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Everytime I come home Nest WIFI isn't working

nestsux2023
Community Member

I feel like this might be beating a dead horse, but I can't seem to get this thing to work correctly

 

Wired internet works find, Wireless internet works fine... MOST of the time..   but half the time it is completely "shut off" not kind of working, not working slowly... just dead.  I come home from work and my google nest says sorry there was a problem.. try again in a few minutes.   THE ONLY THING THAT FIXES this is to unplug every single nest stupid thing I have and reset the modem... EVERY time.  And boom after 5-10 minutes of being angry and annoyed, the wifi FINALLY kicks back on and works.  

1) My Devices are NOT to far from each other

2) All DNS and other BS suggestions have been tried.

3) I am tired of resetting my modem over and over again just to get a **bleep** connection

 

Why is this happening? 

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Dan_A
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi nestsux2023,

 

That certainly isn’t the experience we want you to have, and we apologize for the delay. A few questions: are you using a modem/router combo from your Internet Service Provider (ISP)? Which Google/Nest router are we working with? What device are you using to set up your network (iOS or Android)? Do you have the Internet on your modem?
 

You can do a sequential reboot of your entire network and see if that helps, or please perform a 2-minute power cycle on your entire network to re-establish the connection on your connected devices. Here's how: 
 

  1. Disconnect the power from the modem.
  2. Disconnect the Ethernet cable and power cord from the parent point.
  3. Disconnect the power cord from the child points.
  4. Leave everything unplugged for 2 minutes.
  5. Connect the power cord to the modem then to your router and points.

 

Also, you can give these steps a try:

 

  1. If you're using a modem/router combo, set that to bridge mode to avoid double NAT issues.
  2. Make sure that there is minimal to no interference (concrete, bulletproof glass, metal, mirror, etc.) and the points are no more than two rooms apart.
  3. Remove any special characters in your network name and password.
  4. Turn off IPv6:
    1. Open the Google Home app Google Home app.
    2. Tap the Wi-Fi coin  and then Settings.
    3. Scroll down and tap Advanced networking.
    4. Scroll down to IPv6.
    5. Toggle the switch off Toggle button off.
  5. Change your DNS server into 8.8.8.8 on the primary and 8.8.4.4 on the secondary server. Hit the save/ floppy disk icon on the upper right.
  6. Unplug the power from your Google Wifi devices for 2 minutes.
  7. If the issue persists, try factory resetting your network. Take note that this will delete all network data.

 

You may skip any step that you’ve done already.

 

Let us know how it goes.

 

Best,

Dan