Radio randomly disconnects from router

[jhonsberger@msn.com]

I have been getting disconnects from my Apple router while playing
music.The radio is very close to the router but all of a sudden it will
occasionally just drop out.

After the last dropout,I turned the radio off and then back on and it
required i put back in the wpa2 password again as if it didnt remember it.
Strange.

I guess I could do a hard reset .Any suggestions.I really dont think its an
wireless interference issue.

[jay_cee_in_da_house]

The music drops out or the wifi signal drops out (as indicated by signal strength indicator on lower right)?

I had some loss-of-wifi-signal issues with my Apple Airport Extreme router. It would show 3 bars for a while but would then lose the signal entirely and wouldn't get it back even if I unplugged the radio and moved it right next to the router. I think there is definitely some firmware issues there that need to be cleaned up. The radio should be able to recover much better from a lost-signal type situation.

Anyway - There was definitely an underlying signal strength issue in my case. I ended up buying an Airport Express, and enabling WDS (which was amazingly undocumented with the latest hardware - I had to hold down control keys to find hidden menu items. Shame on Apple) and my Radio has been rock-solid ever since...

-J

[ashimmin]

I get the same problem with a LinkSys router. Looking in bugzilla it appears we're not alone with this issue and I've seen a suggestion that it could be caused by the presence of other wireless networks. For me this is a fatal problem and I'm seriously considering returning the Radio.

[jhonsberger@msn.com]

I have a couple of Squeezeboxes and a Transporter and none of those are dropping out like the radio and the radio is closer to the router.

There are very few other networks in the area I live in out in the sticks.Most of the time my Squeezeboxes do not detect any other network in the area.Rarely one will pop up with very very low signal.

[gweempose]

FWIW, I live in an area with many wireless networks, and my Radio has been pretty rock solid as far as maintaining a connection to my mixed g/n network.

[l.pinguin]

Hi,

2009/10/30 ashimmin <ashimmin.40v4hz1256894645 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com>:
>
> I get the same problem with a LinkSys router. Looking in bugzilla it
> appears we're not alone with this issue and I've seen a suggestion that
> it could be caused by the presence of other wireless networks. For me
> this is a fatal problem and I'm seriously considering returning the
> Radio.

FWIW: It works fine here with my LinkSys router (with DD-WRT
installed) for months already as well as for the radio as for the
touch...
And here also a lot of other wireless networks are in the area (my
laptop now shows 17 other access points in the neighbourhood). I
tested the radio to work stable at at least 20 metres from the access
point, with concrete walls/ceilings in between. Be sure to choose a
channel for your access point that is not used much in the area to
prevent conflicts with other access points.

Remy