# How can I easily see the mesh network for Z-Wave and Zigbee to spot weak/broken connections?

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**Category:** Devices\
**Created:** [October 30, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-easily-see-the-mesh-network-for-z-wave-and-zigbee-to-spot-weak-broken-connections/3444 "2018-10-30T09:55:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 7:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-easily-see-the-mesh-network-for-z-wave-and-zigbee-to-spot-weak-broken-connections/3444/30 "2023-10-10T07:10:30Z")

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> [@Domenico\_Etere](#):
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> But in that case if I am not wrong I have to rebuild all my Zigbee network again…  
> Since I have 18 Zigbee devices (17 endpoints and 1 repeater) I would avoid to do this because I will have to change a ton of flows again…

Yes, you have to rebuild.

But in my experience (limited because I only tried this once, and I have few Zigbee devices), I didn’t have to rebuild any flows. I could ‘repair’ the devices, which means I had to put them in pairing mode, hold them close to the Homey hub etc. Devices got repaired and worked fine in their old flows iirc.  
I think this is because the devices don’t actually are removed from Homey, they simply are unreachable until you repair.

_[edit] I just read this about removing vs repairing 🤔_ :

> [@Aqara Zigbee sensors](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-zigbee-sensors/91311/10):
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> Actually it was very bad in my case…after I did maintenance (when Athom releases firmware stating they were fixing some pairing issues on migrated Homeys), it works quite well and without issues. Unfortunately I have asked both, TED and Athom, if they can confirm that pairing again without removal = maintenance is or is not required and they DID NOT COMMENT (even when asked repeatedly) - as I have positive results after I did it, I do believe it’s a must (not sure why Athom do not release any …

> [@Domenico\_Etere](#):
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> I don’t explain WHY the developers made the choice to disable this feature…

Yes, annoying when useful features get removed without any explanation. I also would like to see how my Zigbee network is routed.

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