rojikewl wrote:
> At some point in the past two years, my three Squeezebox Radios suddenly
> lost their ability to stay connected to Wi-Fi. To get them reconnected I
> would have to reboot them, but they would always lose their connection
> again in as little as five minutes. They would almost
In case anybody got a good understanding of Radio's WLAN, could you
please visit
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?111663-Community-Build-Radio-Firmware=1066465=1#post1066465?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Michael
"It doesn't work - what shall I do?" - "Please check your
mrw wrote:
> @POMdev identified that the WiFi components seemed to be hogging the
> CPU, according to your 'top' listing. That would certainly give rise to
> sluggishness. If the WiFi is 'regularly' misbehaving in that manner,
> then disabling the wlan, as you did, should remove the
Problem is definitely the wlan.
Still not certain whether it's a WiFi 6/interference issue, or an actual
hardware failure though.
Regardless, as of right now, the radio is set up exactly how I had it
before (albeit with wired Ethernet), and it's been running for 10+ hours
without issue.
The
rdeckard wrote:
>
> The key thing here seems to be disabling wlan, but possibly requiring
> stock firmware when doing so?
@POMdev identified that the WiFi components seemed to be hogging the
CPU, according to your 'top' listing. That would certainly give rise to
sluggishness. If the WiFi is
I needed to step away from this for a bit, so I waited until this
morning to check again.
Surprisingly, the Radio is still behaving normally right now, after
having been up since late yesterday afternoon.
Previous order of business:
- Connected wired Ethernet
- Factory restored
- Let it connect
mrw wrote:
> Does it show the very high CPU usage for those wi-fi radio related
> tasks, which you saw before, while in this state ?
>
> If so, might be worth trying to disable the wlan subsystem and seeing if
> the problem persists. I recall that you found a thread that shows how to
> do
rdeckard wrote:
>
> Came back less than an hour later, and it was already in the
> sluggish/unresponsive state.
Does it show the very high CPU usage for those wi-fi radio related
tasks, which you saw before, while in this state ?
If so, might be worth trying to disable the wlan subsystem and
POMdev wrote:
> Do your results above show the status just before (or just after) a
> failure? Is this with the stock firmware?
>
> Compared to one of my radios, your top result shows a lot of activity
> that mine doesn't. Yours:
> >
Code:
> > -- memory top line not
rdeckard wrote:
> ... Have results from commands specified, as well as the messages file.
> ...
> Memory and CPU usage appear OK, but seeing lots of link up/down
> notices.
> Will factory restore again, and leave it on stock firmware.
Do your results above show the status just before (or just
POMdev wrote:
> The sluggish/unresponsive complaint seems relevant. This could happen if
> some process is using all the processor time, or somehow all the system
> memory. Perhaps something misbehaving is hogging these resources. You
> could troubleshoot this using SSH to run 'top' to examine
mrw wrote:
> Login via SSH. Enable it in the advanced settings.
> Log is /var/log/messages
>
> Log does not survive a reboot, so copy it to the root user directory to
> preserve. Alternatively collect using scp.
>
> I have occasionally had sluggishness, but not enough to investigate.
> Is
rdeckard wrote:
> ...
> I ultimately performed the factory restore, and updated to Community
> firmware. Nothing else.
> Put back the IOGEAR WiFi bridge, let the Radio pull a DHCP IP, and all
> was OK for the day, but by last night, it had become
> sluggish/unresponsive again.
> Reboot brought
rdeckard wrote:
>
> What's the best way to retrieve logs from the Radio?
>
Login via SSH. Enable it in the advanced settings.
Log is /var/log/messages
Log does not survive a reboot, so copy it to the root user directory to
preserve. Alternatively collect using scp.
I have occasionally had
Don't mean to spam the thread, but I'm just about out of ideas.
Disabling WiFi changed nothing.
I ultimately performed the factory restore, and updated to Community
firmware. Nothing else.
Put back the IOGEAR WiFi bridge, let the Radio pull a DHCP IP, and all
was OK for the day, but by last
rdeckard wrote:
> Sadly, new issues have now surfaced with the wired connection.
