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AirPlay on new Airport Express via NetGear at 5 GHz doesn't work
- NetGear WNDR3400v2
- New Airport Express (Model A1392) (7.6.4 firmware)
- Connected to 5 GHz network
- Analog miniplug cable to speakers
AirPlay stutters every half-second to a second, making it completely unusable.
Things I've tried:
- 2 GHz network works fine (except for the reasons I want 5 GHz anyway, e.g.: microwave oven interference, occasional drops from neighbors' wifi interference, etc)
- Ensure that on the Airport Express settings I'm using "Join a wireless network" and not "Extend a wireless network"
- Old Airport Express (Model A1294, with draft n) (7.6.4 firmware) connected to 5 GHz works fine. Only new Airport Express is having problems.
On NetGear settings, I have tried the following tips from reading other threads:
- Changing channels
- Ensure that "Enable Wireless Isolation" is unchecked
- Uncheck "Disable IGMP Proxy"
- Set "RIP Version" to "RIP_1"
- Uncheck "Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (Unchecking this did work to get video streaming working on Apple TV though)
And so I'm at a loss. I can't think of anything else to try. 5 GHz is completely unusable right now for AirPlay. Anyone know of a solution?
- New Airport Express (Model A1392) (7.6.4 firmware)
- Connected to 5 GHz network
- Analog miniplug cable to speakers
AirPlay stutters every half-second to a second, making it completely unusable.
Things I've tried:
- 2 GHz network works fine (except for the reasons I want 5 GHz anyway, e.g.: microwave oven interference, occasional drops from neighbors' wifi interference, etc)
- Ensure that on the Airport Express settings I'm using "Join a wireless network" and not "Extend a wireless network"
- Old Airport Express (Model A1294, with draft n) (7.6.4 firmware) connected to 5 GHz works fine. Only new Airport Express is having problems.
On NetGear settings, I have tried the following tips from reading other threads:
- Changing channels
- Ensure that "Enable Wireless Isolation" is unchecked
- Uncheck "Disable IGMP Proxy"
- Set "RIP Version" to "RIP_1"
- Uncheck "Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (Unchecking this did work to get video streaming working on Apple TV though)
And so I'm at a loss. I can't think of anything else to try. 5 GHz is completely unusable right now for AirPlay. Anyone know of a solution?
3 Replies
- Okay I have found one workaround for my problem at 5 Ghz: In NetGear wireless setup, set your 5GHz network mode to "Up to 54 Mbps". Using "Up to 145 Mbps" or "Up to 300 Mbps" causes stuttering. This is clearly not satisfactory since it reduces my network speed...
- Sorry I'm not a regular and am not familiar with all the router categories. I don't see a way to move the thread. Presumably a moderator could?
