Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-17 Thread agbagb
Heuer wrote: > WiFi6 is already out of date as WiFi6E (Extended) is now rolling out but > not backward compatible with standard 6 devices, obviously. Hot on the > heels is WiFi7 offering 4x the speed of WiFi6. *not backward compatible* Heavens! 8.2.1 - 1639114554 Win11 Control: Web GU

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-17 Thread Heuer
WiFi6 is already out of date as WiFi6E (Extended) is now rolling out but not backward compatible with standard 6 devices, obviously. Hot on the heels is WiFi7 offering 4x the speed of WiFi6. Lounge: Transporter>Audio Synthesis DAX Decade>Audio Research LS22>Krell FPB300>Wilson Benesch Act 1's

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-16 Thread slartibartfast
slurmsmckenzie wrote: > :D > > Now you mention it I realise that I'm only assuming that! But I have to > admit that I avoid doing anything with wifi on my android devices (*puts > on tinfoil hat*)! > > But yeah, not many devices in the house that use the AX standard and > they don't need the e

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-16 Thread slurmsmckenzie
slartibartfast wrote: > Good point about the phone being unable to pick up the 6GHz networks, > pretty sure mine doesn't either [emoji3] > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk :D Now you mention it I realise that I'm only assuming that! But I have to admit that I avoid doing anything with w

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-16 Thread slartibartfast
slurmsmckenzie wrote: > Ah okay, see what you mean. The "best" android phone in the house is my > Fairphone 4 which does not support AX so it can't pick up any 6GHz > networks. > > Having found the new (as far as I know) Orbi mesh network nearby, I'm > pointing my finger squarely at that anyway

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-16 Thread slurmsmckenzie
slartibartfast wrote: > Some of the WiFi analysers on Android scan for 2.4, 5 and 6GHz bands. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Ah okay, see what you mean. The "best" android phone in the house is my Fairphone 4 which does not support AX so it can't pick up any 6GHz networks. Having f

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-16 Thread slartibartfast
slurmsmckenzie wrote: > Just checked inSSIDer on my laptop and can see a lot of SSIDs, including > two Virgin Media which is new around here (just had "full fibre" > connected by both Openreach and VM) - I know the new neighbour has had > Virgin installed. > > There are at least 10 SSIDs I can

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-16 Thread slurmsmckenzie
Paul Webster wrote: > Can you see their WiFi SSID using a phone and standing beside your > radios? > (you might have to ask them which one is theirs if there are lots) Just checked inSSIDer on my laptop and can see a lot of SSIDs, including two Virgin Media which is new around here (just had "f

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-16 Thread Paul Webster
Can you see their WiFi SSID using a phone and standing beside your radios? (you might have to ask them which one is theirs if there are lots) Paul Webster author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc austr

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-16 Thread slurmsmckenzie
familyfung wrote: > My experience is that after years of reliable service, my Radio started > losing connection to my "single powerful router", and my guess is that > one of my neighbors upgraded to a mesh system which is interfering with > my old school wifi setup. Unless you live in an area wi

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-10 Thread RobbH
Paul Webster wrote: > Here is their HD2 channel ... and it is Bluegrass > https://bluegrasscountry.org/about/history-of-bluegrass-on-wamu-bluegrass-country/ > > Edit: > I was researching it earlier today because of another post that > mentioned WAMU ... I was checking to see if they provided in

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-10 Thread Paul Webster
RobbH wrote: > That seems likely, although I can't find anything on the WAMU web site > that even mentions an HD2 channel. For what it's worth, WAMU's > programming used to consist of mainly bluegrass music and NPR news, so > this stream seems to replicate their format before they went all-talk.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-10 Thread RobbH
Paul Webster wrote: > That might be their HD2 channel. > See > https://help.wamu.org/hc/en-us/articles/360033784732-Internet-Radios-Firewalls-and-Live-Stream > for a set of URLs that you can try. That seems likely, although I can't find anything on the WAMU web site that even mentions an HD2 c

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-10 Thread Paul Webster
rajdude wrote: > > Anyway, I just tried the URL through my LMS, it works, but is playing > some bluegrass (or something similar) music. > That might be their HD2 channel. See https://help.wamu.org/hc/en-us/articles/360033784732-Internet-Radios-Firewalls-and-Live-Stream for a set of URLs that

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-10 Thread rajdude
Is this what you are talking about? If yes, should I change the last one to "cache HTTPS streams on disk" ? 39088 rajdude wrote: > Thank you for this tip and apologies for late reply. Procrastination is > my friend, unfortunately. > > Anyway, I just tried the URL through my LMS, it works, but

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-11-10 Thread rajdude
Thank you for this tip and apologies for late reply. Procrastination is my friend, unfortunately. Anyway, I just tried the URL through my LMS, it works, but is playing some bluegrass (or something similar) music. Is the URL correct or is there something else I need to do? What is proxied stream

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-10-15 Thread slartibartfast
Nomen Nescio wrote: > So when we are able to fit the tl-wr802n into or outside the radio, get > an 12 > v to 5 V convertor and we are ready to run (through the garden)? > Can we get the 12V from the charger connection on the back of the > radio?Instead of a 12V to 5V converter (the Radio power

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-10-14 Thread RobbH
rajdude wrote: > every time you start or re-start a stream on WAMU (our local NPR > station), they add a 5-10 second intro - very annoying because I miss > the news :mad: Can't help with the wifi problems, but this WAMU stream seems to lack the annoying intro and should be playable on your

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-10-14 Thread rajdude
Just read that stuff.first..thank you very much POMdev for the excellent and tedious work you have done in trying to identify and mitigate SB radios wifi issue! In short, it looks like there is no real solution at this point :-( Wlanpoke does not work for my particular situation - l

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-10-14 Thread POMdev
rajdude wrote: > ... Alas, it behaves exactly like my regular SSID. Disconnects randomly. > ... > Does anyone know EXACTLY, in technical terms, what is the problem? Why > does our SB radios love to disconnect? There has GOT to be an > explanation. I want to get to the bottom of this. We don't k

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-10-14 Thread rajdude
So I created a new totally seperate SSID on my Ruckus R550 access point just for these 2 SB radios. I disabled ALL the fancy stuff I could on that SSID like WPA3, WiFi6, etc. Connected the SB radio to that SSIDhoping for some improvement. Alas, it behaves exactly like my regular SSID. Discon

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-10-14 Thread rajdude
now THAT is exactly what I was thinking. I want to hack the SB radio, add a USB jack in its back which provides 5 volts. Should be super easy. I bet it already has 5 V inside it, all I need to do it to find and tap into it. Worst case, I could add a LM7805 IC and viola! Nomen Nescio wrote: > S

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-10-14 Thread Nomen Nescio
So when we are able to fit the tl-wr802n into or outside the radio, get an 12 v to 5 V convertor and we are ready to run (through the garden)? Can we get the 12V from the charger connection on the back of the radio? LMS 8.3 (latest nightly) on Windows 10 (latest) as a Server (and Raspberry PiC

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-10-13 Thread rajdude
rajdude wrote: > Hmm..so IMHO there is a good chance that it is wlanpoke which is > keeping your SB radios' network alive and not your router settings. I > have tried every setting on the earth, but nothing worked, until > wlanpoke! Well...I am "unhappy" to report that wlanpoke

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-10-13 Thread holte
It looks as if there is no solution to the Wi-Fi problems in the short term, if there is one at all. Also Wlanpoke is not really satisfying. My wife and I use the Squeezebox Radio as our bedroom clock radio. Replacing the Squeezebox was out of the question for me. I haven't found any other intern

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-12 Thread edwin2006
bossanova808 wrote: > Why use more than 2 if 2 cover the whole area adequately? The backhaul > is ethernet, not wireles , and they are essentially one covering the > front and once towards the back. Other than the separate AP for the > 'old things', everything else connects to this 'mesh' (i.e

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-12 Thread slurmsmckenzie
P Nelson wrote: > My house is a single story, 1500 square feet or 140 square meters. It > is wood stud construction, with lath and paster, and some drywall. > The router is located in an upper cabinet in the middle of the house. > When I ran the ethernet wire, I planned to put the router in th

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-12 Thread bossanova808
edwin2006 wrote: > One or two AP's for en entire house is a bit old fashion approach. > Nowadays with so many AP's (and repeaters) surrounding you it's better > to use more AP's but with lower signal output so you create an blanket > of signal over your home. > And yes, this means more hardware

