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Slow web interface, adding new wifi devices causes wifi to go down and more
Hi All, This is my network setup: I have a surfboard modem feeding this R7500 internet. One computer is connected wired and there are about 3 computers, an Nvidia Shield and 2 cellphones co...
So it was the router, I replaced it with an Asus RT-AC3100 and all my problems went away.
Solution: Don't buy netgear routers.
Did you experience a slow web interface with both the R7000 and the R7500? If so, I'm inclined to think that the problem is not the routers.
Does the slow web interface happen with the wired computer, with wireless devices or both?
Have you tried changing the Wi-Fi channel? Maybe the one you are using is congested.
As for your living room, being closer to the router than the other room doesn't always guarantee a better signal. Wi-Fi signals are highly affected by walls and different construction materials. If your living room is on the other side of a load-bearing, concrete wall from the router, the signal could easily be worse than from the other room.
Does the slow web interface happen with the wired computer, with wireless devices or both?
Have you tried changing the Wi-Fi channel? Maybe the one you are using is congested.
As for your living room, being closer to the router than the other room doesn't always guarantee a better signal. Wi-Fi signals are highly affected by walls and different construction materials. If your living room is on the other side of a load-bearing, concrete wall from the router, the signal could easily be worse than from the other room.
Yes experienced slow interface on both R7000 and R7500.
Yes, slow interface on wired and wireless.
Changed the wifi channel already. The only thing that improved was that now my Amazon Firestick is actually useable.
If you see the problem with both routers, then the problem is more likely to be something on your computer. Are you using any kind of anti-virus software, like Kaspersky, Symantec or Norton?
I use multiple computers and devices. We even replaced my wife's computer (which is the ethernet connected one) last week and it has the same issue (granted I can't try this on the R7000 anymore since I don't have it). We use Windows Defender, no norton or anything. I've also reformatted my main computer once and the problem has always been there. Even things like the cell phones and the Nviida Shield which have no antivirus, just android on them, have connection issues.
When I hook up this old linksys router I have it works great wired and wireless. The only reason I don't use it is because it's not as powerful and can't cover the whole house properly. I will admit though, this house does seem bad for wifi as the old Linksys router used to be able to cover my old apartment.