topic Re: Some devices have internet, some not in My Router

Some devices have internet, some not

RyeMuseum — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:59:52 GMT

This is an issue that we've had for some time, but I'm being pressed to fix it!

We're in a small office. My desktop computer is always connected, seldom any problems.

Two laptop computers, one is usually connected with no problems, the other is often "connected no internet." I can sometimes get it working by turning wifi off and back on again, and sometimes with DHCP release and renew. Sometimes I can't get it going at all.

Two phones (one Apple one Android), sometimes connect no problem, sometimes "connected no internet." Sometimes they work if I "jiggle it" (turn wifi off and back on again).

I did do a search for similar threads in the past, but most people with this issue seemed to be new customers.

Inconsistent problems make me crazy, because I can't imagine what could cause them. I'm not awfully technical, but I can follow instructions. Any help is appreciated!

Re: Some devices have internet, some not

jab1 — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:44:19 GMT

I can't answer that conclusively, but a couple of questions to give me (and others) a chance. Which Hub are you using (if it is indeed a PN supplied device), and how old/up-to-date are the troublesome devices?

Re: Some devices have internet, some not

RyeMuseum — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:54:36 GMT

Thanks for the reply. Let's see...it says on the bottom Plusnet Hub One. Is that enough info?

Of the devices that are having problems: the Android phone is about 3, I'm not sure of the iPhone. The iPad is about a year old (she didn't have this problem with the old one).

Re: Some devices have internet, some not

jab1 — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:02:22 GMT

Right, so it is a Plusnet Hub - do you know which firmware release it is running?

I suspect - but can't prove conclusively - that these devices are 5Ghz capable, and they get confused about which frequency to use, an unfortunate consequence of the Hubs configuration.

Will wait for your reply before saying more - but how technical are you?

Re: Some devices have internet, some not

Mav — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:59:52 GMT

Moderator's note(s):

Thread moved from ADSL Broadband to My Router.

Re: Some devices have internet, some not

RyeMuseum — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:21:50 GMT

I assume I have to log in to the hub to see the firmware version. What's the IP, please? I'll look in the morning when I'm back in the office.

I used to consider myself technical, back in the days when I got my news from USENET. I'm usually lost lately.

Re: Some devices have internet, some not

jab1 — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:23:38 GMT

Ah - an old-timer 😉

IP is 192.168.1.254

Re: Some devices have internet, some not

LaurenB — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:41:57 GMT

Good Evening @RyeMuseum, I am sorry for the issues that you are having.

So I can take a further look into this for you could you please send me over a PM with the username of the account this relates to? To send a PM, click on my name and then to the right, there will be a grey button to 'send private message'.

When private messaging, please also include a link to this thread just in case a colleague picks this up