Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Mnyb wrote: Any of you trying to use channels 11 radio is notoriously buggy in it's auto detecting of regulatory domains. Otherwise I find it stable on my wrt54gl with tomato fw . I have not yet tested with more modern routers that for example automatically changes channels ( that would be a thing to turn of ). This seemed to have worked for me. I have the same setup. I also noticed 4 neighbors also using channel 11. jojopuppyfish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9400 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
danull wrote: Mine started having these issues soon as I changed Cisco stock firmware to DD-WRT on my E3000. Yes this problem does seem router firmware related, but it is definitely also SB radio related. One of my radios (surprisingly not both!) started suffering from this problem after upgrading the firmware on my router. I can't really blame the router firmware though, as ~every~ other wireless device in the house has had no problem. I have over 20 wifi devices in my house, several of them slim devices or logitech, and only the red radio gets a red wifi icon. :-( John 2eleven's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Any of you trying to use channels 11 radio is notoriously buggy in it's auto detecting of regulatory domains. Otherwise I find it stable on my wrt54gl with tomato fw . I have not yet tested with more modern routers that for example automatically changes channels ( that would be a thing to turn of ). Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Rant I have no idea what the Root Cause of all these WiFi issues is, but... I have 3 SBR's, all WiFi, and 2 of them work ANYWHERE in my condo, without issue. The latest SBR has already had the Red Icon issue, and I'm afraid it will return. Keep in mind, I have over 12 Wifi devices in my home and NONE of them ever complain. For this reason alone, the SBR is at least a very temperamental device. Not sure if it's Firmeware, or maybe they just chose a poor Wifi radio for the SBR. Either way, this is 2012, and Just replace your Router, or Jump through all these hoops is not an acceptable answer to this kind of issue. Long ago (2005?) I purchased a Roku music player, and it got sent back for this same type Lost connection of issue. /Rant That said, the latest version of LMS is amazing, and I no longer have Sonos Envy, now that every room is synced perfectly! DjTweed's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=223 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
DjTweed wrote: Rant I have no idea what the Root Cause of all these WiFi issues is, but... I have 3 SBR's, all WiFi, and 2 of them work ANYWHERE in my condo, without issue. The latest SBR has already had the Red Icon issue, and I'm afraid it will return. Keep in mind, I have over 12 Wifi devices in my home and NONE of them ever complain. For this reason alone, the SBR is at least a very temperamental device. Not sure if it's Firmeware, or maybe they just chose a poor Wifi radio for the SBR. Either way, this is 2012, and Just replace your Router, or Jump through all these hoops is not an acceptable answer to this kind of issue. Long ago (2005?) I purchased a Roku music player, and it got sent back for this same type Lost connection of issue. /Rant That said, the latest version of LMS is amazing, and I no longer have Sonos Envy, now that every room is synced perfectly! rants/complaints are better if posted at the logitech official forums, where someone from Logitech may read them. This forum is a user-to-user community group. Official forums are here: http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Squeezebox-Players/bd-p/squeezeboxplayers http://forums.logitech.com/t5/MySqueezebox-com-Squeezebox/bd-p/mysqueezebox garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
squeezeb wrote: Everything's still running. No dropouts. Spent the last 24 hrs running 2 SB3s, 2 Booms along with the Radio. No problems, no dropouts. Like I'd posted, I just got a new router. Didn't futz with _anything_ including reserving IP under DHCP. The Radio is still, however, assigned a static IP outside the DHCP range. No port forwarding, no nothing. Just plugged router in, and let it do its thing. Running WPA2-Personal. So who knows? It could've been the router, could've been the firmware update/LMS update. I'll continue to post uptime/updates as edits to my post immediately preceding yours. Mine started having these issues soon as I changed Cisco stock firmware to DD-WRT on my E3000.Guess I'll have to go back responded to your post because I am of the same mind - possibly router related, at least for the drop - I think the Radio should recover from whatever the Router is doing ;-) danull's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
I did complete reboot and factory reset but the same behaviour came back after couple of days. This is really pissing me off. I'm about to throw the SBR out of the window and buy PAL network radio instead. Please, Logitech, fix the firmware soon, thank you. ascomm74's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41341 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
ascomm74 wrote: I did complete reboot and factory reset but the same behaviour came back after couple of days. This is really pissing me off. I'm about to throw the SBR out of the window and buy PAL network radio instead. Please, Logitech, fix the firmware soon, thank you. This is a user to user forum. If you'd like to complain to logitech, you should post at their official forums, where someone from logitech might read your comment. A call to customer service gets their attention as well. See official forums here: http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Squeezebox-Players/bd-p/squeezeboxplayers garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
ascomm74 wrote: I did complete reboot and factory reset but the same behaviour came back after couple of days. This is really pissing me off. I'm about to throw the SBR out of the window and buy PAL network radio instead. Please, Logitech, fix the firmware soon, thank you. Can we actually always assume it is the firmware , there are these kind of complaints every fw upgrade or server upgrade ? I do run the beta fw and installed almost every one the beta fw to and never had these kind of problems . If I get wifi problems I've found the problems elsewhere in my wifi environment . I don't think they mess with the wlan part of fw very often ? for reference does anyone knows if or when there have been wlan related changes in the fw ? Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Mnyb wrote: Can we actually always assume it is the firmware , there are these kind of complaints every fw upgrade or server upgrade ? I do run the beta fw and installed almost every one the beta fw to and never had these kind of problems . If I get wifi problems I've found the problems elsewhere in my wifi environment . I don't think they mess with the wlan part of fw very often ? for reference does anyone knows if or when there have been wlan related changes in the fw ? agree. I have two radios (one always wifi, one sometimes wifi) and through several versions of firmware/LMS nothing has changed regarding my WIFI performance. I run both these RADIOS synched to another player and all works well (streaming internet radio several hours a day and/or streaming my own FLAC files). As always, use something like inSSIDer or netstumbler to look at local WIFI channels being used and choose the channel with lowest number of other users, etc. Best to use 1, 6, or 11 if possible. Also do NOT hide your SSID (as this is not security and can cause issues with SB players). I also use a fixed IP (true fixed, not reserved) on all my SB stuff, but I don't think this is necessary garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
garym wrote: Also do NOT hide your SSID (as this is not security and can cause issues with SB players). Why? After it's connected, it doesn't matter one bit. I un-hid and immediately re-hid my SSID after setting up my SBR and never had any problems. buffettck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Because hiding your SSID is a worthless security feature. ;) toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
buffettck wrote: Why? After it's connected, it doesn't matter one bit. I un-hid and immediately re-hid my SSID after setting up my SBR and never had any problems. As Toby10 says, #1, it is worthless from a security point of view, and #2, in some cases it CAN cause problems with a SB player. Doesn't always cause problems, but given that it provides zero security, why even have the potential problem. p.s., hide your SSID, then run a free program such as inSSIDer or netstumbler or vistumbler, and you'll see why it is worthless to hide your SSID. garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
buffettck wrote: No kidding...really? Duh... I wasn't asking about security. I asked why it would cause a problem with SBR, as suggested above. because in the past, a number of users have reported intermittent problems with wifi that went away when they unhid the SSID. Not the greatest evidence or confirmation that hiding caused the problem, but again, why have the potential with no upside. garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
buffettck wrote: No kidding...really? Duh... I wasn't asking about security. I asked why it would cause a problem with SBR, as suggested above. Then why bother hiding it is the point. toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
garym wrote: because in the past, a number of users have reported intermittent problems with wifi that went away when they unhid the SSID. Not the greatest evidence or confirmation that hiding caused the problem, but again, why have the potential with no upside. http://blogs.technet.com/b/steriley/archive/2007/10/16/myth-vs-reality-wireless-ssids.aspx Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
And also forget mac filltering, the only one you stop is yourself when you forgot all about it . Especially the duet users struggled with this as duet is two devices reciever + controller and hence two mac's . mac's are easilly spofed. Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
I have the same issue here also. I have 3 wireless SBR's and 2 of them work flawlessly. My latest SBR just dropped wifi last night, red icon. Rebooting does nothing. I'm going to reset, and see if that helps. DjTweed's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=223 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
I have similar problems with SqueezeBox Radio. The network radio stations play for a while and then suddenly stops playing until I press the channel preset button again. Also red WiFi signal icon has been appearing ocassionally without reason. Signal strenght is allways between 50% and 80%. I think the problems got worse after the latest Media Server version and Radio firmware update. Is there any information how to solve this really annoying problem? Can the Radio be downgraded or is it necessary to be same version as the Media Server? -- ascomm74 ascomm74's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41341 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Squeezeb I feel your pain, or should I say I did. See my thread and in particular what worked for me here... http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92597page=5 I know people suggest all sorts of solutions but like you none worked although 4 other players held their signal no problem but the radio was as unstable as an MFI wardrobe! The access point I used was a surplus hub, I was about to splash out on £150 router but read if people who had done the same but only for radio to drop again. Let us know how you get on -- wonder boy 2 Booms, 1 radio, a touch and an SB3...think that's enough? wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
wonder boy;698433 Wrote: Squeezeb I feel your pain, or should I say I did. See my thread and in particular what worked for me here... http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92597page=5 I know people suggest all sorts of solutions but like you none worked although 4 other players held their signal no problem but the radio was as unstable as an MFI wardrobe! The access point I used was a surplus hub, I was about to splash out on £150 router but read if people who had done the same but only for radio to drop again. Let us know how you get on Everything's still running. No dropouts. Spent the last 24 hrs running 2 SB3s, 2 Booms along with the Radio. No problems, no dropouts. Like I'd posted, I just got a new router. Didn't futz with _anything_ including reserving IP under DHCP. The Radio is still, however, assigned a static IP outside the DHCP range. No port forwarding, no nothing. Just plugged router in, and let it do its thing. Running WPA2-Personal. So who knows? It could've been the router, could've been the firmware update/LMS update. I'll continue to post uptime/updates as edits to my post immediately preceding yours. -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
squeezeb;697293 Wrote: Welp, perhaps I jinxed myself. Radio just dropped out-- WiFi icon red. No new deviced attached, nothing else changed with the network. Radio became very slow to respond as before (slow/laggy menus, button press registration, etc.) and couldn't connect to LMS. Checked router and the Radio is no longer listed as an attached device. Just did a long-press/power off on the Radio, turned it back on, and it's back to being attached with the same IP address. Maybe it was just a fluke, but I'll see how long it runs for. Edit: This time WiFi dropped in under an hour. Same thing happened as above. Argh. Update: well, after the above happened and the WiFi dropped in under an hour, it ran continuously and without dropout until I got a new router. I'm testing out an Asus RT-N66U router now with WPA2-Personal, and have had no dropouts for 24hrs. Interestingly, for kicks, I didn't reserve any IP addresses for any of the Squeezeboxes I have, and have done no port forwarding or anything else. The Radio is still programmed to 192.168.1.101 and is static. So maybe it's the router? Or it could be the new firmware update for LMS and the Radio. Guess I can't tell now, but I'll plan on running it continuously and post an update as an edit to this post with uptime. Thanks again for all your help folks. -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
I am also having trouble with my wi-fi connection. Every so often I will turn the radio on and see the red icon. If I reboot it will find the connection and all will be well. I have had the radio for several years and have had good connectivity. The only thing that has changed on my set up has been the official up-grades of FW. However, I live in a condo and there are new people upstairs with a very strong wi-fi signal. In my living room, I get a stronger signal from his router than from my own. My living room computer often has the same problem as my radio and cannot connect to my router. I have to reboot the router. I don't know if my router is getting past its useful life or if upstairs is just interfering with a more powerful router. I am about to buy a super duper router to replace my 6-7 year old model and see if I can beat out his signal. Will report back. -- mpower9 mpower9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33930 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
