[Q] Multiple access points cause wifi to drop - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My WiFi keeps dropping - and it's really bugging me now. Every few seconds it'll drop switch to GPRS (arrrgh) and then reconnect to the WiFi.
Any connections I have open are immediately dropped - which is really frustrating.
The problem only happened since I upgrade to KJ1 O2 ROM - which is all stock, no root etc.
I have two access points, one on channel 2 and the other on channel 13, which are both free (I live in the sticks, no competition for wifi, but also no 3G) - when I disable one of my access points, the connection stays stable. I've tried running on each of them alone and it's fine.
As soon as I switch back to having both (which I need to cover my house) it starts dropping connections again. I assume it's jumping between the two, but it's not handling it correctly.
I don't have any issues roaming around with any other devices (although this is my only Android one).
Does anybody else have this issue or any ideas?

So... just me then?

Dashers said:
So... just me then?
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no it's not just you ... i had the same problem, i searched over the internet and found this :
1. this bug is present and known for many years but no one cares to fix it.
2. it seems to appear when you use the same ssid but on two (or more) different devices.
3. it appears only with certain devices ... so i'm planning to change one of them (the one that costs less ) and see what happens ...
i'll let you know.
did you find any solution/workaround ?
ohh , i forgot also to mention that i tested this using a samsung galaxy note and a samsung galaxy Y , both had similar issues.
however on my samsung galaxy tab 10.1 everything worked perfectly , as it did for my laptop ....

zitler said:
no it's not just you ... i had the same problem, i searched over the internet and found this :
1. this bug is present and known for many years but no one cares to fix it.
2. it seems to appear when you use the same ssid but on two (or more) different devices.
3. it appears only with certain devices ... so i'm planning to change one of them (the one that costs less ) and see what happens ...
i'll let you know.
did you find any solution/workaround ?
ohh , i forgot also to mention that i tested this using a samsung galaxy note and a samsung galaxy Y , both had similar issues.
however on my samsung galaxy tab 10.1 everything worked perfectly , as it did for my laptop ....
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I have in work 3 different wifi hotspots, all have the same SSID and WPA passwords. 2 of these have an little overlap in their coverage.
I have no wifi problem on my SGSII (running GB and ICS) when I walk from one area to another.

The wifi-standard is full of flaws. You can do all kind of crazy stuff against networks.
Anyway, as they aren't running on the same channel, try this:
Set different SSIDs.
Set different encryptions (just NOT WEP!) - set one to WPA and one to WPA2.
Try standing directly next to one and look it the stability of the connections changes.
Just some ideas...

fred_up said:
I have in work 3 different wifi hotspots, all have the same SSID and WPA passwords. 2 of these have an little overlap in their coverage.
I have no wifi problem on my SGSII (running GB and ICS) when I walk from one area to another.
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what is the maker/model of your access points ? are they all the same ? the bug is known to present in some brands and only if you mix them with others ...

