Squeezebox receiver cutting out..very frustrated..

[Ron Olsen]

If you can connect the Receiver to your router with an Ethernet cable, that's the best solution.

If not, I suggest looking on eBay for home plugs at a lower cost. They work well and will eliminate your frustrations with WiFi.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...hernet+adapter

[Mnyb]

<snip> One minute it will say 32% and the next it will say 2%. Why would the signal strength fluctuate?

Thats not good signal strength :-/

Have you simply restarted the Router ?

I have a WRT54GL with Tomato fw it's ok for it's age .

Can you borrow a router to figure if it's actually broken .

I found the WRT54 a bit temperature sensitive I had it on top of my PC a while and it did not like that . so keep it in the open .

Have the antennas got loose after all these years that are of the screw on type try to remove and then put back the antennas (turn it off first )

[toby10]

My suggestion, first try the one easiest thing to check.....

Which would actually be what the OP has not answered yet: Is the server computer wired or WiFi?

[toby10]

.... it seems to change signal strength frequently. One minute it will say 32% and the next it will say 2%. Why would the signal strength fluctuate?

That kind of signal fluctuation indicates a serious signal issue. With such signal issues I'd question whether or not you are even connecting to YOUR WiFi, might be accessing a neighbors WiFi.

Is your server computer wired?

Haphazardly picking different ch's may make things worse. Only start changing ch's AFTER you have correctly diagnosed what other WiFi signals are around you, and only choose (decide on) ch's 1 or 6 or 11.

[jasongilliland]

The computer server is wired and the signal the receiver is getting is from my wifi. I have tried 1,6,and 11.

[toby10]

What is the name (SSID) of your WiFi? Is it a unique name you entered onto the router? Or is it the default name supplied by the router mfr?

If not a unique name, make it so. Then verify your players are indeed connecting to that unique name.

[MeSue]

If you decide to go with power line adapters, the ones from MonoPrice are quite a bit cheaper than others and work great!
http://www.monoprice.com/products/su...05&cp_id=10501

[rszmetro]

I have had the same problem beginning about two releases prior to the current release. I am on 7.7.0 now. My Squeezebox classic is on a wired ethernet connection. I have a Squeezebox radio that I do not have a problem with. I normally see two players listed, but when the classic cuts out, the server only shows the radio.

Does this help anyone with finding a solution?

Rob


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[Soulkeeper]

Should I just connect to the receiver with an ethernet cable?

If that is an option, the answer is Yes! (Bold text, capital Y and exclamation mark included.)

Never let WiFi be a pain in your back if you can connect it via Ethernet.