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AFitterman
May 22, 2023Aspirant
WNDR3700: One attached device hangs all other devices
Hi - I've had my Netgear WNDR3700 router attached to a Netgear modem for close to 10 years and in general everything works well together. However, it seems around the time I got an iPhone 12 mini at ...
FURRYe38
May 22, 2023Guru - Experienced User
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
Be sure your using a good quality LAN cable between the modem and router. CAT6 is recommended.
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and 40 to 48 channel on 5Ghz.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update? A complete pull of the power adapters for a period of time after the factory reset then walk thru the setup wizard and setup from scratch with a wired PC and web browser. Recommend setting the default DHCP IP address pool range to the following after applying and a factory reset: 192.168.#.100 to 192.168.#.200.
https://kb.netgear.com/24089/How-do-I-specify-the-pool-of-IP-addresses-assigned-by-my-Nighthawk-router
Be sure to disable WiFI Private IP Address feature on the iPhone and see if this helps:
If nothing seems to help, maybe time to upgrade the router to something newer generation. Thats a fairly old router now by todays standards.
microchip8
May 22, 2023Master
I suggest upgrading to a more modern technology. Your router is ancient.
- michaelkenwardMay 22, 2023Guru - Experienced User
microchip8 wrote:
I suggest upgrading to a more modern technology. Your router is ancient.To add to that sound advice, the WNDR3700 dates back to 2009, more than the decade mentioned in the first message. There have been several generations of wifi standards and technology since then.There won't be any firmware updates for a router that old.
The last model in that range, V5 harfware, same out in 2015.
While many devices can happily work with old network kit, Apple has a reputation, possibly undeserved, for doing things that leave other brand stranded. It likes to tweak things as it sees best, without warning other manufacturers or providing them with the information they need to tweak existing products.