Related

weak wifi

Does anyone else have a issue with their S Tab, only getting weak wifi signal, even from a wireless router your are right next to?
I have a wireless router in my living room, and everything else i have to include my other tab and laptop get full bars for the wifi, but my S Tab only gets about 3 to 4 out of 5.
Just curious as to if this is just a flaw in the Tab, or maybe mine has an issue i should have looked at for repair, or replacement.
i get a full signal on the home wifi and using my mobile as a hotspot, not sure why yours is getting a weak signal.
Im not sure either, it still works fine, seems to run the browser, downloads/updates fast still, maybe the little icon at the bottom by the clock is inaccurate.
I feel it is better than on my SE XPlay
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I have had a bit of the same issue. When I first got it it seemed that it picked up my home Wifi last above all the others around me.
Once it did finally find it it only showed a weak singal, after I put in my password it jumped up to full strength. this has happened to every location I went to. Once i do connect it works great (on a side note people have complained that my wireless internet sucks at my home when they tried to connect with there laptops)
I seem to have a similar issue. Works fairly fast but looks like I only have 2 bars.
Yeah I have noticed this and using wifi manager the signal goes up and down but seems fine on my arc....
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I don't have an issue with the signal but it takes forever for it to connect to my AP. It's taking at least 30 seconds to make a connection.
bimbot said:
I don't have an issue with the signal but it takes forever for it to connect to my AP. It's taking at least 30 seconds to make a connection.
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Yes, I have noticed this when I unlock the device as well.
sony tablet s wifi issue
Hi all,
after weeks of study here is what i found out:
- wifi issue is not a hard ware issue, it is simply the software.
- wifi issue occurs only with certain routers with both N & G channels , Especially Netgear and BT.
- Wifi manger app makes it better and less annoying, issue still there but less occurring. try different channels.
- Tablet S for some reason does not like the channels used by certain Routers.
- do not bother with wifi lock app, does not do the job and steals ur battery.
- after weeks of trial, tablet is just great, but needs attention from Google.
SO
My friend's wife works for Google, when asked for the favor of the insider , engineers in Google said, first stage is to roll out Xperia release 5 to try and fix problem, then both S and Xperia will get Jelly bean with a definite fix. Testing as we speak.
all I can do now is get a good router and hope for the best.
I too have a problem with my new-ish Sony Tablet S (which I wish I never went to 4.0.3 r5). Sitting anywhere in my house I get 4 or 5 bars - I have a great DLINK Router and a repeater in the other end of the house. Both on the same channel family and get full blast wireless all over the house.
My problem is (the router is locked into N only mode as everything in the house is N) - even with 5 bars, the NETWORK information from the tablet's info panel says I am at 65MB/s. Why so slow? My older than the tablet laptop with built in WiFi get 150MB/s, and the router is capable of 300MB/s (dual channel router).
Can anyone explain this?
Also if anyone can direct me to the steps and files to get my tablet back to the 4.0.3 (pre R5 version), I would be ever so happy. I hate all the new additions - none of them good that R gave. My biggest gripe is the removal of the DLNA app that worked great with my MEDIA Server (windows) and streamed my .M4V ripped DVD collection, that my HTPC also uses, flawlessly. The WALKMAN and MOVIES app in the R5 software - for use of a better word - S U X !!!
I already called SONY to find out how to REVERT and of course got the answer, YOU CAN'T. You would think that with over $20,000 worth of SONY equipment purchased in the last 8 years they would help.
Thanks,
bearhntr

