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mchensky
Oct 31, 2017Aspirant
R8000P dropping wifi connection
Hello, I own a Nighthawk X6S (R8000P) and I've been having an ongoing issue where after I've been surfing via wifi for some time the wifi connection will remain active however there is no data up/dow...
- Jun 11, 2018
So I updated to Firmware V1.4.0.10 5 days ago. So far no internet drops :smileyhappy:
Haven't tried installing my USB hardrive to see if network storage works again. Just updating everyone.
myersw
Jul 18, 2018Master
One question is are is the 5 wireless set to auto for channel selection? DFS could be your issue as it will cause the router to drop wireless connection on the 5GHZ.
Dropping of wireless on 5GHZ.
Problem can come up if the router is set to auto channel select which is default. What can happen is the router has selected a DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) channel. If the router is on one of these channels and it detects what it thinks is radar, which can be things like a microwave oven, the router will shutdown the wireless for a period of time. You can see that depending on channel the router will shutdown the wireless for 1 or 10 minutes by regulations. It is possible that due to firmware issues it may not restart the wireless.
If operating on channel 52,56,60,64,100,104,108,112,132,136,140, 5GHZ devices should detect radar signals for about 1 minute, and it should take for about 10 minutes when operating on channel 116,120,124,128 according to ITU-T Radio Regulations. Wireless client are not able to find the wireless signal broadcasting by the AP during this period.
Although DFS give you the choice to use DFS channels but it may be annoying when there is radar operating nearby. To mitigate the effect of DFS you may choose a fixed non-DFS channel if available.
My suggestion is that a channel should always be configured and pick on outside of the DFS channels listed above. I typically use 149 or 36 and do not have issues of loosing wireless channels.
rayny2e
Jul 18, 2018Star
No,not set to auto at all. I tried that in 2017 but I don't use auto. Thx for all you wrote. I'm a ham radio operator,NY2E is my call letters from the fcc,so I'm familiar with frequencies and what you wrote. I'm using digital timers now on the modem and router. I'm done waiting for netgear to fix this. The old firmware never locks up for months on end,it just keeps working. None of their new firmware work .