Wifi disconnects
drgeoff:
Quote from: alivoiper on March 02, 2021, 11:35:22 am
is there a way to change the phone to 2.4 only?
One reason why I dislike Wi-Fi systems that cannot be configured with different SSIDs for the 2.54 and 5 GHz bands.
SteveInWA:
Quote from: drgeoff on March 02, 2021, 11:50:54 am
Quote from: alivoiper on March 02, 2021, 11:35:22 am
is there a way to change the phone to 2.4 only?
One reason why I dislike Wi-Fi systems that cannot be configured with different SSIDs for the 2.54 and 5 GHz bands.
Welcome to the future: 801.11s mesh networking and 801.11ax WiFi 6. It really depends on the brand, complexity and price point. I have a new and quite expensive Amplifi Alien mesh router system. The main SSID will enable connections on either frequency, and to any of the mesh points, automatically. However, my router also supports additional SSIDs for the 2.4 and 5 GHz radios (it has multiple hardware radios).
There are two solutions to the OP's problem, other than using Ethernet: if possible, disable the router's 5G radio temporarily, then setup the phone, which will grab a 2.4GHz connection. It's possible that it will retain that connection after re-enabling the 5G radio, but all bets are off if the router and/or the phone are power-cycled.
The other solution, which I have had to use with one device (which is in the garage, and can't connect via the weaker 5GHz signal, and is too stupid to fallback to 2.4GHz), is to add an old-school WiFi extender in AP mode (the extender is connected to the router via Ethernet, and is simply a pure access point). Disable the 5G radio in the extender, or give it a different SSID. The product I am using is an inexpensive TP-Link RE220. This could also be deployed the opposite way: connect the extender to the router via WiFi and plug the phone into the extender via Ethernet. This reverse solution won't work with my mesh router, but I am just listing it for completeness.
alivoiper:
I may try connecting an extender via Wifi and plugging it in. What I don't understand is why I can connect, have "5 bars" and perfect wifi and then it drops and won't connect again. My desktop and laptop have a setting for roaming aggressiveness and a way to only connect to 2.4 band. The phone has a wifi. There should be software that makes the wifi chip work. The software should be able to lower aggressiveness etc. I have plenty of devices that connect to 2.4 and don't drop like this, including some very old devices.
I really think this is a software issue that causes it to drop and then not reconnect, especially when it gives me an "authentication error". That suggests to me that its getting confused by the different satellites. There should be a way for the software to tell it to stick to one satellite or not drop if they don't match.
Maybe I'm wrong.
drgeoff:
Quote from: alivoiper on March 03, 2021, 02:24:06 pm
I may try connecting an extender via Wifi and plugging it in. What I don't understand is why I can connect, have "5 bars" and perfect wifi and then it drops and won't connect again. My desktop and laptop have a setting for roaming aggressiveness and a way to only connect to 2.4 band. The phone has a wifi. There should be software that makes the wifi chip work. The software should be able to lower aggressiveness etc. I have plenty of devices that connect to 2.4 and don't drop like this, including some very old devices.
I really think this is a software issue that causes it to drop and then not reconnect, especially when it gives me an "authentication error". That suggests to me that its getting confused by the different satellites. There should be a way for the software to tell it to stick to one satellite or not drop if they don't match.
Maybe I'm wrong.
I have a mesh Wi-Fi system though not a Netgear one. The configuration software for that system, not the clients, enables a client to be bound to a chosen satellite.
alivoiper:
I tested it with a wifi extender. The extender which is 2.4 only connects to the router. Plugged my phone into the extender's ethernet port and works like a charm.
So frustrating that I need an extender to connect when it has wifi embedded. I'm still waiting for Poly support to get back to me.
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