Tablet S not holding Wifi Signal

I recently purchased the 16gb Sony Tablet S and am contemplating on whether or not to return it by the 30 day window due to sporadic wifi connection at my apartment. The issue is not as much the reobtaining wifi after the screen unlocks, as it is the general holding of the wifi connection when the screen is on.
I've isolated the problem to my specific router, as it works PERFECTLY at my GF's apt and my parent's house. Always connects right away and stays connected. However at my apt it doesn't always connect right way and have to manually turn the wifi off and on again, and sometimes have to manually hit connect from the wifi screen. When it finally obtains IP address it will connect, but most of the time for only a short period (like 20-30 seconds) before the wifi signal on bottom right just disappears. Then I have to toggle the wifi on and off again and try again. Very annoying. Sometimes it will connect though, and the wifi holds up like it should.
Here are the fixes I've tried so far:
* Reset and Factory Rest device
* Forget/Reconnect to network from device
* Update Router Firmware
* Configure Router - g/n mode and n mode from b/g/n
* Set Router Channel from auto to 1,6 and 11.
* Wifi Lock App (doesn't work and drains battery)
Personally, I feel like the tablet itself has an inferior wireless radio. Compared side by side to my other wifi devices, it has noticeably less signal at the router and diminishes quicker the farther away you go. Now, this doesn't really bother me as I'm usually always near my router. However, when I was scanning all the wifi networks around me (in cmd: netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid) I found over 30 networks around me all using the full channel spectrum. I've tried every channel on my router, but 11 seems the best.
Would a crowded wifi area affect the tablet? But again, my laptop, 2 phones, and PS3 connect at every channel with no problems at my apt. At my parent's house and GF's apt there are only 1 or 2 other available networks that could also be on my channel. That's the only thing I can think of.
I just don't understand why only the tablet is having wifi problems.
I have about a week left to return it, and would like to keep the tablet, but running out of patience. Next, I think I will try using MAC address and see if that works.
Any help would be appreciated!
Try this!
I had the same issue.
I solved the problem
1 - turn off wifi.
2- in accounts - turn off "auto connect"
3- turn on wifi ( test if work )
4- reconect the accounts
too simple .. but works , try it.
Would a crowded wifi area affect the tablet? But again, my laptop, 2 phones, and PS3 connect at every channel with no problems at my apt.
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Thats certaintly not the problem since i have so many devices logged in on my network, and not having the same problems,
The Wi-Fi on Sony tablet has known issue's like loosing connection when screen goes standby, even if you checked this in settings never to shut down.
The steps in the post above can be the sollution, and if not, sony will make somehow a repair or a dev would fix this. goodluck.
setterose said:
I had the same issue.
I solved the problem
1 - turn off wifi.
2- in accounts - turn off "auto connect"
3- turn on wifi ( test if work )
4- reconect the accounts
too simple .. but works , try it.
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Thanks. I tried that sequence and it seemed to work for a little bit, but then the problems reoccurred.
Again, the problem is not just that the wifi doesn't pick up right away after standby, but also, and more importantly, it looses wifi BEFORE the screen goes out while I'm using it, repeatedly.
Its very annoying and only happens at my apt and not at other networks. No other device on my network has this problem.
Nobody else has had this problem before?
I remember from older posts that tablet s has problem with certain brand routers. What routers are used in your places.
Kermit33 said:
I remember from older posts that tablet s has problem with certain brand routers. What routers are used in your places.
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Its a ZyXel brand router that doesn't work. I'm pretty sure the one's that do work are both Linksys. The ZyXel router is probably a cheap one because it came bundled in a promotion from my ISP.
I guess I could try another n router, but still find it strange that all my other wifi devices are fine with the current router.
Wifi Signal
Sony is not as reliable as it used to be... My Tablet S keeps loosing WiFi signal, and the solution I found was to turn off and back on the WiFi. This fix the issue.
However another very annoying problem is that very often I need to hard reset the tablet as it locks the screen with no other way to recover it. Shame on Sony. An the annoying side flash light is ridiculous. I used to have an A100 that aside any design issues, worked perfectly never had any operational issue with it. Should have upgraded to a A500...
What worked for me.
I bought a Sony S as a birthday present for my wife. That was yesterday and today she went to work and left me to set it up for her.
I have a Cisco E3200 router. The tablet could see my router and connect to it but would drop the connection after 5 seconds.
Well, that was the first hour and a half of my day.
Finally, with nothing else to try, I set up a guest account on the router. The tablet found it and connected to it on the first attempt and has been connected now for over four hours including multiple restarts.
I have no idea why this worked. I just know that it did.
Clive.
Same issues here when docking tablet sometimes, but my work around is to turn WiFi off, and hit Fast Reboot ( app by Great Bytes Software) then turn WiFi back on. Fast Reboot seems to do a soft reboot on apps and system and it only takes a few seconds.
Hope this helps!
Maui