mpower9;697595 Wrote: I am also having trouble with my wi-fi connection. Every so often I will turn the radio on and see the red icon. If I reboot it will find the connection and all will be well. I have had the radio for several years and have had good connectivity. The only thing that has changed on my set up has been the official up-grades of FW. However, I live in a condo and there are new people upstairs with a very strong wi-fi signal. In my living room, I get a stronger signal from his router than from my own. My living room computer often has the same problem as my radio and cannot connect to my router. I have to reboot the router. I don't know if my router is getting past its useful life or if upstairs is just interfering with a more powerful router. I am about to buy a super duper router to replace my 6-7 year old model and see if I can beat out his signal. Will report back. In your situation, it might help to have fixed IP addresses (not just reserved in your router). search the forum for threads on how to do this. Also, I assume you've checked with inSSIDer or netstumbler to see what channel the neighbors are using and you use one far away. Stick with 1, 6, or 11 if possible as these don't overlap with other channels. -- garym *Location 1:* VB Appliance 6TB (1.10) LMS 7.7.1 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VB Appliance 3TB (2.0) LMS 7.7.1 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) LMS 7.7.1 SqueezePlay Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controllers: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Another (but unlikely) thing to check is if you have duplicate IP's on your network. Check the IP of every device make sure there are no duplicates. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
squeezeb, I keep running in to the same issue. I have two squeezebox radios and a duet with controller. In my setup I have the duet receiver and one of the radios connected via ethernet and everything works as expected. I have the duet controller connected via wifi, and that works as expected. However, I cannot get either radio to stay connected via wifi. When I do a factory reset and go through the setup process the radio will connect (as verified on screen of the radio with the white wifi symbol, as well as from the console of my wireless infrastructure), but once I've gone through a few more setup screens the wifi symbol on the screen shows blue (and then red) and my console shows the radio no longer connected. This happens every single time without fail, and additionally, the radio becomes incredibly slow and takes as much as five seconds to respond to a single click or wheel rotation. I'm pretty sure the issues are related - the radio does not slow down when connected via ethernet. I've tried with and without wireless security, and I've tried with static IP and with DHCP. There are no duplicate IPs. Same results in all cases. Wireless setup: -SSID is broadcast -I have tried WPA and WPA2, as well as temporarily turning off all encryption -Signal strength is 100% (according to radio diagnostic screen) -Radio has an IP address (according to the radio diagnostic screen), but can't ping it from other devices -- squeezemonkey squeezemonkey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Sure Radio is connecting to your network? Router use a Guest Network for WiFi? -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
toby10;697328 Wrote: Sure Radio is connecting to your network? Router use a Guest Network for WiFi? I'm positive. If I look at the logs in my WLAN controller and DHCP server I see it connect very briefly, then (at about the same time the radio's UI slows to a crawl) the radio disconnects and shows the red WLAN icon. -- squeezemonkey squeezemonkey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
toby10;697317 Wrote: Another (but unlikely) thing to check is if you have duplicate IP's on your network. Check the IP of every device make sure there are no duplicates. There are no duplicate IPs. Not using guest access/network. I am 1% sure the Radio is connected to the network otherwise, until the WiFi icon turns red, the Radio slows to a crawl, and the device cannot be seen as an attached device on the router. squeezemonkey: I, too, bought a damn battery for the thing! -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
If you have a local store, go buy a router that you can return and test it. A current high end Netgear N, Linksys (Cisco) 4200 or better, etc. If that resolves your issue, you can decide if it's worth it to you given the time you're investing. -- eganders eganders's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25846 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Status update: Did the above, WiFi dropped again. Then remembered to go back to router to forward 3483 and 9000 with the new IP address. Left Radio on overnight, so far so good. I'll be editing this post with updates on uptime! -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