> It will stay up for most of a day, but the last 2 nights, whilst still
> pingable and seen by LMS, the radio gets into a sluggish/unresponsive
> state, and requires a reboot.
>
> First thing I noticed when I
Sadly, new issues have now surfaced with the wired connection.
It will stay up for most of a day, but the last 2 nights, whilst still
pingable and seen by LMS, the radio gets into a sluggish/unresponsive
state, and requires a reboot.
First thing I noticed when I walked into the room and turned
Sadly, wlanpoke did nothing for my Squeezebox Radio. I moved the Radio
to within three feet of my wireless access point. The signal couldn't be
any stronger. It still disconnects after a few minutes and stays
disconnected.
garym wrote:
> You don't need to disable wifi. But, simply plugging in the ethernet
> cable doesn't connect the radio to ethernet. You need to go through the
> setup on the RADIO and select the wired network instead of wifi.
Sure, I'm aware of that. I have other Squeezeboxes which are
rdeckard wrote:
> Regarding my previous post, the IO Gear adapter is arriving today.
> Anything to look out for when using the Radio's wired Ethernet port?
> Does using wired automatically disable WiFi in the Radio?
> If not, should it be disabled?
> If so, I don't recall seeing an option to
Regarding my previous post, the IO Gear adapter is arriving today.
Anything to look out for when using the Radio's wired Ethernet port?
Does using wired automatically disable WiFi in the Radio?
If not, should it be disabled?
If so, I don't recall seeing an option to disable it in the Radio menu.
JJZolx wrote:
> ...
> * Received HTTP/0.9 when not allowed
> * Closing connection 0
> curl: (1) Received HTTP/0.9 when not allowed
Time marches on. Regrettably, the curl 7.79.0 and later versions have
become more particular about what they accept. The /RawFails URL returns
just raw WLAN
Never had this problem before, but it has now surfaced on my bedside
Radio this week, which is running community firmware.
WiFi icon will turn blue, then if I try to reconnect to WiFi, sometimes
it will, but still can't see the server.
Other times it just goes red, and no amount of futzing will
POMdev wrote:
> See "manual.txt" for more information.
>
> It sounds like the script is not being launched or failing.
Yeah, I failed to read the manual about how to enable the HTTP server,
but did so this morning. With the HTTP server running on port 80, now I
get the following:
Code:
JJZolx wrote:
> ... I installed wlanpoke and it's no better, still drops off after a few
> minutes. Is there some means of checking to see that wlanpoke is
> actually running?
Open a browser to the optional wlanpoke web server:
http://:8080/
to display an assortment of status information.
After months of no problems with the Radio, I started having major
problems last week. It never stays connected for more than 10 minutes.
When it is on the network, signal strength in LMS shows only 73-78%,
where it used to always be at least 86%.
I installed wlanpoke and it's no better. Is
Hi all,
Thanks for the tuto to install the wlanpoke fix !
And thanks for the wlanpoke fixitself.
Both work great.
It would have been a pity to throw away this super radio for a
compatibility issue with wifi6
Thanks again !
chrisinparis wrote:
> I was blissfully unaware of this whole issue until about a week ago.
> Then the new neighbour (I'm assuming him, but could be another neighbour
> - but everything points to him) started up their new shiny Wifi 6 router
> and I could not understand what had hit my 3
FredFredrickson wrote:
> Does this have any potential applications for the Duet Receiver? My
> receivers fall offline all the time.
No. Duet Receiver runs different firmware.
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Does this have any potential applications for the Duet Receiver? My
receivers fall offline all the time.
1 Touch
4 Receivers
3 Controllers
3 Radios
(I think I have a problem)
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Many thanks to rojikewl
I followed the instructions & now have a reliable radio.
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Thanks to rojikewel and POMdev,
my radio started to quickly and regularly loose the wifi connection.
Pretty much out of nowhere and without any changes from my side. Maybe
neighbours have installed new devices that cause interference but I
don't know.
