r/wifi

Hi my schools has been turning off the wifi at 12:04 every night and its really annoying the wifi appears visible but the data doesnt work at all. I used to be able to get past this with my hotspot but my dorms cell service isnt useable. I cant get any work done and this is very fustrating. My friend was talking about using a vpn to get past it but im not sure how.

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

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

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

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

Any advice?

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

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

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

I know less than nothing when it comes to routers, modems, etc. To me it sounds like a lot of Gibberish.

I have Spectrum internet, and would like to know what Modem to get. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cheers

Hi there! I recently moved into a house in an apartment-style community. I do not share a wall with anyone. The WiFi provided by the complex is through WhiteSky and it is absolutely terrible. I have not been able to even FaceTime with family without them telling me that they can’t hear me or see me.

What are my options here? I don’t have access to the WhiteSky router, it is in a locked box in my closet that says do not open. I looked at the Verizon gateway box and they said they do not have open service in my area.

I love to play games online, and also work from home occasionally. Does anyone have any suggestion? I’m willing to pay extra (on top of the $150 I’m already paying the complex for WhiteSky and my “smart home”) to get this resolved. TIA!

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

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

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

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

The Issue:

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

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

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

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

What I want to know:

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

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

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

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

Short story but I’ve moved house and the internet provider I was using was at the old house was absolutely amazing. Since I moved I also upgraded and when I say it’s barely usable is an understatement. We moved around December time and it’s genuinely the worst thing ever and I’ve gone through multiple providers who were horrendous. I have videos (probably totalling about 10 minutes at least of loads of proof) and photos showing just how bad it is and they keep trying to waste time, telling me to reset the box or whatever. I know non of this works through experience.

What step can I take? I was looking at getting one of them wireless routers to put in my room and then wire up from that box but don’t know what the best ones are.

Any advice?

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

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

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