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Does the GNex have a problem with wifi G channel 12?
I changed my router from channel 1 to 12 (due to many neighbors on 1) and my GNex wouldn't connect, saying router not found. Neither rebooting nor re-entering the password helped. When I changed to channel 11, it connected. My other devices had no problem with 12, so it's not a router problem.
I'm on unrooted stock JB.
What country do you live in? I believe in the US, you can only use channels 1 - 11. However, if your neighbor on channel 1 is the only other AP around, you can move to channel 6 without issue, as that is also completely outside of the frequency range of channel 1.
The 3 non-overlapping channels in 2.4ghz wifi are channels 1, 6, and 11.
I'm in the US in a very wifi dense area with about 20 APs nearby. I use a software scanner called inSSIDer, which showed the higher channels as less crowded.
My router and other wifi devices, including some computers and Apple devices, work fine on 12. Only the GNex has a problem with 12. It's odd they work on 12, since you're right, 12 shouldn't work in North America.
In any event, I'll stick to 1, 6 and 11.
I am using D-Link 2750U ADSL router, the issue I am facing is quite weird. My Phone, Laptop, Nexus 7 Tab can see Wi-Fi Network in range but Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (10.1) cannot see Wi-Fi network. I tried connecting it manually by providing SSID, it says Network not in range. Interestingly, Samsung tab connects to Wi-Fi network in my office without any issues. So I am clueless as to where the problem is – is it with Router or Tab? Can someone help please
heeemz said:
I am using D-Link 2750U ADSL router, the issue I am facing is quite weird. My Phone, Laptop, Nexus 7 Tab can see Wi-Fi Network in range but Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (10.1) cannot see Wi-Fi network. I tried connecting it manually by providing SSID, it says Network not in range. Interestingly, Samsung tab connects to Wi-Fi network in my office without any issues. So I am clueless as to where the problem is – is it with Router or Tab? Can someone help please
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crash your router, try again
access your router, check your settings,history
try unsecuring your wifi, seemif it picks up, then resecure
tab does 80211 abgn, check you're setmfor wpa2-passkey
in your tab if always scan is enabled, toggle it
check system/etc/wifi/nvram* - if present
it's most likely the router and the tab.
Issue resolved (hopefully) by setting channel to fixed number rather than using auto option in router wifi settings.
Interesting aspect is my phone, which is also samsung (s4) and laptop had no issues.
@heeemz
channel!, Uhhh, weird,
My best guess is that you have a router with Full open channels like for Europe or Japan and that the TAB3 is an American version. So as American Wifi is not allowed to transmit on EU/Japan extended frequencies?
r2d23cpo said:
@heeemz
channel!, Uhhh, weird,
My best guess is that you have a router with Full open channels like for Europe or Japan and that the TAB3 is an American version. So as American Wifi is not allowed to transmit on EU/Japan extended frequencies?
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This looks like best possibility...
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I have ATT 7 inch and it has similar issues on my home wifi... also a dlink router... I have 3 cellphones, wifi tv and 2 other tablets on the wifi and no issues.
I will check my channels.
I'm having some problems with overlapping channels in my area. Is there any way to change the wifi channel Fire Stick (2nd gen) uses from Channel 1? Would be nice to move it to 6 or 11. Same thing with the 5ghz band as well but the 2.4ghz band worries me the most because I have a lot of devices that rely on it.
Used this as a test how many people still are taking supporting novice Fire TV users seriously.
Result, not many. (This is the result of flooding an enthusiast community with product support and "piracy not working, what now " questions, because novice bought box with the label "free" on it - also the result of depending on a product blogger and step by step tutorials to find your way around, and fleeing from a "community" as soon as your problems are "solved"...)
Here is your answer. You change Wifi channels in your router, not in the end device.
If your router hides this option from you, get a different router. Its a commonplace feature in even the cheapest routers and also in most ISP routers for that matter.
It's also worth pointing out that the AFTV2... Possibly the AFTS2? Does NOT like anything above Channel 48 (a/n/ac @5Ghz).
e.g. You can only use the lowest bands (Ch's 36 - 48), if you want it to work.
Again you will need to adjust this from the Router / MODEM!
Fire devices do broadcast WiFi
This is a legit question (some dismissed it, assuming the original post was referring to the network the device was receiving from). The Firestick/FireTV broadcasts a "Hidden" Wi-Fi network. It is used for the remote, I believe. Mine is on channel 11 and, yes, it would be nice change it. I am connecting to someone else's router (also 11) and do not have permission to change there.
sirdashadow said:
I'm having some problems with overlapping channels in my area. Is there any way to change the wifi channel Fire Stick (2nd gen) uses from Channel 1? Would be nice to move it to 6 or 11. Same thing with the 5ghz band as well but the 2.4ghz band worries me the most because I have a lot of devices that rely on it.
