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R8000 Firmware 1.0.4.4 Wireless Drops
I updated my R8000 router to firmware 1.0.4.4 this week, and have been getting 5GHz WiFi drop only on Android phones. I do not use 2.4GHz unless the device is not dual-band to know if it is also an ...
WiFi Analyzer doesn't pick up any other 5GHz networks in the area, so interference shouldn't be an issue. Since I removed the bridge, the connection has been fine on 1.0.4.4. Not sure when it went defunct, but the last router reboot must have disconnected the bridge for good and it kept trying to send connection requests. Best guess is either Windows dealt with the issue gracefully, or Android phones being lower priority on the router kept getting the boot.
I've had my R8000 since October 2014, and in those three years I've had no issue of any kind. All updates have worked without a hitch... until now.
When I updated to 1.0.4.4, my Android devices and my Chromebook had connectivity issues on 2.4g and 5g as described by april1, above.
I went back to 1.0.4.2 and my problems disappeared.
Living in a rural area, there are no other 5g broadcasts to compete with, so I'm pretty sure that this was not the issue with 1.0.4.4.
Any thoughts?
If it's both channels, might want to try updating, reseting the router, then configuring by hand, do not restore a backup. Also download the firmware and upload it to the router manually, do not update by internet.
My issue seemed to be a device that was continually trying to connect on the 5GHz network but failing, which apaprently caused lower priority devices to be denied a connection, or Android were being sensitive to continually being forced to change channels because I enable smart connect.