Merlin and Community,
It seems that Windows 10 is the first Microsoft OS to offer a native mDNS service. Unfortunately it's quite broken, and leads to seriously increased network traffic. (Described below)
https://www.aeyoun.com/technote/avahi-ipv6.html
This led to high CPU usage on my RT-AC56 along with crashes due to the logging activity in Avahi. It would also grind my PC to a halt.
I "fixed" this by completely disabling Avahi on the router and AP. Also, these random...
Avahi / Windows 10 Problems / Printer Wakeups
It seems that Windows 10 is the first Microsoft OS to offer a native mDNS service. Unfortunately it's quite broken, and leads to seriously increased network traffic. (Described below)
https://www.aeyoun.com/technote/avahi-ipv6.html
This led to high CPU usage on my RT-AC56 along with crashes due to the logging activity in Avahi. It would also grind my PC to a halt.
I "fixed" this by completely disabling Avahi on the router and AP. Also, these random...
Avahi / Windows 10 Problems / Printer Wakeups