My Netgear R7000 died on me about a month ago. Whenever a laptop tries to connect, there is about a 50% chance that the router goes down and all connected devices lose connection and a reboot is required. It happens daily.
I live a large condo complex. Approximately 200 2-floor units crammed into an old renovated mill from the 1800s. There is a lot of congestion. I see around 40 connections available at any given time. I did use a sniffer to identify less-used channels.
When I first got my R7000, it was amazing because not many people around here were using the 5 GHz band and it helped a lot.
The introduction of 5 GHz was huge for me, I even swapped out the WiFi card in my laptop when I first got the R7000 to take advantage of a congestion-free band as an early adopter. Now that most people have ac routers, I am experiencing lots of congestion again.
I typically have about 15-20 devices connected at any given time. My primary desktop is a wired connection. I am looking for some router recommendations specifically aimed first and foremost at dealing with the congestion issue. Will the newly emerging AX routers help in this area? Most of my devices are 5 GHz capable but there are a couple legacy devices which aren’t.
Thanks for any feedback. I am happy to provide more specific details too. I am planning to purchase a router this week because the daily reboots are unbearable.
I live a large condo complex. Approximately 200 2-floor units crammed into an old renovated mill from the 1800s. There is a lot of congestion. I see around 40 connections available at any given time. I did use a sniffer to identify less-used channels.
When I first got my R7000, it was amazing because not many people around here were using the 5 GHz band and it helped a lot.
The introduction of 5 GHz was huge for me, I even swapped out the WiFi card in my laptop when I first got the R7000 to take advantage of a congestion-free band as an early adopter. Now that most people have ac routers, I am experiencing lots of congestion again.
I typically have about 15-20 devices connected at any given time. My primary desktop is a wired connection. I am looking for some router recommendations specifically aimed first and foremost at dealing with the congestion issue. Will the newly emerging AX routers help in this area? Most of my devices are 5 GHz capable but there are a couple legacy devices which aren’t.
Thanks for any feedback. I am happy to provide more specific details too. I am planning to purchase a router this week because the daily reboots are unbearable.