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-12 Thread P Nelson
slurmsmckenzie wrote: > That is really good to know, thank you - just the sort of experience I > was hoping to learn about. Obviously the AX56U and the AX88U are > different routers to the AX86U so I can't be sure but it does give me > confidence that the AXxxU line of routers is more compatible

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-12 Thread slurmsmckenzie
Paul Webster wrote: > The powerline adapter that I use in one room also acts as a WiFi access > point. > I have it configured with the same details as the main WiFi so it acts a > bit like a WiFi extender. > This approach means that you do not have to have Ethernet all the way to > the player.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-12 Thread Paul Webster
The powerline adapter that I use in one room also acts as a WiFi access point. I have it configured with the same details as the main WiFi so it acts a bit like a WiFi extender. This approach means that you do not have to have Ethernet all the way to the player. Paul Webster author of \"now pl

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-12 Thread slurmsmckenzie
Paul Webster wrote: > How about ethernet over powerline? One reason I've not gone down this route is that we have 3 or 4 separate rings in the house due to extensions so that you can't get most rooms linked together. From an SB radio point of view at least 2 of the 4 are frequently unplugged an

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-12 Thread garym
Paul Webster wrote: > How about ethernet over powerline? I've used this in two locations with great success for over 5 years. >From what I gather from other posts on this, it seems to either work well or not work. I'm sure it has to do with how one's house electrical wiring is done/junction b

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-12 Thread Paul Webster
How about ethernet over powerline? Paul Webster author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc australia and cbc/radio-canada and, via the extra \"radio now playing\" plugin lots more - see https://forums.sl

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-12 Thread slurmsmckenzie
P Nelson wrote: > I am using a RT-AX56U. I have turned off WiFi6 for the 2.4 ghz band > and kept it on for the 5 Ghz band. I do not have any problems with the > SB Radio from my wifi network. (However, I do get interference from a > neighbor likely using Wi-Fi 6 which affects 2 of my 3 SB Ra

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-11 Thread edwin2006
One or two AP's for en entire house is a bit old fashion approach. Nowadays with so many AP's (and repeaters) surrounding you it's better to use more AP's but with lower signal output so you create an blanket of signal over your home. And yes, this means more hardware and more cables (avoid mesh

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-11 Thread bossanova808
For me, with the Zen WiFi XT88, I also had issues with an old Fitbit Aria digital scale (so two SB booms, and the scale, just would not connect). So in the end I had multiple reasons to keep using an old D-link AP to hook those things into the network. It bugged me at the time, but has worke

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-11 Thread P Nelson
slurmsmckenzie wrote: > That's interesting, I guess that if I am buying all new stuff then it > doesn't particularly need to be Asus, haven't actually considered that. > Must say that I don't actually need wifi6 specifically, just feels like > if I'm investing in something now to replace my AC68

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-11 Thread slurmsmckenzie
edwin2006 wrote: > I'm running wifi via unifi AC-Pro devices, for me no need for wifi6. Got > a separate ssid for all the squeezebox stuff. Works very well. That's interesting, I guess that if I am buying all new stuff then it doesn't particularly need to be Asus, haven't actually considered th

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-11 Thread edwin2006
I'm running wifi via unifi AC-Pro devices, for me no need for wifi6. Got a separate ssid for all the squeezebox stuff. Works very well. *SqueezeBoxes:* 1x Transporter (Living room) 1x SB2 (shed), 1x Radio (Kitchen), 1x Boom (Dining room), 1x piCorePlayer (jacuzzi), 1x piCorePlayer (Garden) 1x

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2022-02-11 Thread slurmsmckenzie
Just wanted to say thanks for all the input in this thread, particularly the detailed info from @sgmlaw - I am looking to do an upgrade myself from an AC68U and N56U (as a downstairs access point) which have always worked perfectly with my Squeezeboxes (1xTouch, 1xBoom and 4xRadios). I am in a bi

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-05-14 Thread sgmlaw
Turns out the hiccup with the Controller may have been the Receiver. The Receiver just dropped dead in the past 24 hours. A fresh power supply, and it is back up as good as new. Otherwise, the one Touch/Extender combo in the distant outbuilding eventually was automatically moved to the nearest

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-05-11 Thread sgmlaw
I will just add that we are now 4 days out, including several DHCP lease renewals, repeated client roams and shuffles, and including yet another set of firmware updates yesterday. And our Radio in particular (considering the forum) is maintaining a rock-solid connection to LMS. So it can be done

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-05-09 Thread sgmlaw
Having spent several days with a pair of Asus XT8 as nodes to an RT-AX88U router, in a fully-enabled 802.11ax wireless network with older SB legacy clients, I can now give some preliminary observations. Of note is that in the middle of configuration and shake down, Asus released a firmware updat

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-05-01 Thread sgmlaw
edwin2006 wrote: > Interesting to hear how this goes. Nice to know would be what your > environment is. Is the building outside a city, are there other wifi > sources in the neighborhood etc. Some environmental particulars: The main structure is four levels totaling 3,500-4,000 sq. ft., with th

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-05-01 Thread edwin2006
Interesting to hear how this goes. Nice to know would be what your environment is. Is the building outside a city, are there other wifi sources in the neighborhood etc. *SqueezeBoxes:* 1x Transporter (Living room) 1x SB2 (shed), 1x Radio (Kitchen), 1x Boom (Dining room), 1x piCorePlayer (jacuz

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-04-30 Thread sgmlaw
I have found this thread of great interest, as I may be the exception. And that may offer some hope to other Wi-Fi 6 Asus users. We have been running an Asus AX-enabled mesh system for over a year now with 3 wireless SB legacy clients (2 Touch & 1 Radio) - with no problems whatsoever. An RT-A

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-03-08 Thread RichardDavies
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned in this thread or not, but there's a solution/workaround to this issue mentioned in another thread. It's a little script called ''wlanpoke' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?111663-Community-Build-Radio-Firmware&p=989751&viewfull=1#post989751)'

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-03-06 Thread david_phl
Anyone having experience with Verizon G3100 router? My 2 squeezebox radios have exactly the same issues since i upgraded to Verizon's most recent router a couple of months ago. They lose connection after a few minutes. if connected to ethernet , they work just fine. ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-14 Thread frankd
We should move this discussion to the "WiFi connection unstable/lost on three Radios" thread, as it is the same issue in most of the cases, see my last post in that thread... frankd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-13 Thread dunk
TomS wrote: > I was poking around the Unifi community forum - read a few times (maybe > from the same person) that 4.3.24 is not a great firmware and has issues > with DHCP among other things. Don't know if that factors in to anyone's > issues, just reporting. Clearly it works for some of us..

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-10 Thread TomS
nappyhead wrote: > what version are you running on the radios? > > Thanks Do you mean firmware on the radios? All are running this: Player Model: Squeezebox Radio Player Type: baby Firmware: 7.7.3-r16676 And LMS is 8.1.1 (Ubuntu 20.04.2) I have not yet updated to community firmware for th

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-10 Thread nappyhead
TomS wrote: > For my 3 Unifi APs (AC Pro, AC Lite, AC IW), I am running Unifi > Controller 6.0.43 and all are running the latest firmware (4.3.24). I > don't see a v5 firmware for my APs but perhaps you have different model > APs (?). > > I have issue with one of my radios, but the other two r

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-10 Thread nappyhead
TomS wrote: > I was poking around the Unifi community forum - read a few times (maybe > from the same person) that 4.3.24 is not a great firmware and has issues > with DHCP among other things. Don't know if that factors in to anyone's > issues, just reporting. Clearly it works for some of us..

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-09 Thread Heuer
UAP Firmware 4.3.28 is available but it is not yet showing up in the Controller. Heuer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2543 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112167

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-09 Thread TomS
Heuer wrote: > I am using Unifi with 5 Switches, 4 AP Lite's, single SSID, latest > Controller 6.0.45 and 4.3.24 AP f/w. My two Radio's have never > disconnected. Controller setings are prety much those 'out of the box'. > I have 'Prefer 5G' and 'Meshing' enabled. There are 34 WiFi clients. > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-09 Thread Heuer
I am using Unifi with 5 Switches, 4 AP Lite's, single SSID, latest Controller 6.0.45 and 4.3.24 AP f/w. My two Radio's have never disconnected. Controller setings are prety much those 'out of the box'. I have 'Prefer 5G' and 'Meshing' enabled. There are 34 WiFi clients. One thing I have discover

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-08 Thread edwin2006
Also using unifi but created a separate SSID for the SB stuff. Especially since fast roaming prevents SB to connect but also since pcp does not accept all characters as key (not sure which anymore but stumbled over it) *SqueezeBoxes:* 1x Transporter (Living room) 1x SB2 (shed), 1x Radio (Kitch

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-08 Thread TomS
nappyhead wrote: > Unfortunately Unifi has similar issues. Since upgrading my APs to 5.XXX > my radios are dropping from the network. I'm now in the process of > testing an older AP with only 2.4Ghz to see if it will stay up for any > period of time. For my 3 Unifi APs (AC Pro, AC Lite, AC IW),

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-08 Thread nappyhead
Heuer wrote: > Give up on 'consumer' WiFi products and move over to Unifi products. > https://unifi-network.ui.com/ > > All the diagnotics you need via the Controller and superbly reliable > WiFi. Lots of products to choose from to suit your individual needs: > https://www.ui.com/products/#defa

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-07 Thread Heuer
Give up on 'consumer' WiFi products and move over to Unifi products. https://unifi-network.ui.com/ All the diagnotics you need via the Controller and superbly reliable WiFi. Lots of products to choose from to suit your individual needs: https://www.ui.com/products/#default

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-07 Thread syrah
An update to my post of 24/1. Even with Wi-fi 6 AX mode disabled for 2.4ghz band and ip address reserved for the Touch, intermittent disconnection occurs. iPeng says player not found. Touch will not connect to LMS music folder running on PC. Takes two consecutive reboots of Touch to reconnect. Th

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-06 Thread garym
Claudius wrote: > 3 SB Touches, 2 Classics, 2 Boomboxes , a Duet and a Squeeze > radio...what now. Have you done this: turn Smart connect off and disable Wi-Fi 6 for 2.4 *Home:* Pi4B-8GB/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* rPi4B-4GB/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-06 Thread Claudius
3 SB Touches, 2 Classics, 2 Boomboxes , a Duet and a Squeeze radio...what now. ToreBB wrote: > Hi there! > > I have recently bought myself a new Asus Wi-Fi 6 Router (Asus > RT-AX58U), and running it in Access Point mode. > > I have found that the 3 SB Radios I have connected with wifi loose

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-02-06 Thread Claudius
Same Problems with my squeezebox devices. Discovered it was WiFi6 also. No solution.ToreBB wrote: > Hi there! > > I have recently bought myself a new Asus Wi-Fi 6 Router (Asus > RT-AX58U), and running it in Access Point mode. > > I have found that the 3 SB Radios I have connected with wifi l

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-29 Thread familyfung
rajdude wrote: > AFAIK. WiFi6 is a protocolit can work on on 2.4 GHz and/or 5 > GHz bands. My router has option to turn Wifi 6 on/off on those two bands > individually. But that did not make any difference in my XT8 mesh > system. When I deleted the mesh the SB radios able to connect

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-28 Thread rajdude
AFAIK. WiFi6 is a protocolit can work on on 2.4 GHz and/or 5 GHz bands. My router has option to turn Wifi 6 on/off on those two bands individually. But that did not make any difference in my XT8 mesh system. When I deleted the mesh the SB radios able to connect to the XT8 a little mor

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-28 Thread edwin2006
As far as I know wifi6 combines frequencies from 1 to 6GHz. I don't think that a SB can work with that. They only operate at 2.4GHz. I'm using ubiquiti unifi stuff and created a single SSID at 2.4 just for the oldies because when I activated fast roaming to get voip working they were unable to co

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-27 Thread rajdude
yeah I had a similar experience. The mesh surely was causing the problembut IMHO WiFi6 is NOT the problem, mesh is. I switched to a standalone WiFi 6 router (Asus RT-AX3000)worked find right out of the box!.."with" WiFi6 enabled and actively used in my house! tcutting wrote: >

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-27 Thread tcutting
rajdude wrote: > My take is our beloved devices are now super old devices and have > compatibility issues with newer routers. > > You could try disabling WiFi6 (if you do not need it, e.g. if you really > do not have any WiFi6 capable client).that may resolve the > problem..like it did

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-27 Thread rajdude
Well, for backwards compatibility, no router will (should) have this mode on by default. In my experience with two different WiFi6 routers, neither were set out of box to ONLY AX. That would be strange, because none of the older machines will workvery few clients do AX...I have only two here.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-27 Thread rajdude
if this helps in any wayhere is what my experience was: With the Xt8 routers, the SB radios did connect just fine...I mean to their wifi APs. It played music also just fine.but only for a few minutes. After that the APs disconnected the radios. In the router's logs, there were messages s

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-27 Thread agbagb
My understanding - emphatically not of the best regarding wifi protocols! - is that many new Wifi6 routers are factory set to use *only* 802.11ax; and therein may lie a Squeeze-problem. BUT, most (all?) of these new routers can be user-set to deploy any or all of the older 802.11 protocols as we

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-27 Thread bobharp
rajdude wrote: > My take is our beloved devices are now super old devices and have > compatibility issues with newer routers. > > You could try disabling WiFi6 (if you do not need it, e.g. if you really > do not have any WiFi6 capable client).that may resolve the > problem..like it did

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-26 Thread rajdude
My take is our beloved devices are now super old devices and have compatibility issues with newer routers. You could try disabling WiFi6 (if you do not need it, e.g. if you really do not have any WiFi6 capable client).that may resolve the problem..like it did for my XT8 pair. Unfortunate

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-26 Thread bobharp
I'm having the same issue with my SB Radio. I've recently upgraded my home WiFi access points (a pair of EnGenius EWS357AP). These are dual band AX WiFi 6 devices. Oddly my SB Boom had no issues connecting to my new access points. - the display on my Boom is so faded finding that inputting my WP

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-24 Thread rajdude
All I can say that it looks like that the higher end models from Asus have some issue. My AX3000 aka AX-58U is set to auto and has no issues. I know, I know, they say set the channel manually but it works fine for me. At first, I thought that the AX86U is tri band (like the XT8) and that is caus

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-24 Thread rajdude
Sorry for the late reply. I must have missed the notification..just got one for the next post. So yeah, I bought the Asus RT-AX3000 and very happy to report that it has absolutely no issues with my two SB radios. Right out of the box it worked with smart connect enabled. Then I tweaked its s

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-24 Thread syrah
Thought I'll share my experience here as well. Recently swapped out a Nighthawk R7000 for an Asus RT-AX86U. I have two SBTs and they would initially connect and play but would eventually lose connection (not sure whether to the Asus or to LMS which is running on a PC connected wirelessly to the A

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2021-01-08 Thread rajdude
squmhe wrote: > I'm seeing the same problem with an ASUS AX3000, also running in Access > Point mode. I was wondering if you were able to find a solution to compatibility between the AX3000 and the SB radios? Asking because I have two radios and want to buy a AX3000 --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-12-16 Thread rajdude
Well, I just connected and tested those two devices with the XT8. Chromecast audio connects to 5 GHz Chromecast TV connects to 2.4 GHz only Looks like they have stable connection. There! I jinxed it! LoL Will keep an eye on them though. What problem did you face, BTW? rajdude wrote: > Uh O

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-12-16 Thread rajdude
paic wrote: > Any news on this topic? > I have RT-AX56U with version 3.0.0.4.384_9424, and if it's not coming a > firmware update within the two upcoming weeks I'm going to return the > router. From time to time I'n also facing some problems with Chromecast > (TV) och Chromecast Audio. > BTW, h

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-12-16 Thread rajdude
yeah, I also have the exact same problem. Two Squeezebox Radios plus two Asus XT8 routers in mesh config. The only way to make the radios stay connected is to disable WiFi 6. I have tested all the options posted above and then some, nothing helps. Now I have a case open with Asus. The guys on t

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-11-15 Thread paic
Any news on this topic? I have RT-AX56U with version 3.0.0.4.384_9424, and if it's not coming a firmware update within the two upcoming weeks I'm going to return the router. From time to time I'n also facing some problems with Chromecast (TV) och Chromecast Audio. BTW, have anyone tried if Merli

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-10-22 Thread ToreBB
There was a firmware upgrade to my Asus router (running as AP) recently. It still has WiFi-6 disabled in the 2.4 wifi settings, but now the problem with the Squeezebox Radios loosing connection is back! Also tried switching my Asus to b/g only for 2.4 but problem is still there! Btw. I have on

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-09-24 Thread Starminder
I had an ASUS XT8 for about 3 months. Spent two months almost daily with ASUS Tech Support trying to get it to work. It would just dump all the Squeezeboxes offline for no apparent reason. No amount of crying, cussing, screaming, ranting, offerings to the gods did any good. I finally returned

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-09-21 Thread squmhe
The problem (quoted below) does NOT occur when using either of these two routers (instead of an ASUS AX3000): TP-Link Archer AX50 Netgear AX1800 RAX15 In both cases, Wi-Fi 6 is enabled and works well. And no problem with the Squeezebox Boom. Unknown if ASUS has fixed the AX3000 (I rep

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-08-29 Thread Bamsefar
I have been using Asus AC88 and nowdays AX88 for a rather long time, and the way I kind of solved all this: My 2.4GHz Wifi is setup separatly to only support old stuff that don't like new modern solutions. For the moment this is just 4 devices: SB Radio, Google Nexus 7 (2013) and two Samsung TAB

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-06-15 Thread squmhe
Is it known yet if this is an "Squeezebox / ASUS" problem, or a "Squeezebox Radio / Wi-Fi 6" problem? My network involves 4 access points, one of which I just replaced with an ASUS AX3000 -- and that's when the connection problem started. The ASUS AX3000 is the only access point that supports

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-06-14 Thread d6jg
I’d just use a separate older Access Point with separate SSID purely for the SBs VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-06-13 Thread Paul Webster
time4tea wrote: > Disabling wifi6 does work, but it misses the point a bit, because wifi6 > is the point. There were 3 other suggestions from Asus in that post. I presume that they do not require WiFi 6 to be disabled to try them - but perhaps they do (I do not have a WiFi 6 access point). P

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-06-13 Thread slartibartfast
time4tea wrote: > Disabling wifi6 does work, but it misses the point a bit, because wifi6 > is the point.Does it make much difference? How many WiFi 6 devices do you > have? Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slarti

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-06-13 Thread time4tea
Disabling wifi6 does work, but it misses the point a bit, because wifi6 is the point. time4tea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10556 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-06-13 Thread Paul Webster
See my earlier post with suggestions from Asus. Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc australia, cbc/radio-canada and rte ireland --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-06-12 Thread squmhe
I'm seeing the same problem with an ASUS AX3000, also running in Access Point mode. ToreBB wrote: > Hi there! > > I have recently bought myself a new Asus Wi-Fi 6 Router (Asus > RT-AX58U), and running it in Access Point mode. > > I have found that the 3 SB Radios I have connected with wifi l

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-06-03 Thread netchord
i've had a similar issue with the Touch and an eero mesh network. Touch sees the network, signal strength is high, but can't connect. occasionally, rebooting (unplugging) the Touch fixes the issue. -- 4 TB Drobo-->FW 800-->mac mini-->Ethernet Transporter--> Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax-->Meridia

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-05-26 Thread Paul Webster
>From the Aus FAQ ... if interop is a problem then .. Code: Go to [Wireless] > [General] page. Turn off [Enable Smart Connect] and select the [Band] for your network devices. Disable [802.11ax / WiFi 6 mode] Disable [Wi-Fi Agile Multiband] Disable [Tar

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-05-26 Thread DJWillis
The SqueezeBox Radio is a 802.11g device (2.4GHz with theoretical transfer rates up to 54Mbps). 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) unlike 802.11ac also makes changes to the modulation in the 2.4GHz band (offering OFDMA and a bunch of other under the hood changes). My guess (and it is just that) is considering

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-05-22 Thread time4tea
If it is any consolation, I have the same issue. Various squeezeboxes 2 asus wifi6 boxes, in access point mode / mesh with ethernet link. I cannot switch on wifi 6, else the squeezeboxes lose connection I had the same issue with a laptop, that needed an intel firmware upgrade. Perhaps the same

[SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi 6

2020-05-09 Thread ToreBB
Hi there! I have recently bought myself a new Asus Wi-Fi 6 Router (Asus RT-AX58U), and running it in Access Point mode. I have found that the 3 SB Radios I have connected with wifi looses their connection after a few minutes. A reboot alway brings them back online, again only for a few minute

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