I recently got the Shield tablet and its updated to 5.0.1 (updated as soon as i got it so never tried it on KK) but recently the controller has been randomly disconnecting during gaming but it reconnects after holding the middle button. Has anyone had simialir issues and know of a fix? Ive not rooted it yet as I havent seen a need to.
I haven't run into this, but it sounds like either the Shield and the controller (and possibly other devices) are competing on the same channel; or the Shield is losing connectivity, reconnecting on another band or channel and forcing the controller to reconnect.
Example:
The Shield is connected to a dual-band router at 5GHz and loses connectivity so it tries to reconnect at 2.4GHz. It reconnects on that band on whatever channel and forces the controller to reconnect on that band.
That's conjecture, but you're not the only one experiencing it.
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Hi there, I've had a lot of help through this forum in using my Android tablet without registering, so I thought this could be the best place to ask a question that's beginning to wreck my head.
I have a Versus 7 Touchpad, and while I know it's just a rebranded something or other made in China, it's actually a decent tablet for the price of €100. Anyway, recently I installed the TPlink TL-WA730RE wireless repeater at home and just have had no luck in getting the tablet to connect to the repeater whatsoever. My android phone (Xperia T), my wife's Nokia E5 and my Compaq PC all connect to the repeater fine and can browse the web/network no problem. However, the tablet just says 'connecting' (to the network) but then reverts back to 'saved, secured with WPA' etc. I know it's trying to connect because if I log onto the repeater through my PC every few minutes the MAC address of the tablet appears along with the status of 'STA -ASSOC', which I think means that the unit is trying to associate with the repeater, but then it just disappears. It may be worth noting at this point that the tablet connects to my TPlink TL-WR841N wireless router running DD-WRT no problem.
I've tried almost everything I can think of, like 'forgetting' the network and reconnecting, ensuring MAC address filtering is disabled, trying static instead of DHCP, resetting my router and repeater etc etc. I even tried apps such as 'wifi strongest signal' from the app store which connects you to the strongest access point in your house if you're using a repeater and walking around. The latest thing I did was to install CM10 on the rooted tablet and everything works apart from the wifi with the repeater, so it wasn't a fault with the original image. Also, the tablet was running ICS 4.0.4 I think, which was the same version of Android as my Xperia T, which connects perfectly.
The last thing I can think of trying is updating the repeater firmware, or installing DD-WRT on it also, but I'm loathe to do that seeing as all of my other equipment is working fine. Other than that maybe there is some sort of updated wifi driver I could try for the tablet itself??
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Just incase anyone else has similar problems with this or any other android tablet, I managed to solve the problem after weeks of headaches.
The problem was that my TPLink wifi repeater's channel width was set to 'auto', where I had other options of 20mhz and 40mhz. Once I paired these with my router -i.e- both the router and the repeater were both set to a wireless channel of 20mhz, my tablet worked perfectly fine. Obviously some equipment can handle the difference in channel width, just not the Versus 7 Touchpad wifi.
Hope this helps someone in the future.
So I am looking for ways to improve the streaming from my wifi router to SHIELD. Is there a way to set up a direct router -> shield connection, bypassing the internet, like an ad-hoc network? Failing that, would it help to open any ports on the router for port forwarding? My current issue is I can play Deadpool and castle crashers through Steam big screen mode fine, until after a few minutes there is worse and worse controller lag. Seems to happen in other games as well. Video lag actually seems not to be the problem, although it could be related. I feel like maybe there is some setting in my router that is affecting performance
Here is my setup:
win 7 pro x64
nvidia GTX Titan
wired ethernet PC<->wifi router
dual band asus RT-N66 "dark knight" router running both 2.5 and 5 ghz bands on N only
So it's not a performance issue, and basic streaming works, but the controller lag makes some games unplayable. I have tried changing wifi channels. doesn't seem to help. Any ideas? Or is it mainly that these games aren't officially supported? much appreciated!
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So I am looking for ways to improve the streaming from my wifi router to SHIELD. Is there a way to set up a direct router -> shield connection, bypassing the internet, like an ad-hoc network? Failing that, would it help to open any ports on the router for port forwarding? My current issue is I can play Deadpool and castle crashers through Steam big screen mode fine, until after a few minutes there is worse and worse controller lag. Seems to happen in other games as well. Video lag actually seems not to be the problem, although it could be related. I feel like maybe there is some setting in my router that is affecting performance
Here is my setup:
win 7 pro x64
nvidia GTX Titan
wired ethernet PC<->wifi router
dual band asus RT-N66 "dark knight" router running both 2.5 and 5 ghz bands on N only
So it's not a performance issue, and basic streaming works, but the controller lag makes some games unplayable. I have tried changing wifi channels. doesn't seem to help. Any ideas? Or is it mainly that these games aren't officially supported? much appreciated!
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The streaming is already direct Shield > Router > Pc, no internet involvement as you mention, only wifi and an ethernet cable. Direct Shield to PC may be possible though in theory.
You can also connect a micro USB otg adaptor to the shield and connect a USB ethernet adaptor to that if you wish to plug into the wireless router via ethernet instead. But that probably wont change anything.
I added a TP-Link AV200 Nano and two AV200 WiFi extenders to my home network. It now consists of the cablemodem/wireless access point connected by an ethernet cable to the AV200 Nano and two other wireless access points on the powerline network. Every access point has the same SSID, and WPA2 key. They are each on their own channel across 1, 6, and 11.
I have three laptops, a Sony Xperia TX android phone, and a Nexus 7 that all work very well connected to any of the APs.
