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capperrice
May 27, 2022Star
Nighthawk R7900 2.4 ghz
Running the latest V1.0.4.46_10.0.53 on R7900 Nighthawk. Recently my 2.4ghz (both guest and main SSID) won't connect to Internet. All devices that are connected to it (printer, smart bulbs etc) lose ...
plemans
May 28, 2022Guru - Experienced User
You could try downgrading the firmware a version.
capperrice
May 28, 2022Star
I was in the older version and its older version and its older version and this was a persistent problem. I rebooted the router several times to make it temporarily work. Thought there may be better workarounds than this.
- plemansMay 28, 2022Guru - Experienced User
are you using any special characters/spaces in the ssid/password?
- capperriceMay 28, 2022Star
The Main SSID does not have any special characters - just one straight word. However, the guest SSID has underscore. Let me try to turn off the guest and reboot and will post again here.
Lost the connection twice this morning already - lol - it looks like the router knows I am seeking help đ
- capperriceMay 28, 2022Star
Turned off all guest network (2.4 and 5) and still lost 2.4 connection to Internet and the devices again.