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AC1750 6400v2 Dual Band WiFi Router - unreliable 2.4Ghz connection
I've been using the Netgear AC1750 6400v2 dual band wifi router at home for about a year without issue. But recently, I cannot access the internet over the 2.4Ghz band. I have no issues connecting to...
Hi again, and thanks for engaging on my issue.
So I logged into the Comcast gateway, and noticed that bridge mode is already enabled. I'm now recalling I configured the device in this way before (like a year ago).
To answer your question, I avoided using the Comcast device as our family router because when Comcast first gave me such a device (a unit before this one), it didn't have enough Ethernet ports to support all our data enabled devices in our media cabinet that required being hardwired (e.g., Bluray player). Years later, I have fewer devices (e.g., no Bluray player) and the Comcast devices has more Ethernet ports. So I suppose it's an option.
I'll note that I didn't have an issue with my prior Netgear router until I needed to reach farther into corners of our house (e.g., teenagers' rooms upstairs) and I just decided to upgrade when also purchasing extenders...thinking it would offer me better connectivity. Apparently a mistake.
I'll continue to evaluate the 'pick a specific channel' option suggested by another community member, and then consider relying on the Comcast device, which may be a newer model but arrived before I purchased a (then) new Netgear WiFi router.
RocketmanSFCA wrote:
So I logged into the Comcast gateway, and noticed that bridge mode is already enabled. I'm now recalling I configured the device in this way before (like a year ago).
So, we do have a router-on-router scenario.
To answer your question, I avoided using the Comcast device as our family router because when Comcast first gave me such a device (a unit before this one), it didn't have enough Ethernet ports to support all our data enabled devices in our media cabinet that required being hardwired (e.g., Bluray player). Years later, I have fewer devices (e.g., no Bluray player) and the Comcast devices has more Ethernet ports. So I suppose it's an option.
Instead of using an old router, the way around the lack of ports would be to buy a cheap switch with more LAN ports. Easier to manage and none of the two-router issues.
But your new modem router just might remove the neod for this old Netear kit. No harm in investigating.
I'll note that I didn't have an issue with my prior Netgear router until I needed to reach farther into corners of our house (e.g., teenagers' rooms upstairs) and I just decided to upgrade when also purchasing extenders...thinking it would offer me better connectivity. Apparently a mistake.
If your R6400v2 is wired to the ISP's modem/router then you can keep the extra wifi coverage by putting the R6400v2 into access point mode. That let's your ISP router do all the heavy lifting.
You might even think about updating your network all round. Your R6400v2 dates back to 2017, based on an original from 2014. Internet technology has moved on a lot in the past decade.