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B1ggSh00t3r
Aug 31, 2018Apprentice
Devices Not Connecting To 2.4ghz
I had an issue where my interent went down for several hours due to my ISP. After resetting the modem and rebooting the router, the following devices will not connect to my 2.4Ghz radio:
Nest ...
- Sep 02, 2018
After hours of troubleshooting and about a half dozen factory resets, I was able to resolve my issue.
Does anyone remembers the google program 'Namebench' from several years back? Well, it turns out that I was still using my DNS / Alternate DNS server addresses from almost five years ago. Everything worked great and I had not issues on the XR500 until my ISP went down for maintenance / upgrade early Thursday morning. After the maintenance / upgrade was complete, I had to call my ISP in order to get online as they needed to do some things on their end.
FAST FORWARD >>>>>>>>>>>
I noticed after doing factory resets, all devices on my home network seemed to work flawlessly. After loading a recently saved CONFIG file, I once again had issues with the same devices (connected to home network / unable to communicate with server). Another factory reset, and this time I set up my home network from scratch, using the almost five year old DNS / Alternate DNS server numbers. The issues persisted. A performed a few more factory resets, trying differnet configurations, and I was still having issues. On a whim, I decided to "Get Automatically from ISP" the "Domain Main Server Address". Guess what........I"m BACK IN BUSINESS! :smileyvery-happy:
I, like most others, am still have random disconnects (usually Nest Cam during the late night hours) that are very brief (just a few seconds). I've noticed no random disconnects of any LAN connceted devices, including both the Xbox One X and Xbox One S which are both set to 'Instant On'.
Ultimately my problem was a result of 5 year old 'Domain Main Server Addresses" I was using from the Namebench program. I'm now using / trying some recommended DNS Server Addresses and they seem to be working great! Thanks to all that helped me with troubleshooting this problem.
I hope that anyone having issues like mine might be able to use this information as a reference.
FURRYe38
Sep 03, 2018Guru - Experienced User
I recommend giving 1.1.1.1 and 9.9.9.9 a try for DNS. I've been using them since I first hear about them earlier this year. Been having good services thru them.
Keep in mind that some DNS do changes over the years so keep and eye on things and if you notice internet issues, sites not loading right or no getting internet resources, go back and set auto detect on the router and let it get DNS from the ISP first to check for resolution. Then go find other custom DNS.
Enjoy. :smileywink: