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I have a problem with wifi since I had bought my htc dream..
I connect to my wifi network and all goes well.. I can browse internet, market, and so on.. But after some minutes it begin to hangs.. If a wait for some times it returns to normality, but after some minutes the situation is newly bad..
Wifi work/does not work/work/does not work.... and so on..
Is someone having the same problem?
How could i resolve?
What are your specs?
What do you intend? My router?
It is a michelangelo wave..
It perfectly works with my wii, nds, eeepc, iPod touch.. Only with G1 I have problems
My bad what are your specs on your phone. I'm assuming your rooted, but what rom and radio are you running?
I'm running latest experimental cyanogen + latetst spl (the one used to run hero)
However I always had this problem.. Changing various roms and radios..
rc29 (or uk correspondant) adp1, adp1.1, various jf, hero rom, the dudes, various cyans..
Always had this problem
Does this issue only exist with using your Wifi at home? As in your router? The G1 has some known issues for not connecting or hang time with certain routers. I myself have somewhat the same issue you have. I have a D-Link DI-614+ wireless router (old as hell but hasn't failed yet). Weird thing is only my phone will not connect to the router unless i do a soft reset via internal, EVERYTIME i connect my phone to it.
My guess is that your router may be the problem here, not that there's anything wrong with it. Try going to an area with a wifi hotspot or try borrowing a friends router to see if your phone acts any different. Starbucks, library, etc.
Otherwise, try messing around with some of the settings of your router. Because I've never heard of your router so I wouldn't know what to recommend for it.
Yes, the problem is only with my router.. I asked to know if someone managed to solve it..
Can you post the specs on your router please.
Brand name, Model number...
Michelangelo Wave.. This is is name..
ROUTER ADSL
- Router ADSL 2/2+ with integrated Wireless
- Maximum speed (downstream): 24 Mbit/s (full rate)
- Maximum speed( upstream): 1 Mbit/s
- Interface ADSL: ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.5 (ADSL2+), ITU-T G.992.3 (ADSL2), DELT, READSL2, ITU-T g.992.1 (G.dmt), ITU-T G.992.2 (G.Lite), ITU-T G.494.1 (G.hs)
- Supported protocols: RFC-2364 (PPPoA), RFC-2516 (PPPoE), RFC-1483 (Bridged e Routed), ENET ENCAP
- SOHO Firewall support, NAT e NAT Full Features, Radius Authentication, Virtual Server, DMZ, MAC filtering, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, RIP
- DHCP Server/Client/Relay
- VPN Passthrough (L2TP/PPTP/IPSec)
- Switch 4 ports 10/100 Mbit/s Autosensing
- Store & Forward technology
- Automatic MDI-X/MDI
- 1 WAN ADSL RJ11
WIRELESS ACCESS POINT
- Access Point Wireless 54 Mbit/s
- Standard Wireless IEEE 802.11h/b 54Mbit/s 2.4GHz
- Operable with devices Wireless IEEE 802.11b a 11 Mbit/s
- DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum, 13 canals
- Wireless speed: Automatic, da 54 a 1 Mbit/s
- WEP, WPA e WPA2
- Operable Wi-Fi
Have you checked to see if there is an update for your firmware for the router. Also I see its 802.11b/h. I was reading that some people were having problems with wireless "n" and had to revert back to "g" for the g1 to operate properly. Have you tried changing any of the settings in your router to see if that would effect it at all.
I tried, but I actually don't know exactly what change..
blackgin said:
I tried, but I actually don't know exactly what change..
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You tried changing your settings on your router or firmware. Just tryna make sure I'm on the same page. I don't know if I over looked it in the post with all the specs on your router, but what is your routers model number.
What do you intend with model number?
It will help with troubleshooting.
Sorry but I think it has not a model number. Like for example HTC P3450..
It is just "Digicom Michelangelo Wave"
This is a compilation of threads found on this forum as well as the BN forum. I thought having it in one place will help.
Edit: problem may be BN NC. See last paragraph
The NC is the first device that I have encountered that had intermittent wifi problems. At home, I have a mixture of Macbooks, iPod, a Viewsonic G Tablet running Android 2.2, desktops running Windows 7 and XP using various brands of USB wireless adapters and have NOT had any problems using 802.11n with WPA2/AES encryption.
From other threads: "As always, everything in this guide is completely at your own risk, I am not responsible for you messing up your device further nor am I responsible in the event that your Nook Color explodes and kills your cat, grandma, etc."
Intermittent Wifi Connection:
This is the issue where your Nook connects to Wifi and then after a few minutes the connection goes away. Typically the NC shows wifi as connected or perhaps connected and testing.
There are five variables that can cause intermittent wifi connections:
-your router
-wifi type 802.11b/g/n
-encrytpion
-wifi frequency 2.4ghz/5ghz
-NC ROM
-NC operating system
In many cases, this is due to 802.11n wifi. A digression: Wifi comes in manner flavors; 802.11b, the first standard; 802.11g, the second; 802.11n the latest standard. These flavors have to do with the physical wireless router.
In addition to the hardware, there are variations in encryption of the wifi signal: WEP, WPA, WPA2 with AES or TKIP. WPA2 with AES is the most secure. Look it up on Wiki for more details. And of course the
OS the NC is running.
In many cases, the NC will NOT connect reliably with 802.11n. I have a Dlink DIR-615 V2 wireless router and when set to 802.11n with WPA2 with AES, the NC connects but after a few minutes goes into a state of "testing connection". Setting the router to 802.11g only fixes the problem. An easy test is to go into Youtube and watch a long video. Most likely, half way through, you will loose the connection.
At work, we have a high end multi-access point Meru networking running unencrypted wifi 802.11n and I have this problem. So this may indicate a driver problem with the NC.
The Fix:
Go into your router's wireless. Select manual setup and find 802.11 mode or something to that effect. On my router, I have a choice of "mixed 802.11n, g, b", "802.11n only", "802.11g" only. Selecting 802.11g only with WPA2/AES fixes it for me.
Interestingly the NETGEAR WNR3500L-100NAS 802.11b/g/n seem to operate reliablely with the NC using 802.11n.
One post indicates that settting encryption to TKIP also fixes the problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...72&postcount=6
However, using TKIP opens up a hole for hackers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempora...grity_Protocol
One solution on the nookboards and BN forum also suggested turning off 802.11n
http://www.nookboards.com/forum/index.php?topic=5669.0
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com...-Problem-quot/m-p/770856/highlight/true#M3295
If you are having problems, the following information will help in diagnosing the problem:
Router brand and model number: eg: Dlink DIR-615
802.11 mode: b, g, n?
SSID visible?
Encryption: no or if yes: WEP, WPA, WPA2 TKIP/AES\
NC Rom: 1.0.1 or 1.1
NC OS:
I will try to update this guide periodically. Moderators: feel free to delete this thread if it is redundant.
Edit:
BN has acknowledged there is a problem with certain routers. From my own experience, there are many more routers that are incompatible with the NC. My assessment is that it's a driver in the BN. I have a Gtablet running 2.2 with no problems.
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com...ssed/m-p/1030918/message-uid/1030918#U1030918
From BN Administrator: "In general, wifi issues can continue to be fixed by following the troubleshooting guides posted in the FAQ and in other posts. We *are* continuing to investigate reported wifi issues with certain routers that have had issues reported. At this point, we’ve investigated the Belkin F5D8231-4 and found an issue introduced with Android 2.2. We have a fix that will be included in the next release, but do not have a workaround for users. We are also investigating other routers (including the DLink DL- 624 and Westell 327W), but do not currently have a fix for them.
Please continue to post here if you encounter further problems and NOOK_Engineer and I will work together to investigate further."
EDIT 9/7/2011: After I updated to BN1.3 and then rooted with, wifi connects perfectly with 802.11n both at home and work. Work wifi consists of multi-point 802.11n. Note that this is with Dalingren's froyo 9/1/11 kernel with the BN 1.3 source drop.
Thanks for this! Do you have any ideas about intermittent wifi ONLY when on an Adhoc network from my Droid? I had no wifi issues under Rooted 1.1 but when i went to internal Froyo 0.6.6 it is almost unusable. I have upgraded to 0.6.8 and it is still not working correctly, it keeps loosing the IP or pausing the connection.
Done some digging on this, and the issue is that my NC can see either the G or the N channel from my router, but not both (even with different SSID) when G is at 2.4 and N is at 5Ghz. It will only see N on 2.4 Ghz. bah.
I like the idea of putting it all together as it took me awhile to figure it out.
FYI, my wireless modem is:
D-Link DIR-655
On WPA/WPA2 TKIP
Interestingly, I made a setting change to set the wireless mode to only n & g modes. This stopped my nook from getting any wireless till I changed back to n,g & b. Not exactly sure what this means other than it could a router specific issue but good to keep the info in one place considering it is hard to track.
necroscopev said:
Thanks for this! Do you have any ideas about intermittent wifi ONLY when on an Adhoc network from my Droid? I had no wifi issues under Rooted 1.1 but when i went to internal Froyo 0.6.6 it is almost unusable. I have upgraded to 0.6.8 and it is still not working correctly, it keeps loosing the IP or pausing the connection.
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Not sure of this but if it works with Rooted 1.1 but not Froyo 0.6.6, most likely a Froyo issue.
bonobomidwest said:
Done some digging on this, and the issue is that my NC can see either the G or the N channel from my router, but not both (even with different SSID) when G is at 2.4 and N is at 5Ghz. It will only see N on 2.4 Ghz. bah.
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The wifi chip in the NC WL1271 supports only 2.4ghz. Interestingly the kernel reports the chip as WL1273 which does support 5ghz.
I don't think the original post regarding 802.11n being an issue is correct. We have two access points running 802.11n and have no issues with the Nook Color. I have them set up to operate 802.11n at 2.5 and 5 Ghz. I connect the NC to the 2.4 GHZ radio and use the 5 GHz for my laptops. I am using a Netgear WNDR 3700s.
@jerrykur - Well that explains that. I'm trying to sprint up the learning curve as fast as i can with this wonderful device... sometimes i miss things ;-)
@Zhousibo - I suggest you grab "wifi analyzer" from the market. It's an invaluable tool for tweaking your network. For instance, it lets you see which bands are cluttered and clashing. In my neighborhood everybody (i.e. about 20+ networks) is on the default channels 1 or 6. I can literally watch as one network pops up above the noise and drops out again. In exactly the same spot in the house we have a several dB stronger signal if we move the network to a clear channel. Also bear in mind that the encryption and frequency are two totally different issues. I would vary one at a time and look at what wifi analyzer is telling you - my guess is that only adjusting frequency will affect signal strength and signal drop outs. I would also start with the simplest working setup and add or remove optiosn one at a time, watching what happens to the signal. Once you have that problem fixed, then worry about authentication issues (i seriously doubt this is the problem, i've tried all combinations of authentication on my router and they all work - just go for the most secure!)
