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SpeedRacerXT
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Feb 21, 2018
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R6250 Keeps Dropping the 5G Connection Randomly

Ok, this particular issue has been flogged to death. I even reported it under another post as it seems this forum works about as well as the routers do (seems to have lost my user info....). Anyway, ...
  • DexterJB's avatar
    Feb 21, 2018

    Hi SpeedRacerXT,

     

    1. What is the firmware version of the router?

    2. Have you tried changing the wireless channel on the 5GHz band?

    3. Have you tried resetting the router to factory defaults?

    4. Does the 5GHz signal broadcast again without any intervention (power cycle/reboot) from you?

    5. Do all the devices that connect to the 5GHz band experience the issue?

     

    Regards,

     

    Dexter

    Community Team