List of routers affected by Android / Chromecast WiFi problem
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List of routers affected by Android / Chromecast WiFi problem
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Hi all,
This is mostly towards people that experience WiFi issues caused by Android/Chromecast devices on various routers.
Thread goal:
Make a list of routers affected by the WiFi connection issue caused by Android/Chromecast devices.
Problem description:
I have a TP-Link router (VR600v) and my 5GHz WiFi stops working after a while, and refuses to issue an IP to devices until the next reboot.
The wireless connection was working perfectly form June when I bought the router, until November, and since then it needs a reboot every 1 or 2 days.
The same problem is described by many people in this thread:
http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?101240-Archer-C1200-v2-management-interface-and-Wifi-dies-after-a-little-while.
Problem background:
The issue is most probably caused by Android devices on the network, and is a known problem:
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/16/google-chromecast-messing-wifi-connections/
Google has started updating the Play Services, to deal with the issue, and I can see that TP-Link did release firmware for C1200 that fixes this.
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/19/google-rolls-out-patch-chromecast-wifi-bug/
I would like to ask TP-Link for an update on this issue for all of us that have routers that are affected.
Please, if you have a router that is affected, leave a response with the details.
I can start:
Router: TP-Link VR600v v1
Firmware Version: 0.5.0 0.9.1 v0058.0 Build 170504 Rel.39369n
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version :
ISP :
Hi all,
This is mostly towards people that experience WiFi issues caused by Android/Chromecast devices on various routers.
Thread goal:
Make a list of routers affected by the WiFi connection issue caused by Android/Chromecast devices.
Problem description:
I have a TP-Link router (VR600v) and my 5GHz WiFi stops working after a while, and refuses to issue an IP to devices until the next reboot.
The wireless connection was working perfectly form June when I bought the router, until November, and since then it needs a reboot every 1 or 2 days.
The same problem is described by many people in this thread:
http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?101240-Archer-C1200-v2-management-interface-and-Wifi-dies-after-a-little-while.
Problem background:
The issue is most probably caused by Android devices on the network, and is a known problem:
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/16/google-chromecast-messing-wifi-connections/
Google has started updating the Play Services, to deal with the issue, and I can see that TP-Link did release firmware for C1200 that fixes this.
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/19/google-rolls-out-patch-chromecast-wifi-bug/
I would like to ask TP-Link for an update on this issue for all of us that have routers that are affected.
Please, if you have a router that is affected, leave a response with the details.
I can start:
Router: TP-Link VR600v v1
Firmware Version: 0.5.0 0.9.1 v0058.0 Build 170504 Rel.39369n