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I'm facing the same issue as there is no solution. It's pretty frustrating because I have serious interference.
Fire Stick WiFi Hidden SSID
Hi,
I have come across the same issue and unfortunately do not have any answers, only more information. My daughter has a Fire Stick connected to a Virgin Media broadband / WiFi router (ARRIS).
The router's 2.4GHz primary SSID channel was configured to 11 (20MHz). The Fire Stick was broadcasting a hidden SSID on channel 11 at about the same power level.
I switched the router to channel 1. The Fire Stick changed the channel that the hidden SSID is broadcast on to channel 1 at the same time (pretty much).
I can only conclude that the Fire Stick broadcasts its hidden SSID on the same channel as the one that it is using for its WiFI connection to an access point / router.
I suspect that this is due to a limitation in the wireless electronics of the Fire Stick.
I cannot find any Fire Stick configuration to change its WiFi channel.
harlekinwashere said:
Used this as a test how many people still are taking supporting novice Fire TV users seriously.
Result, not many. (This is the result of flooding an enthusiast community with product support and "piracy not working, what now " questions, because novice bought box with the label "free" on it - also the result of depending on a product blogger and step by step tutorials to find your way around, and fleeing from a "community" as soon as your problems are "solved"...)
Here is your answer. You change Wifi channels in your router, not in the end device.
If your router hides this option from you, get a different router. Its a commonplace feature in even the cheapest routers and also in most ISP routers for that matter.
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Can we just keep this account disabled?
I believe this is because the way they setup WiFi direct using the same chip as the regular WiFi. It's only capable of using one channel at a time. Roku does this also.
Hi!!
I just bought a new tab s4, and I can not connect it to the 5ghz wifi network. It connects, but says connected without internet. The 2.4GHz network connects perfectly.
PS. Sorry for my English.
Same issue.
My tablet is TIM branded.
Same issue, it connects on 2.4ghz but not on 5ghz...
Anyone?
HI peep's mine is connected to 5 GHz and it’s working flawlessly, it’s showing a connected speed of 866MBPS!
Quick questions, did you try a reboot router and Tab S4 once connected to 5GHZ ?
Also are you using separate WPA2 PSK key ?
As some routers can’t handle separate keys, keep the Wi-Fi key same for both channels i.e 2.4GHZ and 5GHZ!
Does it get ip address from the router/dhcp server you have?
I don't have access to a 5Ghz wifi right now. Next week I'll try the tablet and I'll try everything you said. If the new tablet has the same problem of course, I hope it goes well.
speed_boy said:
Does it get ip address from the router/dhcp server you have?
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See below and bands i have Separate bands!
Galaxy-Tab-S4
dual stack
Galaxy-Tab-S4
device info type 5 GHz
IP address: 000.000.0000 (DHCP)
MAC address: 77:EE:00:FFD:00
I have the same problem and I noticed that it came with the Anroid Pie update! 2,4G is working fine in my S4.
I have another tablet Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition and 5G Wifi is working flawlessly.
Might it be software issue in Android 9?
My basebandversion is T835XXU3BSF4, kernel 4.4.153-16124683 #2 Fri Jun 14 2019.
My Tab S4 was ,finally, updated to Android 9. 5GHz working fine. Both 5GHz and 2.4GHz working fine...
All good here...
I got one coming in the mail and will report back on my success but if you don't get internet trying setting your dns manually to Google's public one for testing. 8.8.8.8 Could also be related to the channel the router is using for 5ghz.
Malcolm
Okay, so I got a new tab s4, and I have the same problem. At the second floor of my house, I don't connect to the 5Ghz wifi. I have separated bands. I tried changing the channel... I don't know what else try.
InsertCoin_Pls said:
Okay, so I got a new tab s4, and I have the same problem. At the second floor of my house, I don't connect to the 5Ghz wifi. I have separated bands. I tried changing the channel... I don't know what else try.
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5GHz WiFi has less range than 2.4GHz, maybe the signal strength is not enough at the second level. Use the lowest frequency band available, move the base unit to a place less obstructed etc. This does not sound like a device issue.
1eStar said:
5GHz WiFi has less range than 2.4GHz, maybe the signal strength is not enough at the second level. Use the lowest frequency band available, move the base unit to a place less obstructed etc. This does not sound like a device issue.
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Yeah, I know, the device issue is that all my other phones, computers and devices are able to connect to the wifi. I enabled the smart wifi and it looks like it's going better, the tablet is able to get better download speed.
I have an old laptop that is capable of 5ghz (i use 5ghz on my home router all the time) but I can not see the the 5ghz hotspot on my mi10t pro, I have the same issue with the 5ghz hotspot setting on my galaxy note 9. I had assumed the 5ghz of the samsung was not enabled, for 2 years I have assumed this and used usb tethering lol.