BTW1: in wifi analyzer you can view signals as a graph in time which will let you see signal drop outs (i.e. let's you watch what is coming into the machine), combined with fpga_guy's suggested method (watching you tube - so following what is coming out of the other end of the software, so to speak), will let you nail down where the glitch is - in the network or in the machine. Similarly you could ahve two devices whatching the same or different youtube sources, if they both fail at teh same time it is a network or even further down the pipe (e.g. ISP) issue.
BTW2: if you are using VOIP, then QoS in your VOIP box could be responsible for a lot of this depending on how your wired network is structured.
BTW3: I should have explained my motivation behind these posts - I just have not had any problems with dropped connection on the NC (other than all the problems with waking in rooted ecalir) on either G or N networks. I can pretty much move around town from rememebred netweork to remembered network and almost always be connected. I'm actually extremely impressed with how well networking DOES work on this machine, especially in Frroyo. BUT my home network is pretty complex and very busy (media center PC, streaming to at least one device most of the time, multiple PC's wireless printer, wired NAS, etc) so has had a lot of fine tuning... So I'm doubly impressed at the lack of drop-outs given this deployment... hence my advice to eliminate network issues first.
Here is an update on my testing of the NC with various routers. My ipod touch, HP DV1000 laptop running Windows XP connects to every router listed without problems. This indicates either a chip or more likely an implementation problem with BN's driver to the TI wifi chip.
NC (ROM 1.1 with Auto-nooter 3.0.0) works with:
Netgear WNR3500L running 802.11n with DD-WRT WPA2/PSK
DLINk DIR615 runnign 802.11g with WPA2/PSK
Work wireless running 802.11g (router unknown)
NC does NOT work with
Sites with hidden SSID
DLINK DIR615 running 802.11n
Sites using WEP with 128bit encryption
NC connects on boot with sites using WEP 64b encryption - FC after resuming from sleep.
@bonobomidwest
My only thinking is that the NC wifi driver is not as robust with the settings (maybe it is settings, firmware, hardware, not sure).
Interestingly, I spent a bit of time away from my home network which is where I have had no problems since I made the original change (FYI, I recently upgraded from Autonooter 1.1, to Nook Froyo 0.6.7 to NF 0.6.8 and have been stable since the change). I stayed at my folks for a week as am living overseas and they have a Belkin router (can't remember model but I gave them this and was pretty good for it's time). I had issues where the wifi had problems connecting after the screen had timed out so did not use the NC as much as I wanted. I also had problems with the wifi on Galaxy S on this network even though I changed the settings.
I haven't done a scan where I am living now but it should be more than where my folks are due to living in an apartment as opposed to my folks house.
I'm at the stage where my network is not 'broke' so not actively looking to fix it but all my devices NC, Galaxy S, PS3, PSP, etc, are all working now - only the NC has had the most problems with connecting to wifi but have been resolved.
I'm having trouble connecting to an 802.11B (yes B) 11Mbps unencrypted router on the bus I commute to work with. Not sure of the brand or model. Wireless status says I'm connected, but testing. I try to browse the web with Dolphin HD, but I never connect. My iPhone connects to the bus' same router without problem.
However it connects just fine to a Linksys WRT610N v2 (flashed with TomatoUSB) running 2.4Ghz N, 40Mhz bandwidth, WPA2/AES
Running Autonooter 1.1, but given what Zhousibo said in the previous post, I'll try out NF 0.6.8.
Any new ROMs help fix WPA2 connectivity problems?
Just bought my NC and flashed a great Froyo ROM on it.
(The first one I bought had obvious hardware issues, 1bar of wifi signal in the same room as my router. Brought it back same day and had it replaced, immediately better. A known reported issue with some faulty NCs).
Had the same issues with wifi connectivity as described here and everywhere on the net. Essentially, it will connect onto the router with N speeds, but is completely unable to access any internet.
I have a great router (it can broadcast 3 separate SSIDs) but I think it doesn't play nice with the nook. So, it was great up until now =P
Router brand and model number: Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH
802.11 mode: n
SSID visible? yes
Encryption:
SSID1: (WPA+WPA2 mixed TKIP/AES) OR (WPA+TKIP)
SSID2: WPA2+AES
SSID3: WEP (yuck)
The Nook only fully connects to the WPA+TKIP mode (on SSID1) or WEP. The supposed mixed mode setting probably isn't quite as mixed as advertised. The Nook works fine on WEP, but I hate the fact the security is so poor with WEP.
I'd have no problem dropping the SSID1 settings to WPA security, except for the loss of n speeds. Part of the 802.11n specs (has to be WPA2/AES, or NO encryption--not an option). My DVR/home network is on that ssid, so I don't want to lose my n speeds.
So my question is do any other ROMs here help fix the WPA2 connectivity? I know lots of people swear their NC works fine with their WPA2 router, but I suspect their router is just more capable and is switching to WPA-TKIP discreetly.
This is not the same reported problem as having wifi cut off in sleep mode.
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Oh, I just realized as a work-around I could put my home network on SSID2, and just the Nook on SSID1.
Get the right router...
