules. Whether or not, using one of these routers will improve your overall HomeKit experience, I would consider suspect. Thus I couldn't recommend any just for that purpose.

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