Is anyone else experiencing wifi 6 issue with the M1 Mini?

Thank you for the reply! The location of the chip and antenna is useful to know. I read cables can interfere if next to the router but my router is a little over 20 ft. away without major obstructions. I'm going to place the mini on the otherwise of the monitor (closer to the router) and see if that helps. I guess I could also try one of those stand that orients the mini vertically with the bottom exposed and see if that helps? The wifi 6 signal works over 5g so I'm wondering if it's the distance since the 5g network does not transmit as far as 2.4 (not that 20 ft. is so far even for 5g).

All good questions and plan to follow-up but I’m away from my desk right now. It’s an HP Envy one (Apple) usbc3 cord from computer to monitor and the Samsung T7 is connected by usbc3. I’ll try and get a snapshot posted tonight but maybe not until Mon. afternoon when I have more time to troubleshoot.

Hi hcsitas, Thank you for your follow-up on this issue. I uploaded a screenshot. It shows it's connected (as usual) but wifi stops working. Sometimes clicking on the wifi icon at the top of the screen helps but not always, but it always shows connected.

The monitor is the HP Envy 27-Inch UHD 4K IPS Monitor with Micro-Edge Bezel and AMD Freesync (Black).

It appears the router firmware is up to date. As another member suggested, I'm going to contact Netgear to inquire about any issues or if there is a firmware update in the future. The router is relatively new so I'm hoping there is still some support.

All good next-steps. I've been able to monitor stability by moving the machine to the other side of the monitor and it seems to be okay, but it's only been about a half hour. It will be okay for a while then just randomly disconnects, then connects for a short time (like a minute) then disconnects, and continues like that. The RSSI is -58-59 with the mini placed on the other side of the monitor. Out of all of the trouble shooting so far, relocating the machine has had the most impact on maintaining a connection.

RSSI is down to -57-56 now. Thank you for explaining what that indicator means. I know what some mean but.... It's been about an hour now and no drop-outs yet. If it's the router, I'm going to be very disappointed as it's only six months old. I do research and it's very irksome when I'm gathering information on-line, transmitting document revisions, or the rare video conference (still met in person), and a drop-out happens.

I'm going to mark this as helpful and come back to change it to solved if it stays connected.

Thank you for all of your help so far!

Right-- The app allows for firmware update checks and it reports it's up-to-date. I know there is some misleading marketing about wifi 6 and actual router capability. I was assured this models has an actual wifi 6 chip. Netgear has a reputation for being one of the best but to discontinue support after six months?

Believe it or not (keeping in mind your post), moving the machine (maybe two feet) to the other side of the monitor (closer to the direction the wifi is coming from) helped!-- so far. In my case, instead of poor usb-c shielding, it seems like the wireless chip location was just enough out of reach to not get a stable connection.

It's like the "rabbit ear" antenna for tv's. Moving the arms up/down, or relocating from one side to the other could make a huge difference in reception quality!

Between you and hcsitas, I'm hoping the issues has been resolved if not reduced. I'm still planning on followers up with Netgear about a firmware update.

Hi hcsitas, Here is a screen shot while connected to the 5g/ wifi 6 network. I've also relocated the machine to the other side of the monitor.