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SuzyS0000
Aspirant
Nov 14, 2023

Nighthawk M1 - wifi keeps dropping out

I have had my Nighthawk M1 for a year and the performance has never been great, but I have persevered. The kids constantly complain about the wifi, but recently it has got a lot worse. I wonder if th...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 14, 2023

got an old router sitting around? 

Put the M1 in passthrough and connect the router to it. Let the route manage wifi and the M1 the data connection

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SuzyS0000
Aspirant
Nov 14, 2023

Thank you for the suggestion. I do have a Devolo "Magic" wifi mesh which I had been using. I turn the wifi off at the Nighthawk router and go through the Devolo's but it still keeps dropping out.