Of course I can't speak for others, but my experience with this problem was that this problem was entirely router related. The rooted NC was very slow (to the point of almost unusable on the internet) from my home Netgear WNR834B Wireless N router, regardless of the speed settings, the channel or the security settings. I was able to experience much faster speeds (allowing UTube and Pandora to function properly) at a friend's home (generic Verizon DSL router) and at 2 public wifi locations. As a result I tried another Netgear WPN824 Wireless G Router with the same results as the other Netgear device.
Then I borrowed a couple of Linksys routers from a friend and tried them. The first, an older WRT54GS Wireless G lacking current security standards and then a WRT150N Wireless N. Both worked fine with the NC, allowing full access, with the latter operating at N mixed B, G and N speeds and WPA2 Personal security.
I am very pleased with the results after a few frustrating hours of trying to diagnose the problem. I hope this information is helpful to others. My friend and I will doing some router swapping. I may not tell him about how great the NC is!
Or maybe the NC?
jdefgts said:
Of course I can't speak for others, but my experience with this problem was that this problem was entirely router related. The rooted NC was very slow (to the point of almost unusable on the internet) from my home Netgear WNR834B Wireless N router, regardless of the speed settings, the channel or the security settings. I was able to experience much faster speeds (allowing UTube and Pandora to function properly) at a friend's home (generic Verizon DSL router) and at 2 public wifi locations. As a result I tried another Netgear WPN824 Wireless G Router with the same results as the other Netgear device.
Then I borrowed a couple of Linksys routers from a friend and tried them. The first, an older WRT54GS Wireless G lacking current security standards and then a WRT150N Wireless N. Both worked fine with the NC, allowing full access, with the latter operating at N mixed B, G and N speeds and WPA2 Personal security.
I am very pleased with the results after a few frustrating hours of trying to diagnose the problem. I hope this information is helpful to others. My friend and I will doing some router swapping. I may not tell him about how great the NC is!
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Yep.. no doubt the right router will work with NC. But at home and at work the NC is the only device having problems. I have no luck in convincing my company to swap out 45 routers so my NC can work
waylo said:
Just bought my NC and flashed a great Froyo ROM on it.
(The first one I bought had obvious hardware issues, 1bar of wifi signal in the same room as my router. Brought it back same day and had it replaced, immediately better. A known reported issue with some faulty NCs).
Had the same issues with wifi connectivity as described here and everywhere on the net. Essentially, it will connect onto the router with N speeds, but is completely unable to access any internet.
I have a great router (it can broadcast 3 separate SSIDs) but I think it doesn't play nice with the nook. So, it was great up until now =P
Router brand and model number: Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH
802.11 mode: n
SSID visible? yes
Encryption:
SSID1: (WPA+WPA2 mixed TKIP/AES) OR (WPA+TKIP)
SSID2: WPA2+AES
SSID3: WEP (yuck)
The Nook only fully connects to the WPA+TKIP mode (on SSID1) or WEP. The supposed mixed mode setting probably isn't quite as mixed as advertised. The Nook works fine on WEP, but I hate the fact the security is so poor with WEP.
I'd have no problem dropping the SSID1 settings to WPA security, except for the loss of n speeds. Part of the 802.11n specs (has to be WPA2/AES, or NO encryption--not an option). My DVR/home network is on that ssid, so I don't want to lose my n speeds.
So my question is do any other ROMs here help fix the WPA2 connectivity? I know lots of people swear their NC works fine with their WPA2 router, but I suspect their router is just more capable and is switching to WPA-TKIP discreetly.
This is not the same reported problem as having wifi cut off in sleep mode.
EDIT:
Oh, I just realized as a work-around I could put my home network on SSID2, and just the Nook on SSID1.
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I have similar issues. I can't use the internet reliably on my Nook Color or my EVO on my home router unless I'm running WPA+TKIP. I would prefer not to have my router setup this way though because of the security concerns and it not being much harder than WEP to crack.
Guess I'll just stick with WPA2+AES and look for another solution...
just to share some experience that hapenned to me:
In France we have an Internet box (wich is basically a router) that deserve 2 wireless network. One public shared with all user from the same Internet provider and one private for home.
At first my nook only saw the public one (wich is not really fast). The private one was not visible (or just flash in network tools on nook).
After some investigation i change the Wifi canal (from 10 to "automatic"). After that, no to see it and connect (if you forget the nook "special sleep policy")
soobaerodude said:
I'm having trouble connecting to an 802.11B (yes B) 11Mbps unencrypted router on the bus I commute to work with. Not sure of the brand or model. Wireless status says I'm connected, but testing. I try to browse the web with Dolphin HD, but I never connect. My iPhone connects to the bus' same router without problem.
However it connects just fine to a Linksys WRT610N v2 (flashed with TomatoUSB) running 2.4Ghz N, 40Mhz bandwidth, WPA2/AES
Running Autonooter 1.1, but given what Zhousibo said in the previous post, I'll try out NF 0.6.8.
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Tried Nookie Froyo 0.6.8 on the bus this morning. It connects and gets an IP address, but still can't browse or do anything internet related.
Going to try to exchange my NC for a new one tonight, and see if things improve.
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Tried Nookie Froyo 0.6.8 on the bus this morning. It connects and gets an IP address, but still can't browse or do anything internet related.
Going to try to exchange my NC for a new one tonight, and see if things improve.
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Please give an update after you exchange your NC. I suspect is the wifi chip drivers and not a bad NC.
fpga_guy said:
This is a compilation of threads found on this forum as well as the BN forum. I thought having it in one place will help.
