WiFi endpoint instability

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My wifi endpoints have become very unstable. I have changed nothing to my setup, so I wonder if it is a regression or my network is somehow at fault. Here is some feedback where I start playback and connection is lost about 10 sec later.

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One problem with WiFi is that it can be unpredictable because it matters what your neighbors do. A good router will show you the available channels, their congestion, and lets you pick the least congested one (or can switch automatically)

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Same problem for me

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Maybe same here. Canā€™t access Ropieee anymore. Yesterday evening (and the months before) all was fine.

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I have TP-link Omada router that can do this. I checked the channels and did not find anything unusual. Changed them anyway just to be sure but the problem persists.

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Pretty sure this is related to the fact that you use an external WiFi USB adapter with a Realtek chipset. Iā€™ve changed from using an external maintained driver to the upstream driver (which saves me a huge amount of time and headache), but it might also result in poorer performance.

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Thanks for the reply Harry. Sounds like that could indeed be the issue here. Do you have any advice here if ethernet is not an option? Back to on board wifi? Or another brand of adapter perhaps?

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Ethernet is by far the best option.

But if you canā€™t make that (because of physical constraints) I suggest to you use the onboard wifi.

The onboard wifi is fine, but it lacks power. So the only reason to use an external USB adapter is in the case when the onboard wifi canā€™t make it (distance to the router etc.).

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Sorry, the SD card was maybe broken. Works again after reflashing :slight_smile:

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Im having the same problem. Also using WiFi USB adapter with a Realtek chipset. Ill try the onboard wifi.

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Strange. Iā€™ve always used the onboard wifi and not had any problems, until about a week ago. Just dropped again, so Iā€™ve generated the following log: 19074ebdb1ffae22

Wifi signal is very strong (the router is reporting the connection is getting 52.8Mbps).

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Oh - just seen this. Will wait for the update!