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Re: Airport Extreme networks issue.

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On 24 Jul 2020 at 16:16:05 BST, "jbrennand" <brennand@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> On 24/07/2020 15:49, nospam wrote:
>> In article <rferkc$2n5$1@dont-email.me>, jbrennand
>> <brennand@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Using the most recent Extreme as wifi router (VM Hub in modem mode) with
>>> a couple of Express's as extenders.  Been fine for years.
>>> 
>>> Just fired up today to discover that my 5GHz wifi network is not
>>> working. iPhones and Macbook Air saying "No Internet Connection"  The
>>> 2.4 GHz band is working fine - albeit slower!.  Nothing has changed in
>>> the settings, and all looks ok in Airport utility.
>>> 
>>> Is this an internal failing in the Extreme or just some setting needs
>>> playing with?  I am not particularly Networking savvy - I set em up once
>>> and then leave 'em for years!
>>> 
>>> Any ideas before I start looking for replacements (non-Airport) on Amazon?
>> 
>> you could try a factory reset and also make sure you're on the latest
>> firmware.
>> 
>> otherwise, look at synology, which is the closest to the apple ui, and
>> without that awful proprietary app.
>> 
> Cheers.  Its totally up to date on Firmware - a factory reset is the 
> last resort as my lad is wired into it for all his gaming gear :-(
> 
> Synology looks good but I am drawn to the Ubiquiti range (ex-Airport 
> Apple guys in high places there)- Their Ubiquiti Amplifi HD Mesh router 
> is the coolest Apple'esque Router I have ever seen - lovely piece of kit 
> - well specced too.  The Mesh points are a bit pricey to add on though.

When my Airport Extreme popped I went Ubiquiti - the fancier UAP series of
mesh access points, UAP-AC-Pro. I really wanted the Amplifi but it didn't come
available in the UK soon enough.

The UAPs are very good - if you like complex systems with far more features
than you would ever use! I can dish out one-day wifi passcodes, for instance.
I never will. Excellent stuff, incredibly reliable, and apparently they now
have a phone app to configure them which is way easier than the overly complex
corporate-grade UI that I'm using. They do need wired ethernet though.

The Amplifi is much more a one-stop-shop, and since the central router is also
a mesh point you shouldn't need to go shopping for more after the two you get
in the box.

	Cheers - Jaimie
-- 
"Meanwhile, guinea pigs are displaying the survival instincts of lemmings 
 ... quite astonishingly, 2.86 per cent of the little blighters have been 
 damaged by a karaoke machine."
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Airport Extreme networks issue. jbrennand <brennand@ntlworld.com> - 2020-07-24 15:35 +0100
  Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-24 10:49 -0400
    Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. jbrennand <brennand@ntlworld.com> - 2020-07-24 16:16 +0100
      Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2020-07-24 16:25 +0100
        Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. jbrennand <brennand@ntlworld.com> - 2020-07-24 17:10 +0100
      Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-24 11:31 -0400
        Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. jbrennand <brennand@ntlworld.com> - 2020-07-24 17:09 +0100
          Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-24 12:35 -0400
      Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-24 18:40 +0000
        Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. jbrennand <brennand@ntlworld.com> - 2020-07-24 19:51 +0100
          Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-24 19:19 +0000
      Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-24 21:21 +0000
        Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. jbrennand <brennand@ntlworld.com> - 2020-07-25 01:44 +0100
          Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2020-07-25 09:00 +0100
            Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. jbrennand <brennand@ntlworld.com> - 2020-07-25 15:12 +0100

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