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Second RAX43 (AP mode) drops 5GHz
Hi All, I have two RAX 43 routers at my house. The first is connected to the modem and acts as a Wi-Fi router at the front of my house. The second - connected via ethernet to the first - is at the ba...
Beakerrrr wrote:Hi All, I have two RAX 43 routers at my house. The first is connected to the modem and acts as a Wi-Fi router at the front of my house. The second - connected via ethernet to the first - is at the back of my house in AP mode. Both have different SSIDs, both use 2.4GHz & 5GHz. Everything ticks along fine but every day or two the 5GHz drops out on the second (AP mode) router. A reset solves this and everything is fine again. There are no issues with the Wi-Fi on the first router. Firmware v1.0.16.132.
Questions: Why is this happening and how can I stop it?
Thanks
Andrew
What channel numbers do you have set for your 5 GHz bands?
You may be experiencing some interference from DFS sources such as weather radar, airport radar, military radar, etc.
Background reading from chapter 14 here may be helpful. https://www.wiisfi.com/
Thanks Kitsap, I read that chapter and am better informed. Not sure that's the issue though. My 5GHz is on Channel 44 - not a DFS Channel.
According to the WiFI analytics on the Netgear app mine is the only network on that channel as I type. I am in a suburban house so WiFi is not crowded. All other networks I detect are 2.4GHz. I'll update the info with the fact that the 5GHz doesn't disappear, it appears to still broadcast but not serve internet. Clients (at my house = 4x smart speakers, and a PC and mobile phones) then seem to drop it and stop working. Phones just pick up the 2.4GHz, smart speakers are not so capable (if I set them up again I would use the 2.4 for these).
Thanks
Andrew
Beakerrrr wrote:Thanks Kitsap, I read that chapter and am better informed. Not sure that's the issue though. My 5GHz is on Channel 44 - not a DFS Channel.
According to the WiFI analytics on the Netgear app mine is the only network on that channel as I type. I am in a suburban house so WiFi is not crowded. All other networks I detect are 2.4GHz. I'll update the info with the fact that the 5GHz doesn't disappear, it appears to still broadcast but not serve internet. Clients (at my house = 4x smart speakers, and a PC and mobile phones) then seem to drop it and stop working. Phones just pick up the 2.4GHz, smart speakers are not so capable (if I set them up again I would use the 2.4 for these).
Thanks
Andrew
Do you have both of the 5 GHz Wi-Fi transmitters set on the same channel?
What is the brand name and model number of the device connected between your router and the internet?
Hi, both my routers are serving 5GHz on channel 44. It was the default I channel I think. I'm changing the first one to 48 to see if that fixes things. Can't hurt.
I am in Australia and have NBN via HFC. My NTD is an Arris CM82008 P2.
Thanks, Andrew.
Beakerrrr wrote:Hi, both my routers are serving 5GHz on channel 44. It was the default I channel I think. I'm changing the first one to 48 to see if that fixes things. Can't hurt.
I am in Australia and have NBN via HFC. My NTD is an Arris CM82008 P2.
Thanks, Andrew.
Thank you. Many users show up here after connecting a router downstream to a combination modem/router. A recipe for problems.