w3wilkes wrote: > Here's one I came across with my Duet receivers. One on main floor, same > as my router and one in the basement. I had put a powerline adapter so I > could add a second access point in the basement. I set it up with > separate SSID's so that I would have no trouble directing a connection > to the desired wifi. Then I upgraded my main router and missed that I'd > put its wifi on the same channel as my AP in the basement. For a couple > of weeks I had all kinds of problems with my receivers disconnecting. > One day after I'd had enough I got serious about figuring out what the > issue was. I found 2 things 1- The AP and main router were using the > same channel 2- The new main router had a much stronger / larger wifi > footprint than the router it replaced. I've now removed my AP and > powerline ethernet extender and haven't had a disconnect on either of my > receivers since. > > Wifi is finicky, check for neighboring routers using the same channel as > your router. I've also found the wifi to be more stable for the > receivers if I use an explicit channel vs having the router channel set > in auto. The receivers seem to like it better when the wifi channel > stays the same all the time.Not to mention a powerline ethernet extender. > Tried them several times, multiple buildings/homes and always a headache. Now I don't use them at all. Either a wireless bridge or a Ethernet cable.
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