WiFi dropping connection (dlink DIR 301)

Hi Julius, welcome to the Apple Discussions.

Have you tried the usual suggestions of turning the iPad power off and then back on? If that doesn't work, reset the iPad network settings? If that doesn't work a hard reset; hold both the sleep and home buttons until the Apple logo appears and it reboots?

Since you have worked on the router end, when you did the firmware upgrade, did you then do a complete power down and power up on the router?

Ralph

Hi Julius,

Have you tried changing channels on the router? Look at Settings > WiFi and see if other wireless networks are showing up with strong signals. Neighbors on the same channel, or very close channels, may be causing interference that can cause this behavior.

Ralph

I am having the exact same problem with mine and have tried everything that you and the original poster have said. However, I have a SMC Barricade N router. I haven't found a way to change the channels on the router either.

You should have instructions hidden away somewhere that tell you how to log into the router. From that control panel you can usually find something that allows you to change the router's channel number.

The iPad should pick that up.

I can log into the router, and the network mode right now is 11g/n. The frequency(channel) is on auto select. I have the option to choose from 11 different channels starting with 2412 MHz. Should I choose one of them? Thanks.

It is probably best to let the router auto-select. However, take a look at the networks you are picking up and their signal strength, shown in Settings > Wifi > choose network, or if you have a computer look at the possible connections, both will show you networks and signal strength.

If there are networks with very strong signals, you might take a shot at selecting a channel such as 11 which is in the upper end and see what happens.

I have tried everything you said and I am still having the same problem. Any other suggestions?

Well, Here we go I am running a dlink DIR-601 and the wireless will cut out at any given point. I have to power cycle the router in order for it to come back up. When I power cycle it has to be at least 5-10 min of wait time and sometimes that does not even work. When it cuts out it can still see the dlink ssid however it says unable to join the network. I have tried updating the fireware on the router. I have tried setting the router WPA only with Tkip only. There is also an issue that sometimes it says that I am connected in the settings however in the top left I do not have WIFI bars and it will not give me access. APPLE YOU HAVE KNOW IDEA HOW FRUSTRATING THIS IS!!!!!!

Hi Julius,

Welcome back even though it is not for a happy response like "It works". Have you tried updating the router firmware? At least rule out the router end of the issue. Many routers, those more than a year old, may not be up-to-date with the IEEE 802.11 standard that was adopted in October 2009. So if you haven't recently, login to the router admin account and see if there are any updates to the firmware. If there are, force update, reboot the router and see what the result is. You may have to reinstall the security settings on the router after doing that.

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