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Wifi can take a while to connect
Sometimes, our devices will take a while to connect. If I power cycle the router, everything in the house will connect as soon as the router comes up. But if I leave the house and come back, while both 2.4ghz and 5ghz show on the available networks my phone and laptop will seemingly struggle to connect. We have no other wireless signal devices in the house.
Hi davidzemanek,
1. You can try changing the wireless channel.
2. You can also try resetting the router.
3. If the issue persists, you can re-flash the firmware then do a factory reset. The links below may help out.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/23960
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9665Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
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Hi davidzemanek,
1. What is the model number of the router?
2. You can try doing address reservation. Please check the link below.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24091
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
Fixed IP addresses didn't work. Anything else to try? I still end up having to reboot the router 1-2 times before I can get my devices to connect
Hi davidzemanek,
1. You can try changing the wireless channel.
2. You can also try resetting the router.
3. If the issue persists, you can re-flash the firmware then do a factory reset. The links below may help out.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/23960
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9665Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
Hi davidzemanek,
I would like to follow up and check if you are still experiencing the issue.
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
- It's an r6220. I'll try that later today and see if it works. Guessing the issue is that the router may struggle at times in the IP assignment process?