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2.4gHZ issue with unable to connect/dropped connections
I have a AC2400/R7350 Nighthawk router that started having issues with the 2.4 GHz channel. I have just purchased this and it replaced an N900 that never/ever dropped bands or connections. I h...
I set the 2.4gHZ band to Channel 11 and after a week or so, this appears to be resolved.
Did you try changing wifi channels?
Or even just a factory reset and reinstall? sometimes the firmware auto-update installs and can cause issues. Its why some people prefer to disable auto-update.
I set the 2.4gHZ band to Channel 11 and after a week or so, this appears to be resolved.
glad it was an easy fix!
It would appear that the saying, "Not so fast" is in order. The issue reappeared just yesterday. So this is still unresolved.
I have now unchecked "Enable beamforming" in the advanced wireless screen. Will see if that helps now.
What happened THAT VERY day may be a clue.
1. New amazon wifi plug was added to the device list
2. One of Two Roku streaming devices was turned on and connected to my WIFI extender.
One of those two events may have contributed to the 2.4ghz network being unable to be joined and some devices being unreachable (like home automation devices).