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WN2000RPT - Internet Access Keeps Dropping
All of my devices can continually access the WN2000RPT device and access the local network as well as the internet. However, after some time, the internet connection drops for the repeater only - I c...
H3LP wrote:
Next, I clicked on the tab that says radio band, and instead of using my automatic config, which was 20/40 mhz, I switched this to 20mhz only. I recently did some research and found that 40mhz uses more bandwidth, which is able to cause possible internet drops and interference with other devices, thus I chose 20mhz, which is said to allow your router and other internet devices to run much smoother.
Even after the firmware update I was getting issues, latency all over the place with 10-15% packet loss, pings from 3ms to 3691ms
Changed the channel width to 20MHz only on my router and wow, latency has improved.
Time will tell if its stable, I will sacrifice the speed for some stability