G+_Jason Williams Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 WiFi Problems: So I had an older Linksys router (at least 4-5 years). It was starting to drop the WiFi periodically so I set it on an old lamp timer I had laying around, figuring on the if all else fails power down & power up method. This worked for a while. Then I had to use the lamp timer for something else and going to the basement to reboot the router was getting old. So I broke down and bought a new one. Enter the Asus RT-AC3200. I noticed a difference in my video streaming right off the bat (yeah)! 3 days into using it I started seeing the same problem. So I moved the router from the basement (which was pretty close to being located in the center of the house, even up high so signal was great throughout the house) to the living room. Still having the issue. What on earth could be causing this issue? My thought is maybe a small voltage issue, one that might not be noticeable to most electrical devices (ie, lights, TV's) but the router is sensitive enough to have issues with it. Should I get some kind of power conditioner for for the router or is there something I'm missing? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Your new Asus router is dropping wifi? Just a few follow up questions and things to try... Is the router rebooting or are you just losing wifi connection? Is it all devices, or just one or two? It looks like the router is tri-band, so probably 802.11n on 2.4GHz, 802.11n 5GHz, and 802.11ac on 5GHz. If all your devices will support 5GHz you can shut off 2.4GHz and see if that makes a difference. How is the wifi in your neighborhood? If you have an Android phone and haven't done this yet, install WiFi Analyser and find out if others are using the same bands as you. I wouldn't expect power issue to cause just this problem, but I suppose a brown out could be the culprit. If you are having power issues though you'll probably want to get it fixed or put power conditioners on your other important electronic gadgets too. Sorry I can't be more help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_G Riedell Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 If you can, bypass the wi-fi, and see if you have the same issue when the wi-fi is off. I suspect the issue might be holding sustained throughput from your ISP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Williams Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Ben, It seems to be all devices. That was my first thought, maybe it's just one or two but upon investigation it does seem to be all of them. I have some older devices that don't support the 5GHz so I have to leave the 2.4GHz on. I will definitely check the WiFi Analyzer. I checked it once before but the signals from neighbors were so low I didn't go any further, plus it was when I had my Nexus 4. Just got my Nexus 5x a few weeks ago! George, I have already taken this into account. One of my smart DVD players is hooked right into the router and it works fine when Wifi is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_G Riedell Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 We had a weird issue with losing wi-fi once. Took a bit to find the cause... a leaky microwave oven. Killed the connection 90% of the time and destroyed one router before we figured it out. I don't even want to think about the health implications. You could try something like a field strength meter tuned for the wi-fi bands. I haven't tried this yet, but here's a project if you want to try to "build" your own: http://dwarmstr.blogspot.com/2008/12/very-simple-24ghz-meter.html You would be surprised to find the RF noise products get away with these days. If that's the cause of your problem... and you know an amateur radio (ham radio) operator, they MIGHT be able to help you track down the problem too. Or to help you determine if that's the problem. As for your thoughts about a power issue being the cause. If you can "borrow" a UPS (battery back-up) first and give that a try (let the battery - inverter combo power your router for awhile), you could confirm or eliminate utility power being an issue. Might save you a few bucks too.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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