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Devices don't switch between router and satellite
does anyone else fail to have their devices swap between router and satellite? i swear this used to occur seamlessly out of the box, but after a couple updates i can literally start right next to...
Also, how do we tell if the device is connect via 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz? From some older screenshots, I see they show under attached devices, but with the latest firmware, it just show wireless.
- Go to the debug page and enable telnet
- Telnet into the router
- Execute the following:
nvram set enable_adv_attached=1
nvram commit
- Exit telnet
- Go to debug page and disable telnet
Thank you! It worked.
I also want to provide some feedback. I have been playing around with different version of the firmware and now I'm running:
Router: v1.10.2
Satellite: v1.11.2 beta
And I have been having very good results. The router no longer restarts every 10-15 mins. The satellite is also working fine, picking up close devices and devices are able to switch between router and satellite. Also, most of my devices are now connecting via 5Ghz.
what does that command do, basically bring back additional device info that was stripped in the newer firmwares?
DukeSilver wrote:- Go to the debug page and enable telnet
- Telnet into the router
- Execute the following:nvram set enable_adv_attached=1
nvram commit
- Exit telnet- Go to debug page and disable telnet
This no longer works on newer firmware. For me anyway. I'm on V1.10.1.2.
i guess we just chalk this up as a feature that's currently not working? do we have any Netgear admins that monitor the forum? I would love to have one of them chime in for some insight.
I executed those steps a few months ago. The configuration changes have persisted across firmware updates. I am on latest firmware and still see the radio connection for each client.
DukeSilver wrote:I executed those steps a few months ago. The configuration changes have persisted across firmware updates. I am on latest firmware and still see the radio connection for each client.
Just to clarify my comment a bit... This configuration change used to show whether a device was connected to the router or satellite. This no longer works.
The change does, however, show whether the client connection is 2.4 G or 5 G.