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| From | jbrennand <brennand@ntlworld.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.comp.sys.mac |
| Subject | Re: Airport Extreme networks issue. |
| Date | 2020-07-24 17:09 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <rff12t$6cg$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <rferkc$2n5$1@dont-email.me> <240720201049563994%nospam@nospam.invalid> <rfetvl$hol$1@dont-email.me> <240720201131001860%nospam@nospam.invalid> |
On 24/07/2020 16:31, nospam wrote: > In article <rfetvl$hol$1@dont-email.me>, jbrennand > <brennand@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >>>> >>>> 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 :-( > > resetting it is a hassle, but it's less of a hassle and cheaper than > replacing it. > > back up the configuration before resetting it. test 5ghz after > resetting and before restoring the configuration to make sure the > hardware is ok. I switched it off for 15mins (lad was out :-) ) And the 5GHz magically reappeared? So all back to being good right now - but for how long ?? >> 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. > > do you really need mesh? > Probably not, but I do need good strong 5GHz signal in 2 distant rooms to connect x2 VM V6 tv boxes (dont want to run ethernet). My 2 expresses are doing the job just fine now. Replacing with a Mesh wifi router gives me the option of adding Mesh points later if the expresses aren't compatible and I find I need it.
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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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