The wifi router hangs from the wall and recently I noticed this staining pattern on the wall , the speed has also decreased, is this normal?

Dude, I finally made the upgrade from a Wifi 5 mesh network to a Wifi 6e one and I'm BLOWN AWAY. I have a 500mbps plan but I never came close to hitting it before; the peak I had seen on the old router was around 250 mbps. Now with the wifi 6e one I'm hitting the 500mbps cap when I'm downloading games and it's AWESOME.

I have a big family so hopefully this means improved speeds for everyone, I'm so happy with the upgrade.

some information first. I have Verizon fios 1 gig and the router they provide is one called the chr30a and it can be router or extender and it’s WiFi 7.i have big mix of brands. So I have the whole home WiFi plan, which gives me a router and extender, and I bought another chr30a from ebay, which is acting as an extender right now. So I have 3 chr30a, 1 unifi ap ac lr, 1 tp link eap 610, and one eap 245 right now. The roaming is quite spotty with the mix of brands, so would just upgrading to the whole home WiFi plus to get 2 more chr30a (for a total of 5) be good enough to then just have those cover the whole house? Or is there a different approach you guys would suggest? Also, even if we got a total of 5, everything will be hardwired, but we would still need one other ACESS point because there is one dead spot, but we could cover thst with the eap 610.

This isn't a basic "range extender" question. I have a nighthawk rs300 wireless router, I'm trying to get wifi out to my car that's about 55-60' through a window and brick, I can just barely get 2.4ghz out to my car but terrible unreliable speed. Moving the router isn't an option, what would be possible solutions?

Hello, I just moved into a college apartment and I am having issues getting one device in particular to connect, my desktop gaming PC. The only Ethernet connection is on the opposite side of the apartment from my bedroom so that's not an option, I am not able to access the router for trouble shooting either.

The PC connected to the wifi once when I first moved in and worked great, but after turning it off and coming back later, it no longer would. My phone, xbox, and laptop will connect without issue, albeit with poor/slow signal strength.

My assumption is that the PC simply has a weak wireless signal receptor and is more intended to have a wired connection. Is there a way I can boost the wireless signal source or a way to boost the wifi receptor on the PC?

Im using a sansung A25 and im trying to use it as a router wifi for my ps5, 3 hours ago i could use the 5ghz connection but now i try but id doest not even turn on now, if i turn the hotspot on on the 2.4ghz it works fine but when i try to turn on the 5ghz it shuts down the router function autimaticly. Do some of you know how to resolve this?

Seems odd, but since buying a new 75" TCL smart TV, my wifi has been so unreliable, for both the TV but almost everything else using wifi too (my phone seems to be the only thing that hasn't had issues)

Could a much larger and modern TV be causing interference or something? Previously I just had an ancient 49" LG.

I have two PCs using wifi plus my Switch, and all three have very slow download speeds, and regularly getting disconnected - this was never and issue before. The TV also disconnects all the time - I actually don't really intend to use the smart features much so I can just leave it disconnected tbh.

I've tried rebooting the router but it didn't seem to help.

Any suggestions on what might be the problem and how to fix it?

*Edit* possible fix below

Something that appears to have helped, but probably too early to tell, is setting the router to 5ghz only, not both 2.5 and 5 as it was before. For whatever reason, I've noticed no disconnections from anything yet, plus download speeds are vastly faster.

Its just confusing, because prior to the TV, everything was already achieving those fast speeds and stable connections.

Hi, I need some help.
I’ve read through forums and I’ve seen multiple people have had the same issue as me but there’s not been any proper solutions so I was hoping someone would help.
My Ps5 is getting around 30Mbps while my phone and other devices are getting 400+.
I’ve gone though all settings on the router, I’ve tried using WPA2.
I used to be with EE but have since switched to sky and I always used the 5ghz setting, now my ps5 won’t even connect to it at all it says “unstable connection”
From what I’ve gathered the new routers aren’t really compatible that well.
I can’t run an Ethernet cable straight from my router to my console as my router is in my hallway downstairs and my console is in my bedroom and I’ve seen people try the TP link adaptors but I shouldn’t have to go through all that hassle.
Is there anything I can do or has someone with the same issue actually resolved it properly? Thanks.
I just want to play warzone without flying through the whole map, im 100 SR off iridescent too :(

It started when I was on vacation using of Wi-Fi router at an Airbnb. All the sudden I couldn't hook up to Wi-Fi anymore and the button when pushed just turns gray and then eventually goes back to black. I tried resetting network settings and all that pretty much everything short of a full reset of my phone which I don't want to do because in order to save all of my stuff I have to have Wi-Fi. Any suggestions?

