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Nokia internet freeze

I’ve had T-Mobile home internet for a few years, and overall it’s been quite satisfactory. A heck of a lot better than the CenturyLink DSL that was our only option before that. We have the Nokia trash can. Recently we’ve been having a problem where the internet is blocked a few times a day, and it can be cleared up with a reboot. T-Mobile replaced the Nokia, and it’s still happening but maybe only once a day. Looking for a diagnosis and possible solutions. Here are the details:Downstream from the Nokia is an unmanaged gigabit ethernet switch and an Eero mesh network, so I have a double-NAT. Most devices are connected to the Eero via wifi or ethernet. A handful are connected to the Nokia by wifi, which is a “hidden” signal. A few are connected to both, so the ethernet IP is 192.168.4.xx and the wifi is 192.168.12.xx When I contacted T-Mobile and they did a diagnostic and couldn’t find a cause at the tower or upstream. When chatting with tech support, I suggested maybe it just has a cach

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copz1998
8 months ago
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Arcadyan vs. Sagemcom to replace Nokia

I have the Nokia 5G21, and it’s been more than satisfactory. Usually close to 100 mbps down, and 20-30 mbps up. The biggest complaint has been occasional signal drops. I have a Eero 6 mesh wifi, and I run a double NAT--almost everything runs through the Eero first. On the Nokia there are 12 wifi bands, and I can turn them all off.Lately it’s been locking up a few times a day and I’ve had to reboot it to get back online. I just got off the phone with T-Mobile and they’ll replace it under warrantee. But it sounds like my local store has only the Sagemcom and the Arcadyan. Or I might be able to get a Nokia shipped.My first priority is not to loose any signal strength or quality. Which device is more likely to be able to reproduce the service we currently have? We connect to B66 and n41 bands, and all three devices say they connect to those. But the sagemcom lists many more bands than the Arcadyan or Nokia which might be better/stronger than what we’re currently getting?Other priorities:Ca

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8 months ago
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Twelve (!) SSIDs. Why?

I understand why one might elect to enable either 2.4 or 5 ghz, or both. And I assume a third 5GHz would be enabled for mesh WiFi, if/when it becomes available.But why would I elect to enable/disable up to twelve different SSIDs? If its just my home LAN, and I basically just want traffic routed to the most efficient bandwidth for the device, is there a reason to disable all but two? Currently, I’ve enabled them all, but only 1 and 5 are broadcasting, both with the same name and password. The rest are hidden and have a different password. That would allow me to connect to any one of them if I had a reason.Aside from creating a guest network, what are the reasons for enabling extra SSIDs? Are there reasons not to enable ones that are not in use?

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2 years ago
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“This network is blocking encrypted DNS traffic”

This morning I noticed that when my iPad and iPhone connect to the WiFi signal from my 5G High Speed Gateway (the silver trash can) they warn me that “This network is blocking encrypted DNS traffic.” It goes on to state that internet traffic on the network may be monitored and recorded by other devices on the same network.I have an Eero router connected to the gateway by ethernet and configured in bridge mode to serve as an access point. When I connect to that WiFi signal I do not get the same warning message. I have already:(1) rebooted the gateway several times(2) done a factory resetAnother odd symptom — which may or may not be related — is that it continues to show a warning on the LCD for “modem storage overload.”  I noticed this a few days ago, but it has not been resolved by the reboots or the factory reset. There are no text messages in the device.   

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