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DataSwift
Apr 15, 2010Follower
WNDAP350 2.4GHz drops out every few seconds
As the subject states, we've just bought a number of WNDAP350 access points. The wireless functions perfectly on the 5GHz band, but the 2.4GHz continually drops out. I'm trying to borrow a laptop with...
SwitchedToDeat1
Dec 29, 2011Aspirant
DataSwift wrote: As the subject states, we've just bought a number of WNDAP350 access points. The wireless functions perfectly on the 5GHz band, but the 2.4GHz continually drops out. I'm trying to borrow a laptop with a different chipset to check, but so far the Intel 5300 Wifi and iPhone 3GS both fail to keep a connection.
Using Vistumbler on the laptop shows a complete drop to zero-signal roughly every 2-3 seconds.
I've tried with all encryption disabled too, which has made no difference.
Has anyone else had similar issues?
Stephen
These AP's have rogue ap detection. What this means is every so many seconds it sends a signal to the clients connected to wait. Then it switches to a air monitor (that is why you see no signal for a few seconds). Then it switches back. Clients with old drivers or that are too old to support his feature have problems.
Solution try dissabeling rouge ap detection.
Also the AP autodetects when it's channel has bad signal and changes. Clients that don't cope with this well can be dissconnected. try hard setting the channel.
Another thing I have seen is where the client doesn't work on the 40 mhz channel width and setting that to 20 can help.
Always easy to blame the ap when you don't understand the wireless environment... (not to metion you probably have crappy 10 dolar nics that don't support the current wireless standards...)