The NC is the first device that I have encountered that had intermittent wifi problems. At home, I have a mixture of Macbooks, iPod, a Viewsonic G Tablet running Android 2.2, desktops running Windows 7 and XP using various brands of USB wireless adapters and have NOT had any problems using 802.11n with WPA2/AES encryption.
From other threads: "As always, everything in this guide is completely at your own risk, I am not responsible for you messing up your device further nor am I responsible in the event that your Nook Color explodes and kills your cat, grandma, etc."
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i dont experience any of these problems where ever i go
i have been able to connect into every coffee shop, book store, and school campus(i go to 3 different schools) plus i can hold a wifi connection at home
ill give you my router settings because it may have something to do with it
Router brand and model number: eg: NETGEAR : unknown
802.11 mode: b,g ,n
SSID visible: yes
Encryption: no or if yes: yes WPA2
NC Rom: HC preview 4
NC OS: 3.0
and my droid x works as well with the WPA/WPA2 security
Does anyone elses Chromecast wreak havoc on their network? My other devices slow down, and my router seems to occasionally go in and out. What might solve this? It's not a speed issue, as this doesn't happen when streaming on the computer or wii.
standing by this thread. My tablet phone and laptop all have expirienced this slow down. speed test is still showing a 25ms ping and 30mbps down, but youtube and play store are timing out on both my phone and tablet, and when trying to cast from any device, the entire thing lags out. then i lose the cast button...
haven't found a solution yet
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Does anyone elses Chromecast wreak havoc on their network? My other devices slow down, and my router seems to occasionally go in and out. What might solve this? It's not a speed issue, as this doesn't happen when streaming on the computer or wii.
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When I set up the Chromecast for the first time, my router totally locked up. I rebooted it and haven't had any problems since. I am running an ASUS RT-AC66U w/ Merlin-ASUSWRT firmware.
I have a similar problem. I use my Chromecast and then my router chokes up till I reboot it.
My dlink router was from 2007 and chromecast would lock it up completely. Bit the bullet and bought a new router and haven't had any issues since.
Ph33zy said:
My dlink router was from 2007 and chromecast would lock it up completely. Bit the bullet and bought a new router and haven't had any issues since.
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Been considering getting one anyways. Might as well do it.
Chromecast slowing my internet connection
Experiencing an issue kind of similar to the OP's. Basically while my Chromecast is plugged into the TV, even when not in use, it slows my internet connection. I normally get between 25mbps and 35 mbps down on a speed test and gaming as well as file downloads work great. As soon as I plug Chromecast in, my download speeds on a speed test drop to about 1.5mbps to 6mbps. All of a sudden online gaming is basically impossible due to ping spiking and downloading files becomes extremely slow. If I unplug the Chromecast my internet speeds return to normal. I don't know what Chromecast is doing, but something is taking it's toll on my network.
Rebooting the router (Linksys E1000 I believe) has down nothing to resolve the issue. Does anyone know what could be causing this? Is there a way to make Chromecast hibernate or something when it's not in use? Any information about what could be causing the issue or things to try would be helpful. Thank you
Corrected the issue
I was able to fix the issue. Turns out my Cable Modem has a built in router that my computer was plugged into. I also have a linksys (wireless) router that is connected here. The chromecast is connected to the linksys router. I unplugged my computer from the cable modem (router) and plugged them into the same router as the Chromecast (Linksys). This appears to have fixed the issue. Someone that is better with this stuff could probably explain why, but I just wanted to follow up.
Totally!
I had this problem too. I have a Chromecast, AppleTV, GoogleTV and Ouya all right next to each other, with the Chromecast in an "always on" state. Ever since plugging in the Chromecast, network performance on the AppleTV and GoogleTV has been unusably slow. Even VNCing into my desktop PC, which is hard-wired into my cable modem, was slowed down.
I unplugged the power on the Chromecast last night, rebooted the AppleTV and GoogleTV and voila they work wonderfully. Network performance on other connected devices seems to be much better as well.
Would having several wifi devices in close physical proximity be the cause, or is it more likely Chromecast's need to be "discoverable"?
FWIW my wireless router is an Xfinity modem.
chomecast network issues
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has found a solution to this, The Chromecast works but it makes my network unuseable. FWIW I have an Asus RTn56u router that has no problems otherwise
artiemd said:
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has found a solution to this, The Chromecast works but it makes my network unuseable. FWIW I have an Asus RTn56u router that has no problems otherwise
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Can you describe what happens in a little more detail?
Does your network get slow, does your Internet get slow, do your devices suddenly say there is no wireless network? Something else??
"Unusable" can mean a lot of things.
bhiga said:
Can you describe what happens in a little more detail?
Does your network get slow, does your Internet get slow, do your devices suddenly say there is no wireless network? Something else??
"Unusable" can mean a lot of things.
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Sorry, thanks for responding..
My internet access on other devices becomes very slow to the point of being unusable if the Chromecast is plugged in.
artiemd said:
My internet access on other devices becomes very slow to the point of being unusable if the Chromecast is plugged in.
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It's slow - but it still works?
Hmm, Google says your RTN56U is compatible but to contact ASUS for assistance which I'm guessing means ASUS might have an beta or pre-release firmware that fixes the issue.
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bhiga said:
It's slow - but it still works?
