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R7000 2.4 signal and wifi speeds flaky (1.0.9.34)
Wifi became frustratingly slow again for me today. Speedtest registerd me around 15Mps rather than my normal 150+. I rebooted the router, but this did not clear the problem. I rebooted it again w/...
Final thank you to those contirbuting to my understanding.
The NG implementation of band steering, which doesn't support roaming between bands, really won't work for my home unless I disabled 5G altogether; we have some areas not covered by 5G, so every device would need to be on 2.4 to support occasional use from worst case location.
So either I invest in mesh replacement or leave smart connect off. The latter approach has been working well on 1.0.9.28 for almost a month now without any problems and without any router reboots.
I'm going to move forward with single SSID and disabled smart connect for now. It has been working well for my household since I bought the router, which is not surprising. Netflix HD streaming, for example, needs some 5Mbps, which is an easy reach for us if all 5 members of my household were sharig a single band. We occasionally host events where some 40 people are all using our wifi at the same time, but in this case none of their devices are driving high bandwidth applications, and noone has issues.
In conclusion, while my house is a candidate for mesh, the dual band r7000 is more than adequate for us provided that we levarage roaming between bands. I plan to use separate SSIDs if or when we actually run into a bandwidth challenge.
Thanks again.
Recommendation: Do not install V1.09.34. If you have, rollback to a prior version.
I've experienced several issues since upgrading to firmware version 1.0.9.34. After several days of fiddling and frustration, I've rolled back to V1.0.8.34_1.2.15 (no particular reason, just don't trust 1.0.9.xx branch right now). Issues experienced are as follows:
1. Neither my Epson nor my HP networked printers would connect / stay connected to the 2.4 gHz band. I tried both WPS and manual setup up with fixed IP, neither worked even after numerous attempts with router resets/reboots, etc.... Same goes for other 2.4 gHz devices such as Sonos players (sometimes 3 out of 5 would show, sometimes none).
2. The attached devices list in the UI, both via the genie app and via the web browser, no longer showed a complete list of attached devices. It seemed to only show devices on the bandwidth of the connected device. For example, if I connected via my Windows 10 pc on the 2.4 gHz band, the list only showed wired devices and devices connected to the 2.4 gHz band. When connected to the 5 gHz band, the attached devices list only showed devices on the 5 gHz band.
3. Referring back to the printer issue #1, the printer would indicate network status GOOD with the proper IP address. However, the printer(s) never show up in the connected devices list. Also can't print to them - device not found.
4. As indicated by others in this thread, devices would randomly drop. Not a big deal for a browser, just hit refresh. But for other devices like smart TVs, it is a big deal.
5. Also as indicated by others, speedtest via the router would give ~330 Mbps download. Speedtest via a browser or the Speedtest App (on iPhone 7+) ranged between 7 Mbps and 30 Mbps. Since downgrading firmware, speedtests consistently better (but not great)
I had the same issue after the last upgrade with my ORBI. Drove me nuts. Community was offering code rewrites...noooooo.
My 2.4 gigahertz Withings scale wasn't going to slow down my entire home network!
So. I have a guest network set up. Guest network appears to be much more forgiving. Withings has stayed connected for over a week!
My 2.4 gigahertz Withings scale wasn't going to slow down my entire home network!
So. I have a guest network set up. Guest network appears to be much more forgiving. Withings has stayed connected for over a week!