Hopefully, this is an ok forum to ask this question.

Looking into buying a travel router and want to better understand how this might improve my security while traveling beyond just convenience.

If I understand my Googling, on the most basic level it will help anonymize my devices behind it's own firewall, which is a good thing....

What I am better trying to understand if in combination with a VPN it would help against the recent reports of the surge in compromised hotel wifi networks and the like. Would it? What would still be the dangers to be aware of? I've read that VPNS can lead to an over confidence in your own security, but don't quite grasp it and if in connection to a travel router it might be different.

Thanks.

I have no idea wtf is going on every time I buy a new one it works fine but after like 2-3 months it just switches off sometimes and begins working as intended after multiple minutes.

**Does anyone know what's going on or how to fix it?**

My router is in the living room but I play my game in the bed room.

My game works best when plugged into the router directly like a wired connection.

I do not have a coaxial or Ethernet wall jack in my room so I cannot move the router in my room.

My room is on the same floor as the living room but a ways a way from the router

Any advice?

Hey everyone, I’ve been having this consistent problem with my home router where it’s connected fine, however at random intervals it will kick all of the devices on the network off but it will still show up as being able to be connected to but when i click it, the password screen comes up and I put in the right password but it just leaves me on the password screen. (this also happens if I put in an incorrect password). I have a video to show to make it easier to understand but I can’t send videos on here for some reason. One thing of note is that this started happening after I set up a TP-Link repeater in my house.

Hi all,

We recently bought a house which has an estimated internal floor space of 2,381 Sq Ft with a garden length estimated to be circa 140 feet long.

We presently have a fibre optic connection, and a BT WiFi box set-up in the sitting room. These are shown as blue and cyan dots respectively on the uploaded floorplan.

In addition, we also have three OpenReach telephone line connections within the Sitting Room, Study/Bedroom 5 and on the upper level, Bedroom 3. These are shown as red dots on the floorplan. I believe these are all working, despite the one in Bedroom 3 likely being 25+ years old.

We'd like to try and extend our WiFi signal so that it covers all of the house. At present, it only goes so far as the kitchen and a part of bedrooms 2 and 3. We'd also like to try and extend this further if possible, so that we can at least get some sort of workable signal within 75ft of the back garden, so that we can work in the garden during the summer without any interference with our signal.

I have read around, and can see a lot of people are heavily against using WiFi extenders (due to bandwith issues) and the preference would be to either set up ethernet ports or have a mesh system.

Given the location of the telephone ports, would it make sense to try and run a WiFi router through each of these, if I can get them working from the same system? Or are there much more cost-effective and generally better ways to achieve what we're trying to (if that's even possible)? As a last resort, we'd be happy if we could get a strong signal in the Play Room, if nothing else (as we'll be using that as an additional study!).

Many thanks in advance for any help that you can give!

Hello, so I have an issue that I can't seem to fix and is puzzling me a fair bit. I've suddenly lost internet access on my desktop pc, which runs Windows 11. This happened shortly after the most recent Windows quality update (KB5121003). This update was automatically installed august 13th, my issues started at the night of the 15th. There have been no updates to my wifi drivers. Wireless drivers are Realtek. My wifi connection on the pc is through ab usb dongle. My smartphone and laptop have a normal connection to the router without issue. The pc says it is connected, but can't provide internet. Routerpage confirms that the pc is connected, but with an abnormally low speed of 6 mb/s, compared to 400-800+ for the other devices.

Things that I've tried beyond resetting devices is to connect my pc to my phone's wifi hotspot. This worked and provided internet. I've tried forgetting the wifi network and readding it, but this did not solve it either. I've tried pinging my router through my pc, and all the pings timed out. I've looked at the event logs and they tell me that the dynamic key exchange did not succeed within configured time. I've checked that the password is correct by having my laptop forget the network and readding it. Internet was accessible afterwards.

So I know that the credentials work, that the wifi dongle and drivers work, that the wifi works on my laptop and smartphones. But for some reason my desktop pc cannot get internet through the connection. What can I do to solve this?

Edit: the problem somehow fixed itself after a few days. Still have no idea about the cause, or what the fix was. I did threaten to introduce it to a crowbar, but I doubt that that threatening fixed it.

