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GhettoSmurf373
Jul 17, 2020Initiate
Chromecast and Mesh Routing issues
If anyone is like me and recently upgraded to the Netgear Nighhawk Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 (AX1800), you have probably discovered issues with Chromecast. I searched and searched the web and could not ...
shaun_s
Nov 12, 2021Star
A new update of the firmware has been released on Nov 11. I have been testing it for the past day. So far so good -- the Chromecast problems seem to be fixed. You can find the downloads here:
https://kb.netgear.com/000064370/MR60-MS60-Firmware-Version-1-1-6-122
The release notes indicated the new firmware fixes issues with AirPlay, but actually the Chromecast issues were also fixed. This probably meant the problem was fundamental and related to general communication between devices. They finally acknowledged and sorted out the problem but it still took well over a year of people complaining.
BTW FURRYe38 ...
DarrenM never ended up replying to my personal message concerning the issue. But I guess the problem somehow got escalated and attention was given. Perhaps you had something to do with it. Thanks.
Outernational
Dec 29, 2021Initiate
Disable Fast Roaming. See https://www.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/rrix5p/pro_tip_disable_fast_roaming_to_solve_chromecasts/