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SuzyS0000
Nov 14, 2023Aspirant
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...
SuzyS0000
Nov 14, 2023Aspirant
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.
plemans
Nov 15, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Is the Devolo hardwired into the M1 or wireless? If its wireless, hardwire it in.
- SuzyS0000Nov 15, 2023Aspirant
Yes there is a CAT5 cable going from the Nighthawk to the devolo
- plemansNov 16, 2023Guru - Experienced User
and is the Devolo running in access point mode?
- SuzyS0000Nov 17, 2023Aspirant
I am not sure if you are you familiar with the Devolo products? But it doesn't have 'modes', it is simply a set of wifi repeater plugs you plug in round the house to create a web. They have worked for us very well in the past.
The Devolo is a red herring though. The issues I have with the Netgear occur even when I remove the Devolo sockets. Even when I am using the Netgear's own wifi it is unreliable and drops out. This morning, as per usuual, I woke up to no wifi. The red light was on and the router was unresponsive when I pressed the button on the front. The only way I could get it to work was to remove the power and battery and then restart it. As usual I then had to set up the router as if from scratch, selecting language, the admin password and selecting the carrier (EE in my case). Then it started working again. However I know it will happen again maybe in a few days. Furthermore, the wifi is still unreliable and drops out throughout the day (even without the Devol.o's attached).