So when I tried to tether to my M10t pro 5ghz and could not I realised something was more up here.
When I run "Netsh WLAN show drivers" on my laptop I see 5ghz is supported: Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11a 802.11g 802.11n
(the fact I can connect to my 5ghz wifi at home also confirms that)
My next guess is that the network is not allowing me to use 5ghz hotspot on my phone ( note9 is on virgin, m10t is on vodafone, i am in the middle of switching providers) so I ran a test, I turned the 5ghz hot spot on my m10t pro on, then connected to it with my note 9, connection was fast and the speed was insane for wireless tethering (70mb down 10 up) the same as i get from usb tethering. So I know the phone is giving a 5ghz hotspot that works.
So why can it not see the wifi hotspot of the m10t pro or note 9? The only assumption is that the 5ghz hotspot on android is at a channel my aging laptop can not see...but how do you change the channel? no option for it in hotspot settings..... is it even possible?
Hmm your laptop is the culprit here I think. Samsung DID mess up 5ghz wifi AP on Note 10+ and S10/S10+ phones. The AP just would not show. It took several system updates for Samsung to get it fixed. But the Note 9 never suffered from this issue and it should have always worked. I am not sure where the issue lies exactly. Check the laptop network adapters settings in Device Manager on Windows, mess around there, see if the Mi 10T/N9 hotspot pops up. If no dice, check if the wifi chip is only capable of certain MHz or bands or whatever. Something is there. It's not the phone I think.
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Hmm your laptop is the culprit here I think. Samsung DID mess up 5ghz wifi AP on Note 10+ and S10/S10+ phones. The AP just would not show. It took several system updates for Samsung to get it fixed. But the Note 9 never suffered from this issue and it should have always worked. I am not sure where the issue lies exactly. Check the laptop network adapters settings in Device Manager on Windows, mess around there, see if the Mi 10T/N9 hotspot pops up. If no dice, check if the wifi chip is only capable of certain MHz or bands or whatever. Something is there. It's not the phone I think.
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Given that my note 9 can connect to my m10t then i do agree my laptop must be limited (I have messed about with settings, drivers, device properties and all sorts) since the laptop DOES connect to the 5ghz of my router I am assuming that the 5ghz hotspot on the note9 and m10t is on a channel that (band?) that the laptop can not see, but i do not see any way to change it like you can on a router.
The other option I am thinking on is buying a usb wifi dongle from amazon.co.uk but not sure which would actually connect to the phone and budget is not good at mo....
its a nightmare as i really cant understand why the laptop can connect to 5g on the router but cant even see 5g from the phone.
laptop is an asus Aspire V3-571G with a Qualcomm Atheros AR5BWB222 wifi chip. not sure if that helps any advice. I currently have tried the 2014 official asus drivers and the 2017 qualcomm atheros site drivers.
Yeah, a quick search throws up many complaints. You have three options.
1) Get the USB dongle as you said. They are super cheap usually, and you can return within 14 days anyway.
2) Use a thing like this. Though then you need a small ethernet cable from this to laptop, not too comfy: https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/wifi-router/tl-wr902ac/v1/
3) Get a new chip for the laptop. Some laptops only accept pre-certified chips so you do have to look around. Still, wifi chips on ebay are super cheap. They basically just come out and you can put in a new one. This is also a route.
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Yeah, a quick search throws up many complaints. You have three options.
1) Get the USB dongle as you said. They are super cheap usually, and you can return within 14 days anyway.
2) Use a thing like this. Though then you need a small ethernet cable from this to laptop, not too comfy: https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/wifi-router/tl-wr902ac/v1/
3) Get a new chip for the laptop. Some laptops only accept pre-certified chips so you do have to look around. Still, wifi chips on ebay are super cheap. They basically just come out and you can put in a new one. This is also a route.
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1) this seems the most likely route, just being sure to get one that will actually work with the 5ghz channel my mi 10t pro actually broadcasts at and can make use of the 5g phone speeds when they are activated in a couple of weeks. May look at ebuyer, more expensive but less resellers.
2) prefer to use my phone as the router, I am a security guard so tethering is a godsend in my profession, but less devices to carry the better
3) I did not know that was even a thing! falls foul of the issues with 1 but would be more convient once installed
I will pick up a Mi 10T Pro on Monday, if you can wait until then, I can check.
Until then, can you check my threads about the phone?
I'd really appreciate it.
No-root needed: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-10t/help/mi-10t-10t-pro-gps-test-t4187097
If you are rooted: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-10t/help/root-call-record-skvalex-t4187027
h8Aramex said:
I will pick up a Mi 10T Pro on Monday, if you can wait until then, I can check.
Until then, can you check my threads about the phone?
I'd really appreciate it.
