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Danglez83
Jun 06, 2024Follower
5ghz Randomly Disappears
This is the second time this has happened. Seemingly out of nowhere, my 5ghz network band just disappears from my network. My only options are 2.4 and 6 (limited). I do not use smart connect due to m...
BH_C
Jun 06, 2024NETGEAR Expert
If the 5Ghz disapeared after the router rebooted, it could be a bug.
If
(1) the 5Ghz operated well and then suddenly disappeared without reboots and
(2) you don't have other WiFi access points in your environment (e.g. extenders, gateway with WiFi enabled...) with the same 5GHz SSID, it could be because of radar signals deteced. You may try a different channl to see if it helps. If you use channel higher than 64, then you can try channel 48. If you use a channel smaller than 68, you can try channel 112.