I have Pi-Hole on a Pi Zero 2. The Pi is headless with Bullseye Lite and an OTG Ethernet Adapter for connectivity.Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing a persistent issue with my Raspberry Pi Zero W: after about 10–20 minutes, the device becomes completely unreachable over the network. SSH stops responding, Pi-hole’s web interface hangs, and ping fails. The Pi still appears as connected in my router, and the LED keeps blinking normally.
Hardware / Setup
- Raspberry Pi Zero W
- Raspberry Pi OS Lite
- Pi-hole installed
- Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz)
- Static IP reserved in router
- Headless setup (no monitor)
What I already tried:
- Disabled Wi-Fi power saving (persistent)
- Fully updated system (sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade)
- Verified NetworkManager-wait-online.service is enabled
- Static IP reservation in router
- Using 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi
Somewhere in the past, I saw something about Pi Zero W with Pi-Hole and a WiFi connection, having disconnect problems.
I never have problems using an Ethernet connection. The uptime is:
Code:
12:15:08 up 307 days, 3:37, 1 user, load average: 0.01, 0.00, 0.00Statistics: Posted by butchkemper — Sun Nov 16, 2025 6:30 pm