Arc Wifi causing Router DC

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I'm trying to get an SE Arc onto my wifi network, it connects but then the entire network goes down. As in I have an Desire, a laptop and a desktop on the network and none of these devices can connect - not to the internet and not to the router. I have recreated the problem multiple times.

Network working normally. SE WiFi on. Network Down. Rebooting the router fixes the network.

Any ideas?
 
nadimm said:
Linksys wag120n.



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Excuse the delay,

How is your wireless security set?

I suggest changing it to WPA/WPA2 with a preshared key and use an alternate channel, eg. if you have it on 6, change it to something else like 11.

Another possibility would be to add the MAC address of the ARC to the Router allow list, if it has this option :)
 
Thanks.

Security is set to wpa. I'm not filtering Mac.

Channel might gave something to do with it. Buy there's no interference according to wifi analyzer. I did change the frequency earlier in the year, might try that.

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nadimm said:
Thanks.

Security is set to wpa. I'm not filtering Mac.

Channel might gave something to do with it. Buy there's no interference according to wifi analyzer. I did change the frequency earlier in the year, might try that.

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Check the frequency and a channel change, might solve it.
 
Another possible reason is the protocol of the Wifi network.
Your laptop, Desire and desktop may be connected to the router on the g protocol and possibly doesn't allow mixed mode (g and n at the same time)
So if your Arc is set to N only and tries to connect, the router probably switches over to N thereby disconnecting all the other devices.
But that doesn't explain why the Arc still doesn't connect... hmmm

Unless, those other devices try to connect again and the router switches back to g but then the Arc tries to connect and switches back to n, endless loop which could possibly cause the router to crash.
 
linkinpark said:
Another possible reason is the protocol of the Wifi network.
Your laptop, Desire and desktop may be connected to the router on the g protocol and possibly doesn't allow mixed mode (g and n at the same time)
So if your Arc is set to N only and tries to connect, the router probably switches over to N thereby disconnecting all the other devices.
But that doesn't explain why the Arc still doesn't connect... hmmm

Unless, those other devices try to connect again and the router switches back to g but then the Arc tries to connect and switches back to n, endless loop which could possibly cause the router to crash.
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How could I check this?

Edit: the desktop also goes offline as well on the ethernet

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Go on to the router page and switch to wifi g only.


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linkinpark said:
Go on to the router page and switch to wifi g only.


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I think you nailed it. It was a brief thought in my mind last night.

Check under your Wireless settings and set it to Wireless G only as LinkinPark said.
 
teraside said:
I think you nailed it. It was a brief thought in my mind last night.

Check under your Wireless settings and set it to Wireless G only as LinkinPark said.
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SOLVED! Thanks Linkinpark - nice thinking. Thanks teraside.

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