New EE router blocking Home Assistant

[madmull2025]

Hello, 

I have just upgraded to the new EE wifi 7 hub and extender with a 1.6gbps connection. 

Set up was easy and speeds seem good and fairly consistent.,

The problem i am having is that i cannot connect to home assistant via my PC when connected to EE router., It works fine if i use old TP Link Deco mesh system that is still connected. Works fine on my phone, 

EE seems to be blocking it for some reason,

On my Deco it recognises my rasberry PI5 running HA as 'Home Assistant' but the EE just recognises it as Rasberry PI5. Furthermore if i connect my PI via EE then my solax inverter doesnt play well and wont send entities to HA, but sorks fine when connected to deco mesh. 

Is there a way to stop router 'blocking' connection to HA? 

Its a pain having to change connection method on PC just to see HA or make changes.

I'm connecting using a windows 11 PC. Chrome browser. Using homeassistant.local address as always did before. 

Thanks in advance

[JimM11]

@madmull2025 Thought you said that the PC is Ethernet connected direct and located right next to the EE Pro Hub?

If the PC has a 2.5Gb/s Ethernet port then you should be getting virtually full speed from it assuming the PC is good enough to do those speeds also.

[madmull2025]

Sorry if not clear.

PC is connected ethernet to the EE wifi extender and yes getting 1.6gbps speeds

[madmull2025 · Accepted solution]

Thanks @JimM11  and @bobpullen  for your replies.

I have managed to sort it, 

By unpluggin the ethernet on the PI and connecting to the EE router wilrelessly it now works on PC.

simply when you know how! or try enough things!!

Thanks again