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Forums › 2degrees (including Slingshot, Orcon, Flip, Stuff Fibre, MyRepublic, 2talk and Vocus) › Fritz!Box 7490 - 2.4Ghz dropout and occasional LAN dropout on PC Win10
ddwagnz

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#261834 17-Dec-2019 12:48
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Hi,

Been with 2 degrees for about 2 months now and have noticed a few things with using the provided modem FritzBox we opted for firstly my laptop which is abit old i admit can only get 2.4GHz on wifi which is fine but its occasionally dropping out, after looking at some settings ive set the channel to a static channel rather than auto changing (ive yet to see if this does anything) but i would think on auto it shouldnt matter, the only way to resolve the issue is restarting the wifi adaptor on the laptop (which works fine but quite annoying given sometimes the frequency of this happening, System log shows its deregistering device so -shrug-

But what is more the dropout's happen on my PC on a LAN cable too? not as frequent but can be a pain in the ass at times.

running a Frtiz!Box 7490, thinking about buying a thirdparty modem if continues

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c0ld
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  #2410263 30-Jan-2020 15:18
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This is the way I've done it, may be another. 

 

Firstly, you can view 5Ghz channels to avoid using the table found under 5 GHz or 5.8 GHz (802.11a/h/j/n/ac/ax) subheading:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels#5_GHz_or_5.8_GHz_(802.11a/h/j/n/ac/ax) - avoid the ones listed under NZ that mention DFS.

 

Now navigate to Wireless > Radio Channel and click Refresh (i'm viewing on a mobile browser, its next to the apply and cancel buttons at the bottom but may be different on PC browser). Under Use of Wireless LAN Channels make a note of a channel (2.4Ghz first) that is showing low occupancy. Now click the 5Ghz tab and do the same, avoiding the DFS bands noted in the Wiki article linked above.

 

Now change Radio Channel Settings from auto to Adjust radio settings, choosing your new selected bands (as an FYI I have channel 40 for 5Ghz and it works a treat, no DFS issues). Under additional settings I have (not sure what was default) 2.4 standard set as n+g+b, 5 as n+ac, 100% tx power and have ticked devices can auto move between 2.4 and 5 when required as long as same SSIDs.

 

 

 

Hope it sorts it for you.

 

 

 

EDIT: And just to mention, if the performance of the channel isn't great you can of course try a different one until you find whatever works best whilst still avoiding the 5Ghz DFS ones.

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