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Airport suddenly super flakey

I have 2 units on my property. So I have 2 extremes (one in each) and then 2 expresses. For some reason, the newest extreme in the backhouse suddenly the wireless just stops working. The ports are still working cause all my streaming devices are on it and they work. If I reset it, it works again for a while.


What could explain this? other than maybe interference?


Think its time for a mesh router.

Posted on Dec 15, 2017 7:09 PM

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Posted on Dec 15, 2017 7:41 PM

What could explain this?

One possibility is an internal power supply (or external, depending on the model of AirPort that you have) that is starting to head South. If that is the case, the frequency of "drops" will increase soon.


You don't mention how old the AirPort might be, but 5 years, on average, is about it for most routers designed for home use. But, I've seen power supplies give out in less than 2 years of use....especially on the current "tower" shaped version of the AirPort.

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