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igace1
Sep 29, 2020Aspirant
C6250 Wifi Dropping With Strong Signals
My wifi connection has been dropping every minute or so. I currently have the C6250 cable modem router. My firmware is V1.02.01. My provider is comcast. The router is directly connected to the coax ...
FURRYe38
Sep 29, 2020Guru - Experienced User
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?
- igace1Sep 29, 2020Aspirant
Thanks for the reply! I'm on channel 1 for 2.4 Ghz and 36 for 5 Ghz. Unfortunately I live in a large building so have quite a few wifi neighbors (20+). I have done a factory reset but it didn't make a difference.
- FURRYe38Sep 30, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Try channels 6 or 11.
Do you have any power output adjustments under Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings?- igace1Oct 07, 2020Aspirant
Sorry for the late reply. I did switch to channel 6 but it didn't make a difference. I don't have anything listed for power output adjustments in any of my settings.