In any case I followed the well written
dr_glenn wrote:
>
> ...With that last set of options, my wlanerr.log file shows what looks
> like a successful quick reset at 2022-02-04_05:03.
> Then an hour later at 06:05 there are many messages that make no sense
> to me, then this:
>
> 2022-02-04_06:06:33 squeezebox2.46_0841 wlanpoke 751
I started seeing this problem a few weeks ago, possibly right after I
upgraded from a DOCSIS 3.0 modem to DOCSIS 3.1. However, my WiFi is
older and does not have WiFi6. Nevertheless there are many neighbors.
I have tried wlanpoke, but it has not helped me on two Logitech UE
radios running
Thanks Paul.
Removing wifi6 support on the 2.4GHz band seems to have fixed the issue.
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Probably related to mesh networking.
Search here for WiFi6 for a few threads on the topic and some
suggestions for settings to change to mitigate (and lose some of its new
functionality).
Paul Webster
author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),
planetradio (bauer -
Yesterday I updated my old tp link archer wifi router to a brand new
Asus rt a86u « end game » router and since then my squeezebox radio
keeps wifi for barely a minute before being disconnected, wifi icon
turns blue and no operations through the menu brings it back on. I have
to reboot it and
ralphy wrote:
> What version of the radio Community Firmware are you running?
I am using 8.0.1-r16867. I should have mentioned the problem I
experienced of not being able to see my WiFi network was likely an
earlier version of the community firmware. I see from the notes this
version
P Nelson wrote:
> I have had random issues with the radio on the community firmware not
> seeing my WiFi network, but it will see others. Turning the radio off
> and on to reboot seems to help. If the radio is connected to
> mysqueezebox.com, click on my music to get the radio to look for
liquefry wrote:
> Yeah am on community firmware. I searched for the network manually but
> it didnt work so I did another factory reset. Am connected to the
> internet now but its not seeing my LMS so somethings not quite right.
> Will do some digging around to work it out!
I have had random
Yeah am on community firmware. I searched for the network manually but
it didnt work so I did another factory reset. Am connected to the
internet now but its not seeing my LMS so somethings not quite right.
Will do some digging around to work it out!
liquefry wrote:
> Stupid question - after restarting the radio should scan for wireless
> networks, right? I had to install wlanpoke after a factory reset. Ive
> installed it before without problems. I followed the instructions in
> this thread but since I had no wifi connection at all I used
Stupid question - after restarting the radio should scan for wireless
networks, right? I had to install wlanpoke after a factory reset. Ive
installed it before without problems. I followed the instructions in
this thread but since I had no wifi connection at all I used an Ethernet
cable. Now
Tony T wrote:
> Then I would think that POMdev should have a separate thread for
> wlanpoke
Yes, I agree that it seems it would be best if there was a thread
dedicated to wlanpoke.
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> I am 99% sure that it is NOT in the Community Built Firmware.
Then I would think that POMdev should have a separate thread for
wlanpoke
Tony
SBTouch SBRadio
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Tony T wrote:
> Is wlanpoke now included in the Community Built Firmware (so no need to
> install wlanpoke if using it?)
I am 99% sure that it is NOT in the Community Built Firmware.
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Tony T wrote:
> FWIW, I've been running 3 Vonets for 18mo with the SB Power Supply.
> The VAP11G-3OO can run on 5v, so you can use a PS smaller than 15v if
> you want to power it with a dedicated PS
> (The Vonets has a wide spec of 5VDC to 15VDC, so might be able to handle
> an add'l 3v
Tony T wrote:
> Is wlanpoke now included in the Community Built Firmware (so no need to
> install wlanpoke if using it?)
No, I'm pretty sure wlanpoke is *NOT* included in the Community Build
firmware, the Changelog for the build is linked to from this page:
Is wlanpoke now included in the Community Built Firmware (so no need to
install wlanpoke if using it?)
Tony
SBTouch SBRadio
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lemmy999 wrote:
> I am having some success with wlanpoke, but I tried to play music and
> after about 8 hours I got the red wifi symbol again. I checked the logs
> and during an attempt to reset the wifi, it showed the message "wlanpoke
> exiting" or something like that. ...
