So, over the past few weeks (possibly longer) I have had an extremely annoying issue with my iPad constantly dropping my home network, and then being cranky about getting back on.
It would stay connected for about 15 minutes, then lose connection. When I would try to reconnect, it would either not see my network, or ask for the (previously saved) WPA2 password. Once I got in the habit of keeping my WPA2 password in the clipboard, it would repeatedly tell me the password was wrong until it would suddenly work again... for another 15 minutes.
I had done everything everyone said to do online (network reset, refresh OS, etc) but nothing worked.
I found the culprit today, it was my Roku3. Apparently this device uses Wifi for the remote and creates an ad-hoc wireless network. Unfortunately, it creates a network on the same channel as the home router that is, apparently, far stronger than the router. I unplugged the Roku and all the problems went away!
Once I figured that out I did some googling and found that this is a common problem—particularly with apple devices with the Apple’s Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) that is used for AirDrop, AirPlay, and Gaming connections.
So, if you are having trouble staying connected, or find that your wifi is running really slow, use the WiFi diagnostics (option-click on the wifi symbol in the menu bar) on your mac to see if you have any devices that are creating ad-hoc networks.
It would stay connected for about 15 minutes, then lose connection. When I would try to reconnect, it would either not see my network, or ask for the (previously saved) WPA2 password. Once I got in the habit of keeping my WPA2 password in the clipboard, it would repeatedly tell me the password was wrong until it would suddenly work again... for another 15 minutes.
I had done everything everyone said to do online (network reset, refresh OS, etc) but nothing worked.
I found the culprit today, it was my Roku3. Apparently this device uses Wifi for the remote and creates an ad-hoc wireless network. Unfortunately, it creates a network on the same channel as the home router that is, apparently, far stronger than the router. I unplugged the Roku and all the problems went away!
Once I figured that out I did some googling and found that this is a common problem—particularly with apple devices with the Apple’s Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) that is used for AirDrop, AirPlay, and Gaming connections.
So, if you are having trouble staying connected, or find that your wifi is running really slow, use the WiFi diagnostics (option-click on the wifi symbol in the menu bar) on your mac to see if you have any devices that are creating ad-hoc networks.
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