squeezeb;697218 Wrote: Status update: Did the above, WiFi dropped again. Then remembered to go back to router to forward 3483 and 9000 with the new IP address. Left Radio on overnight, so far so good. I'll be editing this post with updates on uptime! Edit: Radio is still up, no dropouts! Thanks for all the feedback and tips, especially garym! Welp, perhaps I jinxed myself. Radio just dropped out-- WiFi icon red. No new deviced attached, nothing else changed with the network. Radio became very slow to respond as before (slow/laggy menus, button press registration, etc.) and couldn't connect to LMS. Checked router and the Radio is no longer listed as an attached device. Just did a long-press/power off on the Radio, turned it back on, and it's back to being attached with the same IP address. Maybe it was just a fluke, but I'll see how long it runs for. -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
squeezeb;696889 Wrote: Wow, PROGRESS! Turning encryption off on the router seems to have solved the problem. Now the only problem is having it work with encryption. FWIW, I have a WNDR3700v1 router by Netgear, and was using WPA2-PSK [AES]. Anyone have any ideas where to go from here? Edit: I've tried turning UPnP on and off. Makes no difference. I note that turning off the security makes it work, but often that is a symptom rather than a cause. Most problems I have encountered of this type are down to the compatibility of the router's DHCP server function with the DHCP client in the player. Rather than reserving an IP address in the Router (which still uses the Router's DHCP server) have you tried setting a fixed IP address outside the DHCP range? This completely bypasses the Router's IP address allocation function, however you have to make sure they do not clash with non-static IPs. If the DHCP in the router is taking up all possible IP addresses you should set it to use something like 192.168.???.005 to 192.168.???.100 which will give you 101 - 255 for available for fixed IP addresses. I had similar problems with my two Receivers and Controller before I set fixed IP addresses and now they are rock solid. Actually I set fixed IPs for all my static network devices, that is those that will never be used outside of my network (Squeezeboxes, two static PCs, printer etc). I set reserved IP addresses for the two laptops and smartphones. -- TheLastMan Matt http://www.last.fm/user/MJL-UK *SqueezeBoxes:* SB Duet (Controller + two receivers) *Server:* Synology DS107+ (500GB) NAS running LMS 7.7.0 on SSODSmod 4.14 *Network:* Netgear DG834GT ADSL modem/router, 2 x Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 as access points *Livingroom:* Receiver into Naim 42/110 amp, BW CM2 speakers *Kitchen:* Receiver into Denon DM37 mini-system, BW 686 speakers *Study:* Linn LP12, Naim 72/Hi-cap/Headline. TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Newest firmware for the WNDR3700v1 seems to be ' v1.0.16.98 - BETA' (http://support.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/11640). Is this the version you're running? -- Soulkeeper Noise Music Silence Soulkeeper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35297 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
I am indeed using the latest firmware. I can't seem to add a static/reserved IP for any device outside the DHCP range on the router. If I use router as DHCP server and reserve a block from 198.168.1.1 to 198.168.1.100, and try to set the Radio to 198.168.1.101 or above, it kicks up a message saying the IP must fall within the range set. Ideas? And thanks for the replies folks. -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
squeezeb;697065 Wrote: I am indeed using the latest firmware. I can't seem to add a static/reserved IP for any device outside the DHCP range on the router. If I use router as DHCP server and reserve a block from 198.168.1.1 to 198.168.1.100, and try to set the Radio to 198.168.1.101 or above, it kicks up a message saying the IP must fall within the range set. Ideas? And thanks for the replies folks. that's because you are trying to reserve an IP address. With this approach, it still has to be WITHIN the range (2 to 100). We're saying to use a true FIXED IP address. You do NOT set this within the router. See my earlier post. Instead, you turn OFF the DHCP server option in the router temporarily. While OFF, do a factory reset on the SB player, it will try to find an IP then fail, then you can scroll down or whatever and you'll get an option to manually add IP address. Then use: IP: 192.168.1.101 Subnet: 255.255.255.0 gateway: 192.168.1.1 dns: 192.168.1.1 then your SB player will connect with this IP address and it is NOT a function of the DHCP server of the router. (don't forget to turn the DHCP server in the router back to ON when done). -- garym *Location 1:* VB Appliance 6TB (1.10) LMS 7.7.1 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VB Appliance 3TB (2.0) LMS 7.7.1 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) LMS 7.7.1 SqueezePlay Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controllers: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