Hmm,... Google says your RTN56U is compatible but to contact ASUS for assistance[/url] which I'm guessing means ASUS might have an beta or pre-release firmware that fixes the issue.
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Yes it's slw but works. I'll check out that link thanks!
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Yes it's slw but works. I'll check out that link thanks!
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Here's the properly-rendered full table:
https://support.google.com/chromecast/table/3477832?hl=en&ref_topic=3447927
I'm having this same issue. I'm using an Asus rtn16 with tomato firmware by shibby. Quite frankly it's ridiculous that this is a problem for chromecast. My router is a newer model and it should be supported. My roku 3 is able to stream just fine off my WIFI. All I've been able to deduce thus far is that when casting, the wireless interface of my router seems to get ddosed in some way because when pinging the router wirelessly from other devices, the pings skyrocket up to 1000ms and it causes some packet loss. Ends up making the chromecast stream really badly and of course my other devices slow down. When pinging the router through a wired connection during this time, the pings are sub 1ms. So it seems that the chromecast wreaks havoc on the wireless interface for whatever reason. As I said before, no other devices in my home cause the same symptoms. I may try to see what I can gleam from sniffing the network with my alfa usb WIFI adapter which is able to capture everything going across the air in promiscuous mode. I'm not sure if a lower level wireless spectrum analyzer would be necessary but let's hope not. Or let's just hope Google gets this sorted! I realize that some have fixed this by switch routers, but I don't see that as an acceptable solution since no other devices have issues with my router.
wilsonbrett85 said:
I'm having this same issue. I'm using an Asus rtn16 with tomato firmware by shibby. Quite frankly it's ridiculous that this is a problem for chromecast. My router is a newer model and it should be supported. My roku 3 is able to stream just fine off my WIFI.
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Roku and Chromecast work in very different ways and therefore use the network in much different ways. Chromecast has a discovery protocol that Chromecast-enabled applications use to find Chromecasts on the network. This involves multicast packets, and while most routers handle and allow multicast just fine, some either are stupid/flawed or are shipped with "secured" default settings that block multicast traffic.
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What applications and content are you casting from?
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Roku and Chromecast work in very different ways and therefore use the network in much different ways. Chromecast has a discovery protocol that Chromecast-enabled applications use to find Chromecasts on the network. This involves multicast packets, and while most routers handle and allow multicast just fine, some either are stupid/flawed or are shipped with "secured" default settings that block multicast traffic.
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What applications and content are you casting from?
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Tried youtube, tab casting, and plex.
Youtube barely gets through a video. Tab casting works for a couple seconds, then chokes and loses the connection. Plex buffers every 5 seconds. I actually do notice ping rises to around 500ms when using plex on my galaxy note 8, when the client fetches chunks of video every 10 seconds or so from the server. i noticed that this happens over tcp, whereas tab casting sends a udp flood. but I'm not really sure what is 'normal' as far as the ping going up when the wifi is being used to capacity. I can imagine that saturating the network would do that. I know that plex will pull data in chunks as fast as it can. So that saturates the wifi for about a second or two for every chunk. But I guess for whatever reason, chromecast saturates it even more. Not sure if its because its udp or what, and I don't really know why that would make any difference.
So, streaming with anything else is ok, on both G & N modes, causing ping to go to around 500ms.
When streaming to CC, on both modes, ping can hit 3000ms at times and total packet loss.
I'll see if playing with any of the advanced wifi settings in the router can fix it.
Not sure this is relevant but I have seen a bunch of issues being reported by people using custom Router Firmware....
Not just here but on other sites as well...
Maybe it's just coincidence...
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I can imagine that saturating the network would do that. I know that plex will pull data in chunks as fast as it can. So that saturates the wifi for about a second or two for every chunk. But I guess for whatever reason, chromecast saturates it even more. Not sure if its because its udp or what, and I don't really know why that would make any difference.
So, streaming with anything else is ok, on both G & N modes, causing ping to go to around 500ms.
When streaming to CC, on both modes, ping can hit 3000ms at times and total packet loss.
I'll see if playing with any of the advanced wifi settings in the router can fix it.
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Your network bandwidth seems "bursty" - not a big deal for general data transfer, but definitely an issue for streaming where sustained throughput is important.
What's your signal strength on your Galaxy Note?
Can you increase the signal power on your router?
Also, check your router's orientation. Often times the internal antennae are designed to operate in specific orientations, so putting a router designed to stand upright on its side can drop the signal dramatically as the devices are no longer within the transmission cone/donut.
Chromecast wont connect to my telus router (Actiontec V1000H). I can't see any option to enable/disable AP Isolation. Is there any solution for this?
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mydrl said:
Chromecast wont connect to my telus router (Actiontec V1000H). I can't see any option to enable/disable AP Isolation. Is there any solution for this?
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How?
try changing the wifi channel the router uses
mydrl said:
Chromecast wont connect to my telus router (Actiontec V1000H). I can't see any option to enable/disable AP Isolation. Is there any solution for this?
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How did you fix this?
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try changing the wifi channel the router uses
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Good advice.
Remember that the WiFi bands (channels) are not exactly the same between countries. So if you're in a non-US country and your router happens to choose a channel that is not available in the US, Chromecast may not detect your wireless AP.
But Telus is Canadian, and Canada has the same WiFi channels as the U.S. (Canada and the U.S. necessarily share identical radio spectrum allocation).