> POMDev had
lemmy999 wrote:
> I am having some success with wlanpoke, but I tried to play music and
> after about 8 hours I got the red wifi symbol again. I checked the logs
> and during an attempt to reset the wifi, it showed the message "wlanpoke
> exiting" or something like that. ...
This "wlanpoke
lemmy999 wrote:
> Thanks. I got my Vonets vap11g-300 working so far. But you are correct
> that the instructions leave a lot to be desired. I wanted it to just be
> a bridge, but their instructions result in a bridge and also a wifi
> repeater. Thankfully I found the place to turn off the
P Nelson wrote:
> I had trouble configuring and setting up the Vonet. In the process, I
> could not reconnect to the Vonet to complete the setup. I then had to do
> a factory reset. The instructions were sparse. Since many here use
> Vonet with success, it was the user (me) that was a
I am having some success with wlanpoke, but I tried to play music and
after about 8 hours I got the red wifi symbol again. I checked the logs
and during an attempt to reset the wifi, it showed the message "wlanpoke
exiting" or something like that. Also there have been times that it
resets the
works like a charm. i Have been running my unit for almost 8h now.
switching between, radio and spotify. Not a single restart och
disconnecting WIFI.
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philippe_44 wrote:
> Thanks very much for making wlanpoke, it's bringing back one of my SB.
> Now, I'm wondering if somebody knows the root cause of the issue and a
> way to solve it (changing BGA or any other component is not an issue, I
> saw there is an Atheros module with conformal
Thanks very much for making wlanpoke, it' bringing back one of my SB.
Now, I'm wondering if somebody knows the root cause of the issue and a
way to solve it (changing BGA or any other component is not an issue, I
saw there is an Atheros module with conformal shielding there)
LMS 8.2 on
lemmy999 wrote:
> I have 3 SB Radios that have worked fine for many years. Nothing changed
> in my setup but suddenly 3 days ago they all started having this issue
> (Boom is fine). So I assume a neighbor has added some equipment. I was
> going to try Wlanpoke but also grab a vonet as a backup
P Nelson wrote:
> I have three SB Radios, two of them have the WiFi connectivity problem.
> One works fine, and I assume it is further away from the interference
> source than the other two. Wlanpoke has helped one Radio, but it is not
> perfect. Instead of rebooting multiple times a day,
zordaz wrote:
> I stumbled upon this thread because two of our SB Radio's started having
> Wifi connectivity issues since approx two months. On one SB Radio the
> connectivity issues keeps coming back after installing wlanpoke, the
> other one is fine so far.
> Strangely enough not all SB
zordaz wrote:
> Also the second radio on which I installed wlanpoke lost connection
> again earlier today, so for both radio's it isn't a solution.
> When using ethernet both radio's indeed works (as expected) fine. I will
> try to exchange power supplies with working radio's over here to see
Redrum wrote:
> I would first try swapping power supplies, or if running on batteries,
> use a power supply. I would see how each behave on ethernet as well. Try
> to narrow it down to specific radio(s) or maybe a power supply. It's
> good that you have multiple radios, especially ones that are
zordaz wrote:
> I stumbled upon this thread because two of our SB Radio's started having
> Wifi connectivity issues since approx two months. On one SB Radio the
> connectivity issues keeps coming back after installing wlanpoke, the
> other one is fine so far.
> Strangely enough not all SB
I stumbled upon this thread because two of our SB Radio's started having
Wifi connectivity issues since approx two months. On one SB Radio the
connectivity issues keeps coming back, the other one is fine so far.
Strangely enough not all SB Radio's in our house are affected, so I am
currently
I curbed my initial enthusiasm... but 2 days later... THANK YOU, this
totally brought my SB Radio back to consistent and reliable life.
THANK YOU.
...pablo
Server: Win10 and LMS 8.2.0
System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval
Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp
This wlanpoke patch DID solve the '2.4GHz wireless disconnecting'
problem for all three of my Squeezeboxes.