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Wifi Issues
I bought the 32G version from Woot recently. The WiFi reception is awful. I am on my second unit same thing.
4 feet from Router (on 2nd floor), 3 bars out of 4. 15 feet goes to 2. Downstairs goes to 1 bar 1MBS. And drops like a hot potato. Sony has sent a RMA for repair. Being this is my second unit with same issue, I doubt there is a fix.
I use a LAptop, netbook, android phone on the same router. No issues. They all work well, even in the basement!
Updated to 4.0 on my original unit, no change.
Just ranting here, hoping for a surprise fix. Other than that Mrs Lincoln how was the play? I love the tablet otherwise. Will probably throw and a spare router downstairs or feed it off my 4G phone. Now that really sucks..LOL
Anyone else
4.03 can solve this problem?
[email protected] said:
4.03 can solve this problem?
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4.03 did not make a difference.
**EDITED: pls ignore this post. irrelevant.
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sony tablet s wifi issue
Hi all,
after weeks of study here is what i found out:
- wifi issue is not a hard ware issue, it is simply the software.
- wifi issue occurs only with certain routers with both N & G channels , Especially Netgear and BT.
- Wifi manger app makes it better and less annoying, issue still there but less occurring. try different channels.
- Tablet S for some reason does not like the channels used by certain Routers.
- do not bother with wifi lock app, does not do the job and steals ur battery.
- after weeks of trial, tablet is just great, but needs attention from Google.
SO
My friend's wife works for Google, when asked for the favor of the insider , engineers in Google said, first stage is to roll out Xperia release 5 to try and fix problem, then both S and Xperia will get Jelly bean with a definite fix. Testing as we speak.
all I can do now is get a good router and hope for the best.
Fatthyrahim said:
Hi all,
SO
My friend's wife works for Google, when asked for the favor of the insider , engineers in Google said, first stage is to roll out Xperia release 5 to try and fix problem, then both S and Xperia will get Jelly bean with a definite fix. Testing as we speak.
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Straight from the horse's mouth??? Tablet S will infact be getting Jelly Bean???
Fatthyrahim said:
all I can do now is get a good router and hope for the best.
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what do you think about sitecom routers?
WIFI More
Fatthyrahim said:
Hi all,
after weeks of study here is what i found out:
- wifi issue is not a hard ware issue, it is simply the software.
- wifi issue occurs only with certain routers with both N & G channels , Especially Netgear and BT.
- Wifi manger app makes it better and less annoying, issue still there but less occurring. try different channels.
- Tablet S for some reason does not like the channels used by certain Routers.
- do not bother with wifi lock app, does not do the job and steals ur battery.
- after weeks of trial, tablet is just great, but needs attention from Google.
SO
My friend's wife works for Google, when asked for the favor of the insider , engineers in Google said, first stage is to roll out Xperia release 5 to try and fix problem, then both S and Xperia will get Jelly bean with a definite fix. Testing as we speak.
all I can do now is get a good router and hope for the best.
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I have tried 3 different Routers.
Verizon/ActionTecMi424
CheckPoint Z-100G
Linksys WRT54GL
No change no difference.
I finally installed another router on the other floor. Now it works in entire house, but have to change router connections if I move to a different floor.
The big question here I think is:
Is every Tablet S this way or do we have some bad samples? Software or Hardware. Sony has given me and RMA # to return for repair. I am hesitant to do that. If there is no fix or all units are this way.
I am not 100% sure but from my own testing I found it working 90% of the time everywhere else, here is how I tested:
home netgear, does not hold wifi , have to refresh page all the time to browse internet.
Work ( different router not sure what type yet) works just like a dream, fast no wifi drops no refreshes needed.
took it to most free wifi spots, not a problem.
friends house BT, Same issue again.
Wifi manager made it a bit better yes ( have to test now on channels 12 , 13 or 15 , wifi lock app does not work.
I hate to get a different router to get same issue at the end. however different posts elsewhere suggested setting router to N on and G off channels testing each time you make a change, on tablet set to manual ( have not done this bit yet).
It's not like we are all being picky here with Sony, we like the tablet itself and we bought it with a lot of money, we want to be able to browse the internet download things without getting our livers and kidneys enlarged.
more to follow , I am really hoping to be able to get my friend's wife update as she told us GOOGLE IS VERY AWARE OF THE ISSUE.
air16 said:
what do you think about sitecom routers?
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Bought Sitecom Router last friday, I can say that now my tablet holds wifi signal very well... :good:
WIFI Issue fixed
All,
there was an update last Thursday that fixed the wifi issue, I am not really sure what but my tablet s now holds and keeps wifi everywhere.
I had issued before with netgear and bt routers and after last Thursday it was just fine, i need to review the recent updates done and Let you all know.
I tried it everywhere and works perfect, download speed is perfect , not one drop of wifi so far.
I assume either Sony or Google did something here as it was getting an update last Thursday that lasted about 10 minutes, could not figure out what was that update yet.

