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NAS causing a drop in wifi

  • 27-02-2021 01:24AM
    #1
    forzacalcio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭


    Hi all

    So Ive had lots of issues with my VM BB over the last year, Ive narrowed it down to my WD cloud NAS system causing drops. It mainly happens when I am transferring data to and from it. Sky Q box will drop, phones will lose connection etc. Apart from the obvious usage of my wifi is there any reason why its dropping? Its doesnt drop the data transfer just every other device.

    Im using Google mesh nest and point with VM in modem mode


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  • #2
    free_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭free_man


    Hi,
    Do you have dual Wifi channel on the router ?
    I have seen this happen on my sitecom router when 2.4GHz and 5GHz are active simultaneously.
    I have switched off 5GHz and never had an issue in last 3 months.

    I thought my Sitecom router was too slow to allow simul NAS and internet connection. Its a 4yr old router.


  • #3
    scamalert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,732 ✭✭✭scamalert


    what VM router are you using is it old cisco one, or the hub, in reality thou doesnt matter, happens at home for me all the time, if i let torrent rip at full speeds, pretty much everyone else either get slow BB over wifi or connection drops as line gets congested.


    simple solution is to invest into better router not 10e box that can handle load balancing


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