Thank you rojikewl for taking the time to author the very clear
instructions as how to install this patch. And, of course, huge thanks
to POMdev for the work he has done to create this
isr2002 wrote:
> I have just modified one of my 3 SBR. So, I'll see if problems gone.
> Anyway, problems disappeared for a couple of months.
No results. Still lose network.
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Tony T wrote:
> wlanpoke still not working for me.
> FWIW, attached are the logs
The logs are worth quite a lot, thanks. They show the script is exiting
2 seconds after the second full reset, the connection restored, and the
log file entry completed perfectly. Then comes the ... wlanpoke 752
wlanpoke still not working for me.
FWIW, attached are the logs
+---+
|Filename: log.zip |
|Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35833|
Thanks for the explanation.
Up now for about 20 hrs.
Looks like -x fixed the initial problem I was having.
I had 2 resets. How is Quick vs Full show in log? (I had 2 resets)
What is a Gap?
Heres my latest:
Code:
Ping: settings, events, and failed pings
Tony T wrote:
> After about 6 hrs, the web interface reports:>
Code:
> >
> Ping: settings, events, and failed pings [0..n]; Step: full reset results,
status; Gaps, Resets: # and recents
> Ping 2s-1q6f Events, Fails[0..7] 21819s :Qr:0 Fr:0 Wr:1 Wc:0 [ 7238
A few minutes after accessing the web report, the WiFi connection failed
(coincidence most likely)
Tony
SBTouch SBRadio
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After about 6 hrs, the web interface reports:
Code:
Ping: settings, events, and failed pings [0..n]; Step: full reset results,
status; Gaps, Resets: # and recents
Ping 2s-1q6f Events, Fails[0..7] 21819s :Qr:0 Fr:0 Wr:1 Wc:0 [ 7238 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 ]
Step
Tony T wrote:
> Here's my rcS.local file:
> The commented line is what I was using when it disconnected overnight.
> The uncommented line is what I just applied. I'll let you know how it
> goes over the next few days.
> (thanks for the detailed response)
>
> /usr/bin/logger -s "starting
POMdev wrote:
> -F 4 makes the full reset happen more quickly, which is generally an
> improvement if not using a quick reset method. It is 6 by default to
> give time for a quick reset to work, however, a really effective quick
> reset has not so far been discovered. (Look at the development
New firmware for Radios received today. Does wlanpoke need to be
reinstalled after new firmware applied? Thanks.
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Tony T wrote:
> I'm saving the logs to etc/wlanpoke/log, so they survive a reboot, also
> just added -F 4 this morning (would that help?).
> (BTW, df shows only 7% of the SB Radio being used, and as you rotate the
> logs, not sure why you don't put the logs into a folder that survives a
>
Tony T wrote:
> not sure why you don't put the logs into a folder that survives a
> re-boot
Wear on flash memory ? By default, there is considerable logging
activity.
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POMdev wrote:
> Wow, every night. Just at night? Can you upload your saved logs from
> \etc\log\ (or other persistent location) just after a reboot to your pc,
> and examine them? You can upload the logs without a reboot if you
> connect (and perhaps switch to) an Ethernet connection. You could
Tony T wrote:
> Unfortunately wlanpoke not working for me. Only 2 days of testing, but
> disconnects from WiFi nightly. Ill try a few of the options to see if I
> can get a stable WiFi connection. Only one of my radios are used as a
> portable, the others are using Vonets. (I have many
Unfortunately wlanpoke not working for me. Only 2 days of testing, but
disconnects from WiFi nightly. Ill try a few of the options to
see if I can get a stable WiFi connection. Only one of my radios are
used as a portable, the others are using Vonets. (I have many neighbors
WiFi showing up, so
Thanks. I'll just have the logs saved to a directory that survives a
reboot (i.e. -d /etc/wlanpoke/log/)
Tony
SBTouch SBRadio
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Tony T wrote:
>
> I see the log file in /etc/log on the Radio, but Im confused with
> whats described in the Manual:
> The software will try to send messages to a logging server, by
> default the computer running Logitech Media Server (LMS) on the default
> port (1121).