S3 wireless signal problems

Hello. I bought a S3 Pebble Blue 16gb about 6 months ago. The prone its not locked and camed from Free Mobile network in France. Since then I had wifi problems ... signal dropping, constant speed 5Mb, no wifi N. I waited for new firmwares ... tried modified ROM's like Omega but still no luck. With the new ROM for France JZO54K I can see some small improvements (the wifi connects a little faster and there is a small increase in speed) but the wifi is still pretty unusable. I have 3 different Wifi N Routers at Home and all connect for a brief time at 65MB or &@ in wifi N and then drops to wifi B or G down to 5MB or 1 MB. When I connect for 30 seconds the internet works well but after that u cannot use it anymore ... the speed is very very low. The 3G network works a lot faster than my wifi. I have tried different routers and the same results. I invited 2 of my friend with Galaxy s3 and their phones connect ok in wifi N 72MB to my router. I have a Iphone and Ipad that both work well on my network so the routers are out of the question. I have tried all the "fixes" i could find on the internet with no luck. Do you think this could be a problem that the guarantee could fix it? I dont want to send the phone and to get it back the same when they see that the wifi works ... but with 5mb ....
I made a small movie to explain the "things" better.
ww.youtube.com/watch?v=B13a-3k1Pu8
Thanks in advance
The link for the video is in my signature
Same Problem
naighba said:
Hello. I bought a S3 Pebble Blue 16gb about 6 months ago. The prone its not locked and camed from Free Mobile network in France. Since then I had wifi problems ... signal dropping, constant speed 5Mb, no wifi N. I waited for new firmwares ... tried modified ROM's like Omega but still no luck. With the new ROM for France JZO54K I can see some small improvements (the wifi connects a little faster and there is a small increase in speed) but the wifi is still pretty unusable. I have 3 different Wifi N Routers at Home and all connect for a brief time at 65MB or &@ in wifi N and then drops to wifi B or G down to 5MB or 1 MB. When I connect for 30 seconds the internet works well but after that u cannot use it anymore ... the speed is very very low. The 3G network works a lot faster than my wifi. I have tried different routers and the same results. I invited 2 of my friend with Galaxy s3 and their phones connect ok in wifi N 72MB to my router. I have a Iphone and Ipad that both work well on my network so the routers are out of the question. I have tried all the "fixes" i could find on the internet with no luck. Do you think this could be a problem that the guarantee could fix it? I dont want to send the phone and to get it back the same when they see that the wifi works ... but with 5mb ....
I made a small movie to explain the "things" better.
ww.youtube.com/watch?v=B13a-3k1Pu8
Thanks in advance
The link for the video is in my signature
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I have the same problem, although my phone worked perfectly for about 6 months. I thought in the beginning that my WiFi chip was broken. through multiple drops from small distances. But I can't help you more then just saying that I have EXACTLY the same problem. The WiFi at home works for my PC, MAC, Ipad, Iphone(s), and all my other media, flawlessly. So the only thing I can think of is that we join forces and search the forums and keep track of new ways to fix the issue. Good luck and please post back if You find the solution.
Thanks for the reply. I'm considering calling Samsung for the waranty but I allready know their answer ... "does the wifi works ? ... yes ... Well there is no problem" and the waiting time in France I heard its from 2 to 6 weeks ...
There are some smart solutions one can try but they require some software on Pc and so forth. Look at the post named (my galaxy s3 won't connect to wifi), on the Q&A section for sgs3 here. They give some tips
Try friend gl
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Hi dude.
Now after some time I have a working phone. This phone has given me more then one headache. The wifi problem I had seemed to be kernel specific. When I started with faryaabs supernexus rom M1 (latest) the phone seemed to work. Instead the phone startes freezing. I solved this to through the DFG method in the ulultimate freezing thread here on xda. So my recommendation is to root install cmw recovery and try faryaabs latlatest rom. Heck you might like it.
Im currently on the leaked 4.2.2 touchwiz. Works ok!!
Cheers
Niko
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[Q] Linksys WRT610n, Lumia 920&people hub

