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R6900P Nighthawk constant wifi disconnects
I have an R6900P Nighthawk router with firmware version V1.3.3.154_10.1.86 and my devices constantly disconnect throughout the day when connected to the 5G wifi network. The 2.4 GHz network doesn't ...
The SMART/RG does have WIFI. When I connect my phone to the SMART/RG, it never disconnects. However, they are on different channels, different frequencies, different networks (192.168.x.x vs. 10.x.x.x), different SSIDs.
To answer your other question, the SMART/RG was provided by my ISP and it is the last thing in line that goes out to the Internet.
Also, when I connect to the 2.4GHz network on the R6900P, it seems to be much more stable than the 5G. I don't know if a time it has ever disconnected. The SMART/RG also has both 2.4GHz and 5G. If there's some sort of interference between them with the double NAT, should it affect both 2.4G and 5G?
xraphael75 wrote:The SMART/RG does have WIFI. When I connect my phone to the SMART/RG, it never disconnects. However, they are on different channels, different frequencies, different networks (192.168.x.x vs. 10.x.x.x), different SSIDs.
To answer your other question, the SMART/RG was provided by my ISP and it is the last thing in line that goes out to the Internet.
Also, when I connect to the 2.4GHz network on the R6900P, it seems to be much more stable than the 5G. I don't know if a time it has ever disconnected. The SMART/RG also has both 2.4GHz and 5G. If there's some sort of interference between them with the double NAT, should it affect both 2.4G and 5G?
The WAN input to your SMART/RG is an Ethernet cable. There is some type of electronic device between the other end of the Ethernet cable and the internet. It has to be there and has to be some type of modem or optical network terminal. Who is your ISP?
I am not talking about a radio frequency interference. Both your SMART/RG and your R6900P are attempting to assign IP addresses to devices on your LAN as well as IP information to the data packets. Both at the same time. When they are in conflict, something gets dropped. Which is what you are seeing now.
Since your SMART/RG is the first router in line for your LAN, one option would be to configure your R6900P as a wired access point and leave all of the routing functions to your SMART/RG.