garym;697067 Wrote: that's because you are trying to reserve an IP address. With this approach, it still has to be WITHIN the range (2 to 100). We're saying to use a true FIXED IP address. You do NOT set this within the router. See my earlier post. Instead, you turn OFF the DHCP server option in the router temporarily. While OFF, do a factory reset on the SB player, it will try to find an IP then fail, then you can scroll down or whatever and you'll get an option to manually add IP address. Then use: IP: 192.168.1.101 Subnet: 255.255.255.0 gateway: 192.168.1.1 dns: 192.168.1.1 then your SB player will connect with this IP address and it is NOT a function of the DHCP server of the router. (don't forget to turn the DHCP server in the router back to ON when done). Ah, that's what crossed my mind after I posted my reply. Sounds like a plan, and will report back with results. Thanks! -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Wow, PROGRESS! Turning encryption off on the router seems to have solved the problem. Now the only problem is having it work with encryption. FWIW, I have a WNDR3700v1 router by Netgear, and was using WPA2-PSK [AES]. Anyone have any ideas where to go from here? -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
eganders;694972 Wrote: If you get dropouts with nothing else connected, try it without any security on the router and Radio and see what you get. Tried connecting the Radio as the only device to the router via WiFi, still get dropouts. I'd really prefer not to turn off security for my router, so are there any other suggestions? In response the the other suggestions: yes, I'm on the least crowded channel based on iStumbler. Yes, I have a unique SSID. For the life of me I can't figure out what's going on. All other SB3/Booms work 100% fine, never drops out. This Radio (which I've returned and gotten a replacement for) just randomly drops out. WiFi icon turns red, everything gets really slow (scrolling through menu is really slow), and I can't connect to mysqueezebox.com, or re-establish connection to LMS. Tried calling tech support, went through everything, and the only suggestion I got was to return it for a new Radio as the WiFi card might've been bad. Hopefully someone here has an answer! -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
squeezeb;696705 Wrote: . I'd really prefer not to turn off security for my router.. This is suggested as just a temporary test to see if it will connect absent such security. It's a mouse click to disable re enable, no real risk. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
toby10;696723 Wrote: This is suggested as just a temporary test to see if it will connect absent such security. It's a mouse click to disable re enable, no real risk. Gotcha. Will give it a shot today. -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
squeezeb;696705 Wrote: For the life of me I can't figure out what's going on. All other SB3/Booms work 100% fine, never drops out. This Radio (which I've returned and gotten a replacement for) just randomly drops out. WiFi icon turns red, everything gets really slow (scrolling through menu is really slow), and I can't connect to mysqueezebox.com, or re-establish connection to LMS. I've been seeing the same erratic behaviour from my Radio for the few last weeks! Like yours, my Boom has not a single problem with my wireless network, it's just the Radio that goes mad. At some time, it even got in some boot loops, and I had to reset it to factory defaults using the +/power combo. I've tried every thing I could think of, but none cured the problem reliably. Although it's never been far away from the Radio (3 meters), I've even tried to get it closer: the Radio now reports 100% signal stength, but still has problems playing music! The only thing I could notice when it didn't work *at all* (constantly rebuffering), was that some kernel process was eating all the CPU time. Now that it's working *a bit* better (it sometimes can play 2 or 3 songs in a row without any hiccup), I'm still amazed at how much CPU time this process is eating: # uptime 18:50:12 up 12 days, 9:56, load average: 0.08, 0.24, 0.25 root 700 2 10 Mar09 ?1-06:28:54 [AR6K Async] The Radio is up for 300 hours, and this process has spent 30 hours on the CPU? It looks like there's something going wrong here... -- sebp 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/sebp) sebp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11768 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Sure you are connecting to your WiFi and not a neighbors? Is your SSID a unique name? -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