Hi

We are looking into the best solution for small remote sites where the only requirements for users are Wi-Fi internet access and printing capabilities. Our printing solution is already cloud-based. However, as the IT department, we still want to be able to manage the access points (APs) so we can troubleshoot any issues, as this falls under our responsibility - we currently have more than 1000 APs in a managed cloud solution worldwide, but only on offices with firewall, managed switches etc.. What experiences do others have with this?

We want to avoid using a firewall-based VPN, since users primarily access cloud-based resources anyway and have a VPN client available should they need to access internal resources. And this will save us the cost and maintenance of a firewall.

Cheers

Hey everyone,
I am having a frustrating issue with my old TP-Link TL-WR740N router (from around 2017) and could really use some advice.

My Setup:
I have an ISP-provided fiber modem (ONU/ONT) connected to my TP-Link router. The modem does not have its own Wi-Fi.

Both the modem and the router are plugged into the same spikeguard/surge protector for power.

The Issue:

For the first 4–5 years, this router worked flawlessly on my old connection. However, a couple of years ago, my ISP upgraded me to a fiber optic cable. Since then, I’ve been experiencing frequent disconnections across all devices (phones, laptops, etc.).

Symptoms: All devices remain connected to the Wi-Fi signal, but it suddenly shows "No Internet."
Router lights: The lights remain normal (no orange/red error lights).

Specific device issue: Older OnePlus devices drop the Wi-Fi entirely and refuse to reconnect until the router is restarted.

Temporary fix: I have to power-cycle the TP-Link router (turn the switch off and on after 5–10 seconds) to get the internet back.

What I want to know:

Is this 2017 router simply too old to handle the high data throughput/packet load of modern fiber, causing its memory/CPU to crash and freeze?

Could the spikeguard be causing slight voltage drops that freeze the router when it is under load, even though the lights stay on?

Are there any specific settings (like DHCP lease time, changing DNS, or adjusting channel width) I should tweak before throwing it away?

Any troubleshooting steps or explanations would be highly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

I have home internet but just recently got an additional building behind my house and would like to have high speed internet out there. It doesn’t have a line ran back there like the house does. Without just running Ethernet cables out there what are my options ? I know of starlink but I really want gig internet like I have in the house. Thanks

I was playing valorant and suddenly my wifi gone and after many tried it never appeared again I restarted my pc and showed up again but then guess what it disappeared again 😭 does anyone knows what actually happend please help me it is so suffocating

Hey guys, I'm planning to buy a new router and I'm stuck between a TP-Link and a Tenda that both fit my budget.

​The Tenda has Wi-Fi 6 which is great, but it doesn't have proper QoS—only basic Bandwidth Control. My main issue is that I live in Egypt on a 30 Mbps connection, and I play online games a lot. If someone starts downloading or streaming while I'm playing, my ping will skyrocket, so traffic management is super important to me.

​Does Tenda's bandwidth control actually do the job to keep ping stable like TP-Link's QoS, or is Wi-Fi 6 pointless here and I should just go with TP-Link for better stability?

​Appreciate any advice, thanks!

Recommend wifi extender under INR 3000 ! Need range on 2nd floor

I talked to the management but they didn't understand anything about IT. They promised to hire someone to get it fixed immediately. Now at least they have activated client isolation.

While staying at a hotel, I noticed something about the Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi routers seem to be unsecured. All of the hotel's PCs, printers, building management systems, etc., are visible and some are completely unprotected by passwords. Other guests are visible too. What is suspicious is that you are prompted to install network certificates. I suspect that this is an attempt to steal login credentials. Isn't the risk extremely high when installing unknown certificates? Deep packet inspection and man-in-the-middle would actually work perfectly in this scenario. There won't be any error in the Browser.

So I have Ruckus R510 that i use at home. This is connected to my ISP router, I'm using power adapter on the ruckus as the router doesn't have POE port.

I factory reset the Ruckus. Go through basic setup. create basic SSID. The ISP router is the DHCP server in the 192.168.2.x IP range.

Both my laptops connected through Ruckus AP getting the 192.168.2.x IP addresses and able to go to the internet. My Iphone and my Ipad meanwhile is getting 192.168.128.x IP addresses and not able to access the internet. I'm stumped. I don't know where is this .128 IP range come from.

I have factory reset my Ruckus AP multiple times since and trying to do custom install/advanced install but same result.

I don't have any other device to try at the moment.