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But Telus is Canadian, and Canada has the same WiFi channels as the U.S. (Canada and the U.S. necessarily share identical radio spectrum allocation).
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Didn't know that. Thanks! Still applies to other countries though. I think Channel 13 is one of the channels that applies to Europe but not US. I should put it in the FAQ...
EDIT: Seems there's far less exclusion than I thought... but added a note in the FAQ just in case.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
So I can get through the setup phase up until the Chromecast tries to connect to my wifi network. I get a message saying it couldn't connect, and when I click the link in the message it brings me to a page that mentions AP filtering, UPNP enabling and .NET 3.5. I checked and UPNP is enabled, and I can't find an option for AP filtering (I have the Actiontech V1000h). I am using a Macbook pro.
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So I can get through the setup phase up until the Chromecast tries to connect to my wifi network. I get a message saying it couldn't connect, and when I click the link in the message it brings me to a page that mentions AP filtering, UPNP enabling and .NET 3.5. I checked and UPNP is enabled, and I can't find an option for AP filtering (I have the Actiontech V1000h). I am using a Macbook pro.
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In some cases you have to go through a couple of times. I just reset my Chromecast to test a few things and had to go through the setup twice before it connected to my WiFi.
Chromecast in Canada, on Telus
A friend lent me his chromecast. He uses an iphone and Shaw cable. I use a Nexus 4, and have Telus as my internet provider.
It was a bear trying to get chromecast to work. Tried 5 separate days. Got it to work and i could watch netflix/youtube on it about 3 times and played with it for a couple of hours each. That's the success.
The fail is that I had to trouble shoot more then 4+ hours to get it to work those 3 times. Reboot the chromecast. Reboot the router. Reboot my Nexus 4. Try my wife's Nexus 4. Try the Nexus 7 tablet. It was a horrible experience. I got the AP recommendation like the earlier post in this thread. I tried that. Tried calling telus and signed into my router to check that those settings were correct. As far as I understand it's a gateway 11n wireless router.
So my conclusion is change my internet provider to Shaw unless someone has a smart solution to this problem. The router says it's a 50ghz signal? So it isn't the 2.4vs 5.0 ghz signal problem that I've googled and read about.
Please provide some brains to my situation. I've used all of mine up.
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In some cases you have to go through a couple of times. I just reset my Chromecast to test a few things and had to go through the setup twice before it connected to my WiFi.
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Still not fixed.
So I took the plunge and bought one. Maybe it'd be different than my friends. Looks like this is a me problem. The chromecast still doesn't work. I thought it might be the tv that it's plugged into? Maybe shielding the chromecast from the wifi? I don't know. Will trouble shoot with a different tv or a long hdmi cable that will get the chromecast out from behind the tv. Maybe that'll help.
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So I took the plunge and bought one. Maybe it'd be different than my friends. Looks like this is a me problem. The chromecast still doesn't work. I thought it might be the tv that it's plugged into? Maybe shielding the chromecast from the wifi? I don't know. Will trouble shoot with a different tv or a long hdmi cable that will get the chromecast out from behind the tv. Maybe that'll help.
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TVs are great at blocking/scrambling radio signals.
Use the included HDMI extender. If that doesn't help (enough), get an HDMI extension and move Chromecast away from the TV. One of mine is on a 10-foot HDMI extension. The other is connected upstream of a another device that connects to my TV, so both of my Chromecasts are at least a foot away from its associated TV.
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So I took the plunge and bought one. Maybe it'd be different than my friends. Looks like this is a me problem. The chromecast still doesn't work. I thought it might be the tv that it's plugged into? Maybe shielding the chromecast from the wifi? I don't know. Will trouble shoot with a different tv or a long hdmi cable that will get the chromecast out from behind the tv. Maybe that'll help.
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It could be a few things not related to the router directly but related in how the Router connects to your ISP.
So a couple of questions...
What kind of service is your ISP? (DSL, CABLE, OTHER)
What Public IP does your router report? (Usually found on the status page that shows connection data) If it starts off 192.168 then your Modem is doing a double nat translation and you need to call your ISP and tell them you want the Modem to be put into gateway mode and just pass a public IP to your router.
Does the CCast actually connect to the Router but not work or will it not connect at all period? If it doesn't connect at all it is possible you need to change the Security method used to WPA or WEP. To test shut off security alltogether and try to connect the CCast. If there is currently NO security try putting WPA on and trying again (but it should work on an open AP)
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It could be a few things not related to the router directly but related in how the Router connects to your ISP.
So a couple of questions...
What kind of service is your ISP? (DSL, CABLE, OTHER)
What Public IP does your router report? (Usually found on the status page that shows connection data) If it starts off 192.168 then your Modem is doing a double nat translation and you need to call your ISP and tell them you want the Modem to be put into gateway mode and just pass a public IP to your router.
Does the CCast actually connect to the Router but not work or will it not connect at all period? If it doesn't connect at all it is possible you need to change the Security method used to WPA or WEP. To test shut off security alltogether and try to connect the CCast. If there is currently NO security try putting WPA on and trying again (but it should work on an open AP)
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Service is Telus DSL.
Solution: I changed the security settings. It still tries to stop the CCast from talking to my phone once in a while, but I just log into my router and log into the firewall settings. The firewall settings are "high, medium, low, NAT". It started working once I started turning it off of NAT and onto Medium or High.
I don't know why this is the solution, but it is a solution. I suspect that either Telus will fix the prolbem for everyone else or this thread will become popular. Now CCast is coming to Canada. So either Telus fixes it or there'll be a lot of searching leading to this post.
