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Originally Posted by CRussel
@OtinG: For the WiFi problems, I suggest configuring your router to always provide a fixed IP address to the devices that are causing problems. I've got a fairly messy WiFi setup here (two VPNs plus a mesh) and was having all sorts of drop out issues. Went into the router and assigned the FireTV Cube a fixed IP address and bound it to a specific router in the mesh. The problems went away.
(Yes, I know, it's not really a "fixed" IP address, but rather a static assignment on the router's DHCP server. )
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Thanks for the info.
I thought about too, but I'm not sure I can assign a static address to an ethernet connected device. The Fire TV Cube is wired via ethernet. I can certainly assign a static address to the Studio though, and will. I assigned static addresses to my security cams a few years ago, so at least I know how to do that.
The Cube is rather strange in its Settings. I noticed late last night that even with a wired ethernet connection I still have the option to turn on/off Wi-Fi, and it was turned on. For most devices once it is connected via ethernet the Wi-Fi settings get greyed out. So both were on, though it showed the actual connection to be through the ethernet. I'm not sure how active the Wi-Fi was or whether it was taking up bandwidth, but I turned it off. I'll check today to see if it helped any. At least the radio should be off now so less RF bouncing off the walls to cause issues.
I wish I knew more about networks. I know that if I could find which channels are cluttered and which are not used that much, I could set the Studio to a less used channel. But I have no idea if hardwired via ethernet uses channels or not, and if so whether I can change them too. I'll do some research and see what I can find. Unfortunately I have an old cable company issued Netgear router that I need to upgrade, but that will have to wait until after the first of the year. Everything seems to use Wi-Fi these days, including 8 LED smart-bulbs, 3 smart-plugs, and 4 security cams I have, so my list of devices on Wi-Fi is around 31 now, and that must be quite a traffic jam for that old router to handle! I only have 4 devices on ethernet, the rest are Wi-Fi connected.