No-root needed: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-10t/help/mi-10t-10t-pro-gps-test-t4187097
If you are rooted: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-10t/help/root-call-record-skvalex-t4187027
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I am in zero rush, for 2 years I have used usb tether believing my note 9 to be the issue lol
I have posted an image from the two apps on the no-root list (I dont plan to root as it never goes well with mobile banking)
Hi,
I know this post's quite old, but I've found a solution.
I've got a Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377, and encountered the same problem as the author of this thread.
I found on another forum, that it's possible to connect to any channel on the 5ghz, by changing the regional domain of the wifi card.
Unfortunately, in the advanced tab of this card, the option's missing, but can be enabled by adding entries to the registry.
As you can see on the picture attached, I've chosen Asia, though I live in Europe.
I can now connect to the 5ghz no matter the channel.
You may have to edit the registry file to assign correct device number to the registry branch mine is 0002 in bold character below ; here are the keys added to the registry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Class\\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}\\0002\\NDI\\params\\ccode] "ParamDesc"="Regional Domain" "Base"="10" "default"="US" "type"="enum" @="GB"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Class\\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}\\0002\\NDI\\params\\ccode\\enum] "DZ"="Africa" "CN"="Asia" "AU"="Australia" "CA"="Canada" "GB"="Europe" "FR"="France" "IL"="Israel" "JP"="Japan" "MX"="Mexico" "BR"="Sourth America" "US"="United States"
Hope this works for you too
NB: my system Windows 10 21h2 x64
NicoLastr said:
Hi,
I know this post's quite old, but I've found a solution.
I've got a Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377, and encountered the same problem as the author of this thread.
I found on another forum, that it's possible to connect to any channel on the 5ghz, by changing the regional domain of the wifi card.
Unfortunately, in the advanced tab of this card, the option's missing, but can be enabled by adding entries to the registry.
As you can see on the picture attached, I've chosen Asia, though I live in Europe.
I can now connect to the 5ghz no matter the channel.
You may have to edit the registry file to assign correct device number to the registry branch mine is 0002 in bold character below ; here are the keys added to the registry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Class\\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}\\0002\\NDI\\params\\ccode] "ParamDesc"="Regional Domain" "Base"="10" "default"="US" "type"="enum" @="GB"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Class\\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}\\0002\\NDI\\params\\ccode\\enum] "DZ"="Africa" "CN"="Asia" "AU"="Australia" "CA"="Canada" "GB"="Europe" "FR"="France" "IL"="Israel" "JP"="Japan" "MX"="Mexico" "BR"="Sourth America" "US"="United States"
Hope this works for you too
NB: my system Windows 10 21h2 x64
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Hello Sir, You just saved the planet. I was thinking about buying a new wifi dongle. Your solution works perfectly with a qca61x4a chip.
jmnum said:
Hello Sir, You just saved the planet. I was thinking about buying a new wifi dongle. Your solution works perfectly with a qca61x4a chip.
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Could you teach me to edit it, I tried editing a few times, didn't work at all, I haven't seen the option on my advanced page
NicoLastr said:
Hi,
I know this post's quite old, but I've found a solution.
I've got a Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377, and encountered the same problem as the author of this thread.
I found on another forum, that it's possible to connect to any channel on the 5ghz, by changing the regional domain of the wifi card.
Unfortunately, in the advanced tab of this card, the option's missing, but can be enabled by adding entries to the registry.
As you can see on the picture attached, I've chosen Asia, though I live in Europe.
I can now connect to the 5ghz no matter the channel.
You may have to edit the registry file to assign correct device number to the registry branch mine is 0002 in bold character below ; here are the keys added to the registry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Class\\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}\\0002\\NDI\\params\\ccode] "ParamDesc"="Regional Domain" "Base"="10" "default"="US" "type"="enum" @="GB"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Class\\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}\\0002\\NDI\\params\\ccode\\enum] "DZ"="Africa" "CN"="Asia" "AU"="Australia" "CA"="Canada" "GB"="Europe" "FR"="France" "IL"="Israel" "JP"="Japan" "MX"="Mexico" "BR"="Sourth America" "US"="United States"
Hope this works for you too
NB: my system Windows 10 21h2 x64
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Could you teach me to edit it, I tried editing a few times, didn't work at all, I haven't seen the option on my advanced page
MichaelChencc said:
Could you teach me to edit it, I tried editing a few times, didn't work at all, I haven't seen the option on my advanced page
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Be sure to find your QualComm adapter in the registry (0003 in my case, was 0002 for NicoLastr):
Update the code fromNicoLastr with the right number and save it in a .reg file. Click on it to import it.
In the registry, you should now see something like this :
Maybe also check that your driver is not too old.
Turn off WiFi hotspot, then change the phone region to UK or something than switch back to original region you used before. After that turn on WiFi hotspot and it will use channel 100 again.
(Xiaomi Mi10T Pro Global)