>
> Is there
I have a few radios. One I carry outdoors (the others I use Vonnets),
so I finally got around to installing wlanpoke. Working well so far
(thanks POMdev)
I like logging, so Im not disabling with -x.
I see the log file in /etc/log on the Radio, but Im confused with
whats described in the Manual:
All the new zigbee / bluetooth / ? 2.4ghz crap people have around
their house probably also doesn't help.
Atleast this way we can reconnect _without_ a reboot. Which is good
enough I guess
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The problem, for me, is interference from a neighbors WiFi and the WiFi
chip in the SB Radio. No issues with my SB Touch (different WiFi.
chip), and no prob with the SB Radio at a different location (vac home).
Chip cant be changed, so the only fix is to use the Ethernet
Port of the Radio, or a
jelockwood wrote:
> Firstly I also add my thanks to PomDev2 for creating WLANpoke.
+99
jelockwood wrote:
> If this fix is as seems becoming so important to an increasing number of
> users it would be nice to see it built-in to a future community firmware
> update.
IMHO, it is not a fix,
te36 wrote:
> This looks like a possible life saver for my radios, thanks a lot for
> this.
> But i would like to better understand what is really going on:
>
> - What is the root cause for the problem, e.g.: why do the radios loose
> wifi ? and not reconnect. I can not even force the radio to
P Nelson wrote:
> For me, no testing that I would call advanced. I wanted to turn off
> wlanpoke to see if moving the Radio to a new area in my house has a
> interference problem.
OK. You don't need to turn off the script to evaluate interference. Just
enable the web server, and open the
POMdev wrote:
>
>
> (For testing, which sounds advanced, if you want to retain or expand the
> script's logging capability, you could disable the script's
> RestartNetwork() function by adding "return" as the first line.)
For me, no testing that I would call advanced. I wanted to turn off
POMdev wrote:
> Briefly: WiFi-6 and mesh are disrupting (incompatible with) the radio's
> WiFi chip firmware. For a history of the investigation into this issue,
> start 'here'
> (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?111663-Community-Build-Radio-Firmware=988206=1#post988206)
> and keep
te36 wrote:
> This looks like a possible life saver for my radios, thanks a lot for
> this. But i would like to better understand what is really going on:
> - What is the root cause for the problem, e.g.: why do the radios loose
> wifi ? and not reconnect...
Briefly: WiFi=6 and mesh are
P Nelson wrote:
> Is there a way to to turn off wlanpoke? I want to turn it off for some
> testing.
Removing the rcS.local file and rebooting will restore your radio to
nearly its original state. You can still manually launch the script.
Besides that, depending on what you want to do, there
This looks like a possible life saver for my radios, thanks a lot for
this.
But i would like to better understand what is really going on:
- What is the root cause for the problem, e.g.: why do the radios loose
wifi ? and not reconnect. I can not even force the radio to reconnect
with the menu
P Nelson wrote:
> Is there a way to to turn off wlanpoke? I want to turn it off for some
> testing.
Remove the /etc/init.d/rcS.local file on your Squeezebox and then reboot
the Squeezebox.
To turn it back on you will need to recreate/replace this file.
Is there a way to to turn off wlanpoke? I want to turn it off for some
testing.
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The WLANpoke solution basically works fine for my SB Radio. But I have
noticed that after about (or exactly?) one week of not using the SB
Radio it looses the WLAN connection and needs to be restarted.
This is not a big problem, but I was wondering if this is somehow
configurable? If so, how can
I have just modified one of my 3 SBR. So, I'll see if problems gone.
Anyway, problems disappeared for a couple of months.
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Just to add my thanks to rojikewl and POMdev for this, solved an issue
with a radio sat next to a new microwave which would knock it off the
wifi whenever it was in use. Just tested the fix and it restored wifi in
less than a minute, excellent!
rojikewl wrote:
> At some point in the past two years, my three Squeezebox Radios suddenly
> lost their ability to stay connected to Wi-Fi. To get them reconnected I
> would have to reboot them, but they would always lose their connection
> again in as little as five minutes. They would almost
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