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Is It The Router, The Game Console, Or A Curse?

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Accepted solution by Daria Halvorsen — yeahhh power cycle in the right order: switch off teh console, restart the router, wait until its fully up, then turn the console back on.…
  1. Vera Zhang
    @tinybench

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts the game console shows connected to Wi-Fi but no internet access.

    Network & internet

    Network & internet
Wi-Fi  •  HomeNet_5G
No internet, secured

Connected, but nothing loads. Troubleshoot problems?

    this happened right before movie night with friends, of course... i tried forgetting the network and joining again, no luck.. 😂 the router was replaced by teh internet provider last month, if that matters. im out of ideas and the family is losing faith in me, any ideas before i start blaming the provider again?

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  2. Omar Jansen
    @quartz_otter858

    oof a new router often means a new network name, a different Wi-Fi band setup or WPA3 settings. Some older console models struggle with WPA3 or combined 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks. Try enabling WPA2/WPA3 mixed mode, or a separate 2.4GHz network name. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  3. Ash
    @ash_cobalt
    in reply to @quartz_otter858

    ok so 'Connected, no internet' usually means the device got a Wi-Fi connection but couldn't get a valid IP address, DNS or gateway. Check the network settings on teh console: if the IP starts with 169.254, it didn't get an address from the router at all.

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  4. Daria Halvorsen
    @nimbus_wrangler

    oof for me it was teh fan curve. swapped it and boom, fixed... is wifi even worth bothering with or should i just leave it

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  5. Hana L.
    @packetpusher
    in reply to @nimbus_wrangler

    ok so if Wi-Fi is weak, an Ethernet cable or a powerline adapter behind teh TV makes streaming devices far more reliable ;) streaming is exactly where a cable earns its keep. lmk how it goes

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  6. Juno S.
    @junos301

    @packetpusher works on paper, not in real life... spent two days on smart-tv and im still not done

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  7. Daria Halvorsen
    @nimbus_wrangler
    Accepted solution

    yeahhh power cycle in the right order: switch off teh console, restart the router, wait until its fully up, then turn the console back on. it sounds basic, but it clears stale DHCP leases. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  8. Tariq
    @copper_loop525

    ok so i swear wifi is cursed... exact same thing happened to my second monitor setup last month

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  9. Tariq
    @copper_loop525

    ahh classic try turning off the cache first, fixed it for me. is home-network even worth bothering with or should i just leave it good luck man!

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  10. Aiden O.
    @aiden_patch

    hmm idk before blaming the router, try a factory reset of the network settings on teh SM Bus Controller. corrupted saved settings cause exactly this pattern.

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  11. Noah V.
    @shaderloop-3oa

    ps how is this thread still going lmao, i swear night is cursed

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  12. Vera Zhang
    @tinybench
    in reply to @nimbus_wrangler

    @nimbus_wrangler holy cow router had a full DHCP table.. 👍 restarted it in the right order and the game console got an address again.. 😅 hero status restored in time for movie night with friends. seriously made my day 😭🙏

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