A few days ago i got my Lumia 920, and pretty soon i discovered a networking problem. When i am connected to my homenetwork, the people hub refuses to update facebook-streams. Sometimes it does, but most of the times its just "looking for updates". I have this problem only when i'm home. When connected to the wireless network at work, it works just fine - it's fast and updates every time.
I guess there is some parameter on my router that the phone does not like, but i dont have any clue what it could be. I'm running the newest firmware, no security is enabled. The problem is on both 2,4 ghz and 5 ghz.
I run "dhcp-reservations" so the phone gets the same ip every time - i also tried without reserving a specific ip to the phone. It has no effect on my problem.
I tried to enable the log, but the log is not very informative - its just telling what IP-adresses its trying to access.
This is the first device i have that is having a problem with my router. I have had three windows phone devices before, i have had iphone and one android phone, and of course laptops. I have never experienced this problem.
Would be very thankful for help solving this. I am not skilful enough to figure out what could be the problem. It works like a charm "everywhere" except when i'm home - so it must be my router that it does not like.
920 and WRT610n
I have a 920 and a wrt610n as well. A while back, I reflashed the firmware on my router with a third party open source product from dd-wrt.com. The firmware provides a lot more options for the router, and may help with your issue. I used the "mega generic" version of the firmware. Follow the setup carefully and let me know if you have and issues. :fingers-crossed:
I have exactly the same problem with WRT610n! Hope there's somebody can provide a solution...
Sorry to bring it to u guys, but some particular brands do not "like" each other. For instance, D-Link has an issue with iPhones and iPads, now this has issues with Lumias...
Possibly some reflashing of the router might get the things done, I cannot tell. I have a WR240G - and it works perfectly with every device, except for iPhone5 (in order to work with it, all security must be shut down)

General You Know That 5Ghz Band Wifi6 issue most S22/S23 Ultras has been having? I may have found a good Temporary Solution for this.

