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Jimkata
Jun 20, 2013Aspirant
Disconnect/Reconnect issues with Samsung devices
I recently got a Samsung Galaxy Tab2 tablet. When using DHCP settings, it repeatedly connects/disconnects from my Netgear wireless router. Searching the web, I see a lot of people are having this ty...
fordem
Jun 21, 2013Mentor
And 1) your other devices don't do that; 2) the Samsung only does it with your Netgear?
I've been using wireless for over a decade and I'm yet to see a wireless device that doesn't do that, and that includes situations where I'm no further than five feet from the access point - handheld devices such as a tablet, where the position of your hand relative to the antenna can affect signal strength, are also more prone to it.
I've been using wireless for over a decade and I'm yet to see a wireless device that doesn't do that, and that includes situations where I'm no further than five feet from the access point - handheld devices such as a tablet, where the position of your hand relative to the antenna can affect signal strength, are also more prone to it.