I also have a Motorola RAZR HD(Rogers) that works fine when connected to the cablemodem's AP, but not the powerline APs. The behavior is weird. This phone shows a strong connection to the wireless network that never cuts out, but there is extremely high packet loss. I've tested with both powerline APs separately. I get the same results.
I have made sure that the TP-Link devices all have the latest firmware. The problematic phone has been tested with the latest stock rom, Cyanogenmod 10.2 and 11. I have tried radio firmwares from different retailers and stock versions. My understanding is that current cyanogenmods come with and install the latest radio firmwares.
I contacted TP-Link. They confirmed that I am using the latest possible firmware but insisted that this is a problem with my phone.
How can I further diagnose this issue? It seems weird that the phone appears to have a good wireless connection, but network traffic has problems.
Hi.
I bought a Western Digital N900 (N750s are not available in my country) as recommended by some people in the GeForce forum since it apparently streams well but I always get disconnected from Limelight every 20-30 minutes. Frames start dropping and I'm kicked out. A quick reconnection fixes the issue for a while. I'm like 2 meters away from the router with no walls in between as I was testing it. So I'd like to ask for suggestions on how to improve the performance. If you don't count the getting kicked out, it's smooth.
Setup:
Router A with Internet is connected to PC through Wifi (In a different room and floor)
Router B (N900) is connected to PC through Ethernet (Only Shield and PC are connected).
N900 uses same SSID for 2.4 and 5 GHz
I have tried using different SSIDs for 2.4 and 5 GHz but issue remains.
N900 Smart QOS is on.
I used Wifi Analyzer and I picked the best channel for 2.4GHz and I'm the only one in the area with a 5GHz router.
5 GHz is set to 20/40 MHz Auto (There's no 40 MHz only).
Limelight (rooted) is set to 20 720P/60fps.
Shield is using latest update and rooted.
I've tried normal Gamestream but it's choppy due to 30 FPS and there are weird audio sounds at times.
Is there anything wrong with my setup? Any tips to fix my issue?
I have no idea if anyone else has posted about this problem. My Moto G 4G Wifi stays connected but when trying to load a webpage or load something on facebook for instance it acts as if Wifi is disabled whilst I am actually connected and have a full signal. It is a tad annoying as I have to turn my Wifi off then on again to fix it but it happens quite frequently.
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I have no idea if anyone else has posted about this problem. My Moto G 4G Wifi stays connected but when trying to load a webpage or load something on facebook for instance it acts as if Wifi is disabled whilst I am actually connected and have a full signal. It is a tad annoying as I have to turn my Wifi off then on again to fix it but it happens quite frequently.
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This is a well known Bluetooth/Wifi issue. They share the same frequencies and on the Moto G 4G it does not work well together.
There is one workaround : turn off bluetooth, turn off wifi, turn on wifi again, and your connection will be good. You can as well turn off bluetooth, activate flight mode, deactivate flight mode.
Another possible workaround is to use only the 5GHZ Wifi band, and not the 2.4 GHZ band that conflict with Bluetooth. For this you need to change your Wifi access point config, expecting that it's recent enough to allow that. Off course it won't work if you're not home, or don't have access to the configuration of your access point.
My moto g is the moto g 4g 1st gen. I have never had the Bluetooth turned on my device and its remained off since I bought it. My moto does not pick up 5ghz wifi frequencys and as far as I know no moto g 1st or 2nd gen can. I have entered recovery and cleared the cache and have tried turning my phone off and booting to safe mode to connect to my WiFi. Lastly I have changed my wifi's 2ghz channel a few times and whilst my device always can connect and shows it is connected after a little while it acts like I have lost connection even tho its clearly connected and I have to turn my phone's WiFi of then on again.
WiFi Continually disconnects and reconnects
I have similar problem. Just purchased Motorola Moto G 4G XT1039 (didn't want the larger size of the 2nd gen version). Connects to my wifi but continually disconnects and reconnects and web pages only intermittently load. Phone is located close to router and signal strength shows as Excellent except when disconnecting and reconnecting. If I watch my network name in Wifi Settings it frequently changes from Connected to Authenticating and reconnects. Have tried disabling disconnect duringsleep and avoid weak networks wifi options and cleared the cache but no effect. Internet works fine over 4G. Has anyone else experienced and managed to solve this problem? The phone has Android 4.4.4. Thanks
Try untick Wifi optimisation in advanced Wifi options.
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Sorry - I should have said that I have already tried that as well but thanks for the suggestion. Just for info I have a laptop and a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 tablet and an LG Smart phone that all connect with no dropouts at all so I don't think its a problem with the router. I'd be grateful for any more suggestions as I don't really want to have to return the phone.
Just spent the last few days on this. I have a Moto g 2nd gen Android 5.0.2
If the Bluetooth is on and certain devices are connected the wifi shuts off after 5 minutes. It's weird because some devices work. In any case shut off the Bluetooth and the wifi should work . At least mine does. If I use Sennheiser mm450-X headphones using Bluetooth the wifi shuts off. If I use Kinivo BTH 220 Bluetooth headphones I have no problem. So far I see the Sennheiser use the AptX codec which by the way was listed as a codec of the Moto g 2nd gen which is why I bought it.
Can some one with more knowledge look at this and possibly the others codecs?
Motorola said they are not responsible if your device does not work and maybe their next update to version 5.1 will fix it. I asked when the update will be out and the response is "soon". Having read multiple forums I'm guessing it has something to do with updates and or the codecs. I did the whole dance of wiping the phone and killing a chicken. At least the chicken was tasty.