So I've been dealing with this for over a year now, trying everything under the sun to get this to work and I noticed that the majority of the time the issue happens with Asus Routers. And ironically I have one too, an RT-AX86U to be exact.
So after a lot of research & trial and error, I found myself a good Temporary Solution that has been working for over a week now, with the WiFi signal lagging very briefly on a rare occasion, with maybe one time where I thought the issue came back but the whole internet was down instead .
So here's what I did:
1. No Smart Switch was used to set up my S23 Ultra. Never liked it to be honest. I use Samsung Cloud and Google Drive via Google One to back up everything & I keep all my stuff in the cloud so it was only a re-download of what was needed. And I only brought back only my Messages & Call Log, cuz I'm forgetful . I also manually added my WiFi to my phone, I didn't bring it over. I also cleared it from my Known WiFi Networks as well beforehand.
2. I switched the Router's software from ASUSMerlin back to Stock ASUS software, and updated it to the most STABLE version. Get it from ASUS directly & install it via the web gui.
3. I did both the HARD Factory Reset AND the NORMAL Factory Reset after I updated the router. There's two versions of it apparently. I did the version where you are physically pressing buttons to do it, and then I did the normal one on the Web Gui. Look up Hard Factory Reset *insert router name here* and it'll give you the way to do it for that particular version.
4. Went through Initial Router Set-up normally. Kept the same name & password, **stick to WPA2 security, you'll see why in a second**
5. *on the phone* Turned on Developer Settings on the phone, turned on Wifi Safe Mode.
6. Settings, Connections, WiFi, tap on the 3 Dots on the top right and choose Intelligent WiFi & turn off Prioritize Real-time Data.
7. *in Web Gui for the Router* Turn off 802.11ax/WiFi 6 mode. It's in Wireless. Make sure you do it for both bands (the first section will be which band you're editing, choose accordingly)
8. I actually kept on the 160 Mhz option for the 5Ghz because I want my speed dammit. Hasn't affected anything.
9. Switched my DNS (including IPv6) out of Cloudflare to a different DNS, I used Google. IPv4 is in the WAN section, IPv6 is in the IPv6 section (switch only if you actually have that one normally) **I didn't try different DNS options, Google was always my second choice, my focus was NOT using Cloudflare. Try different ones and see, I was always having issues with Cloudflare**
10. **for fun cuz why not** Restart everything. Phone, Router, and Modem if you're feeling fancy. Why? It doesn't hurt so might as well.
That's it. No Phone Mac. No Static IP on the phone. I'm on my 5Ghz Band consistently and it works almost flawlessly. Granted I would love to have Wifi6 available to me so I can get a better router with the 6Ghz Band as an option, but being able to use my 5Ghz in a stable way on my phone when I need that is more important to me. So there we go.
You should change the title of the post by: "For crap routers like ASUS, this is the solution I found to have stable connections with Samsung"
I have another brand that has a solid wifi connection with just default configuration as it should be.
citytrader said:
You should change the title of the post by: "For crap routers like ASUS, this is the solution I found to have stable connections with Samsung"
I have another brand that has a solid wifi connection with just default configuration as it should be.
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What brand do you use?
citytrader said:
You should change the title of the post by: "For crap routers like ASUS, this is the solution I found to have stable connections with Samsung"
I have another brand that has a solid wifi connection with just default configuration as it should be.
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My ASUS router has never given me any problems with any of my phones including this one.
EtherealRemnant said:
My ASUS router has never given me any problems with any of my phones including this one.
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Asus routers are know to have lot of bugs and instability caused by bad firmware and their hardware, some models worse than others, plenty of issue you will find in the forums and even at Amazon if you read the reviews.
My current router is Netgear RAXE300, solid as a rock, much better and faster than the older one it replaced, a Netgear R7800. I will consider Asus as a brand for motherboards and GPUs but never for Wifi routers.
citytrader said:
Asus routers are know to have lot of bugs and instability caused by bad firmware and their hardware, some models worse than others, plenty of issue you will find in the forums and even at Amazon if you read the reviews.
My current router is Netgear RAXE300, solid as a rock, much better and faster than the older one it replaced, a Netgear R7800. I will consider Asus as a brand for motherboards and GPUs but never for Wifi routers.
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Which is funny because I would never consider ASUS for a motherboard or GPU but love their networking gear and would have to be convinced hard to buy another brand.
citytrader said:
Asus routers are know to have lot of bugs and instability caused by bad firmware and their hardware, some models worse than others, plenty of issue you will find in the forums and even at Amazon if you read the reviews.
My current router is Netgear RAXE300, solid as a rock, much better and faster than the older one it replaced, a Netgear R7800. I will consider Asus as a brand for motherboards and GPUs but never for Wifi routers.
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Good to know, thank you for that
Chexk out the UNIFI Dream Machine. I have gigabit service and get an 850mb download.
citytrader said:
You should change the title of the post by: "For crap routers like ASUS, this is the solution I found to have stable connections with Samsung"
I have another brand that has a solid wifi connection with just default configuration as it should be.
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I've been using an ASUS (RT-AC68U) router for 9 years and never had a single problem with it. I only recently took it out of service as it wasn't Wi-Fi 6 compatible. What is it about them that you proclaim them to be crap?
hand-filer said:
I've been using an ASUS (RT-AC68U) router for 9 years and never had a single problem with it. I only recently took it out of service as it wasn't Wi-Fi 6 compatible. What is it about them that you proclaim them to be crap?
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Maybe it worked fine for you, my experience with routers Asus is too much dumb marketing and unreliable routers, not only my case but lot of people having issues from dropping connections (very common in Asus) to firmware issues specially with the AX series.
I actually had issues with my S22 Ultra with Wifi, I always thought it was my Wifi that was messed up so I would switch it to the 2.4GHz. I'm actually not having the issue at all with my 23 Ultra.
If I were to ask you which, among all of the things you did, fixed the issue, I bet you wouldn't reakly know, would you? There's too many changes that "might have" fixed the issue.
I haven't had any known issues with an S22 Ultra or an S23 Ultra connected via wi-fi to an ASUS XT12 WiFi-6 mesh system. But did need to reboot the "slave" mesh unit once - when it wasn't working for any wifi clients. I previously had an RT-AC3100 that was also solid.
I did have prior bad experiences with Netgear and D-Link back in the 802.11g and 802.11n days - but that was a long time ago.
EtherealRemnant said:
My ASUS router has never given me any problems with any of my phones including this one.
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No problems with my Asus RT-AX3000 either.
I have an AX11000 and haven't had issues with the S21 Ultra, S22 Ultra, Fold 4 or the S23 Ultra. I can use 2.4, 5Ghz w8th Wi-Fi 6 and the 5Ghz 160mhz band. Not sure why you are having issues.

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