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fe77's avatar
fe77
Aspirant
Jan 15, 2017

WN3000RP : network invisible when using a "n" (not b/g/n) 802.11 device

Hi All,

I have a WN3000RP with latest version.

I have a strange behavior. When a device support "N" version only of 802.11 (for example, a raspberry PI 3), the network is invisible and the device cannot connect.

No problem at all with devices supporting b/g/n.

 

Do you know how to fix this ? I don't see any option interface to adjust this.

 

Thanks !

 

Regards.

Hardware

6 Replies

  • TheEther's avatar
    TheEther
    Guru
    Jan 15, 2017

    Change the Pi to not use N-only mode.  It's incompatible with legacy b/g/n mode.

    • fe77's avatar
      fe77
      Aspirant
      Jan 16, 2017

      Hi,

      Thanks for your reply. My understanding is that this Raspberry PI is "N" only.

      Do you see a repeater model at NetGear that would be compatible with this scenario ? I thought that buying this version which is B/G/N would be long term investment, but it seem that it is not the case ;-(

      Thanks !

      • TheEther's avatar
        TheEther
        Guru
        Jan 16, 2017

        Are you sure?  It's very odd for a Pi to be "N" only.

         

        I don't think any Netgear repeater will work.  What might work is to use a router that supports DD-WRT and configure it to operate as a repeater.  DD-WRT supports "N" only modes.