squeezeb;694862 Wrote: Tried the Radio connected directly to router via ethernet, no dropout. WiFi continues to drop out. Doesn't matter if it's right next to the router or not. Will try disconnecting all devices but the Radio and see how things go over the next several days. If you get dropouts with nothing else connected, try it without any security on the router and Radio and see what you get. -- eganders eganders's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25846 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Could it be location related? Have you tried using the SBR closer to the router to see if that eliminates the problem? Some modern homes contain aluminium lined fibre insulation that can cause havoc with radio signals. -- TopGeek Licenced radio amateur. Electronics/IT engineer. Translator of Dutch and French to English. Received SBR as a Christmas present 2011. TopGeek's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52656 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
TopGeek;694662 Wrote: Could it be location related? Have you tried using the SBR closer to the router to see if that eliminates the problem? Some modern homes contain aluminium lined fibre insulation that can cause havoc with radio/wifi signals. Tried the Radio connected directly to router via ethernet, no dropout. WiFi continues to drop out. Doesn't matter if it's right next to the router or not. Will try disconnecting all devices but the Radio and see how things go over the next several days. -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
squeezeb;694862 Wrote: Tried the Radio connected directly to router via ethernet, no dropout. WiFi continues to drop out. Doesn't matter if it's right next to the router or not. Will try disconnecting all devices but the Radio and see how things go over the next several days. Try a different (less crowded) wifi channel. InSSIDer or netstumbler will let you see what is nearby. -- garym *Location 1:* VB Appliance 6TB (1.10) LMS 7.7.1 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VB Appliance 3TB (2.0) LMS 7.7.1 Touch Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) LMS 7.7.1 SqueezePlay Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controllers: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Hi folks, I have a Squeezebox Radio, and the WiFi keeps dropping (icon turns red). I have a couple of Booms connected, all sync'd, no problems with them: they keep playing music. The Radio, however, stops playing and the WiFi icon turns red. When it does, the menus/scrolling are REALLY slow. Forgive the long post, but I want to make sure I get all info across. WHEN THE WIFI ICON IS RED: Going to Advanced/Networking/Switch to mysqueezebox.com results on Connecting to... and then Problem connecting/can't connect to mysqueezebox.com. Going to Advanced/Remote Libraries shows nothing. Going to Advanced/Connect to wireless network/Finding networks finds my network/SSID, says Connecting to... results in Can't Connect. Going to Advanced/Switch Library/Retry current library results in Problem connecting. Going to Advanced/Diagnostics/Network Health/Check Network or Repair Network results in Wireless - no link. Going to Advanced/Diagnostics/Wireless Info says Not connected. Looking at my router, the Radio is no longer an attached device-- it's not showing up. A full power off (long press power button) or unplug/replug of device results in restoration of connection, and everything works fine for a random period of time before things drop. Things I've done: reserved static IP for the Radio (as I've done with all my Squeezeboxes), forwarded ports as previously suggested in another thread (3483, I think, and 9000). Moved the Radio right next to the router. Firmware updated, LMS up-to-date, reset Radio to factory settings, and even exchanged the Radio for another one. I've called Logitech tech support already, and ran through all of this. Their suggestion was that the WiFi card must be the issue, and to exchange the Radio, which I've done. Still having dropout problems. Again, none of my other Squeezeboxes are affected: the Booms, SB3 all work fine, keep on playing, and never drop out. I've tried it with all of them running/sync'd at the same time, and just with one other Boom running. Heck, I've tried it with just the Radio running. Same problem. Any magic suggestions? -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
What happens if you leave ALL of your other wireless devices unplugged (not just turned off) so they cannot interfere, how does your Radio work then? By all your other wireless devices, I mean everything - computers, iPads, phones, wireless games, additional WAP's or routers, Squeezeboxes, everything except one WAP or router, and your Radio. If that doesn't work, try setting the Radio up wired for testing purposes. Still leaving everything else powered down. The goal here is to find out if the problem is truly a wireless issue, or something else. Note that if you have more than one WAP or router, you might try swapping them out too during this testing. If any of the above works, try bringing pieces online until the problem recurs. Note, that you may have to try different combinations of gear until you're able to nail down the problem source. -- eganders eganders's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25846 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio WiFi keeps dropping.
Will give both a shot tomorrow and report back. Thanks for the reply! -- squeezeb squeezeb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94002 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