As a reminder, a friend of mine on telus never toughed his firewall settings and never had a problem with using his CCast. Go figure.
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Service is Telus DSL.
Solution: I changed the security settings. It still tries to stop the CCast from talking to my phone once in a while, but I just log into my router and log into the firewall settings. The firewall settings are "high, medium, low, NAT". It started working once I started turning it off of NAT and onto Medium or High.
I don't know why this is the solution, but it is a solution. I suspect that either Telus will fix the prolbem for everyone else or this thread will become popular. Now CCast is coming to Canada. So either Telus fixes it or there'll be a lot of searching leading to this post.
As a reminder, a friend of mine on telus never toughed his firewall settings and never had a problem with using his CCast. Go figure.
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Well if the Telus was set to NAT perhaps Double Nat Translation was the issue.
DO you have another router connected to your modem or is this one of those all in one Hybrids supplied by the ISP?
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Well if the Telus was set to NAT perhaps Double Nat Translation was the issue.
DO you have another router connected to your modem or is this one of those all in one Hybrids supplied by the ISP?
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I have a friend that is struggling with this as well. While setting up the WiFi connection between the chromecast and the router (the Actiontec V1000H - which is a modem/router combo if that helps). The chromecast will see the WiFi, but it seems to time out while trying to connect to the router.
I did find a comment on a blog somewhere (sorry, I forget where) that suggests unchecking the "IGMP snooping enabled" option in the router (Advanced Settings>IGMP Setting). Once this was done, the chromecast connected to the WiFi without any issues and we were able to stream it without any issues.
However after going out for dinner we had major issues trying to connect to the WiFi on our phones and his laptop (laptop would try to connect to the WiFi but continually fail). It seems like this is a temporary fix at best.
The only permanent solution I can think of at the moment is to go buy a new router that is listed as having no issues on the chromecast compatibility list... Which kind of defeats the whole purpose of having the chromecast as an economic way to stream content to your big screen.
Buy a better router
I don't see why IGMP should have any affect on being able to login and connect.
I Can see it being a problem with streaming but not connection.
IS this an ISP provided Modem/Router? How many devices are connecting wirelessly?
Check settings for IGMP Proxy, Try changing that setting whatever it is but it should probably be disabled (Still don't think this would affect connection but it's worth checking)
Check if UPnP Is enabled (again not really connection related but it does need to be enabled for CCast)
I personally prefer to use a two device setup with separate Modem (in Bridge Mode) and Router....This way the Modem protects the router from the outside world and even if the Modem goes bad the Network still functions properly.
And I pretty much stay away from anything that isn't a Linksys or Netgear product as far as Routers are concerned.
There are a bunch of Actiontec models that are listed as incompatible with CCast on the google site so it's obvious that something about their firmware is not CCast friendly.
So the the previous poster may actually have made a good suggestion in the long run! LOL
I'm using the telus actiontech router with chromcast with no issues....
its a pretty crappy router though and it seems telus disabled the ability for bridge mode in the latest firmware... has anyone found a solution to this so i can buy a better router?
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nolook said:
I'm using the telus actiontech router with chromcast with no issues....
its a pretty crappy router though and it seems telus disabled the ability for bridge mode in the latest firmware... has anyone found a solution to this so i can buy a better router?
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As long as double NAT doesn't cause you problems, you can
Assign the new router's WAN port to an address in the ISP router's LAN range
Set the new router's gateway to the ISP router's LAN address
Connect the two routers LAN port to LAN port
Have all your wired and wireless clients connect to the new router.
Cant get chromecast to connect to comcast modem DCP 3939 https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3438461 cant find these settings is there a fix or work around
My guess is that your have the modem/router from Comcast. I've learned that you need your own router as I spent weeks looks for a workaround for my in-laws.
Comcast blamed Google, which made me laugh when I connected the Chromecast on my own network and it worked. From my research, Comcast did an update to the modem/router that essentially caused the problem.
If anyone has found the solution, please share!
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I have one of the comcast routers that was installed with my X1 box. Per the router info it's a Cisco Model DPC3939. It supports both 2.4 and 5 GHz.
Make sure you are connecting to the 2.4 GHz not the 5GHz (Chromecast help page says 5GHz is unsupported).
I tried rebooting router then chromecast, that didn't work.
I tried adding the mac address manually to the router and was still having trouble (router saw the chromecast as connected but during chromecast initializiation it couldn't connect to the newtork).
What finally fixed it for me was fiddling with the UPnP settings then rebooting the chromecast after. You can get to the UPnP settings by logging into the router, then:
Advanced > Device Discovery
These are the setting I have, that worked:
UPnP: Enable
Advertisement Period: 5 minutes (default is 30)
TTL: 10 hops (default is 5)
Zero Config: Enable (default is disable)
After saving those settings I then restarted the chromecast and went through the connection initialization on the chromecast app and it now connects / works
It also worked for me
Comcast has 15 types of modems, when did you get it, what does it look like?
Does the name of your WiFi have a space in it?
Just my advice...
But anyone using an ISP provided device that has it's own WiFi is using a router and should go out and buy your own then have their ISP put that device into Bridge mode.
You will have a much easier time with getting streaming and other servers to work and you will have complete control over your home network....
As opposed to someone who lives 100's or 1000's of miles away who may or may not speak your language!