Hey y'all, I just recently went from 1Gbps to 2Gbps internet service and the tech said I needed to update the protocol. Well I didn't know how to do that so I just factory reset the router and I am not getting the 2 Gig speeds. The speed test it shows above 900Mbps speed, which was the speed when I had 1Gbps. The tech showed me that 2Gbps was being fed into the house. Is there some button or setting I'm supposed select to help? Not sure what to do. Any help would be appreciated.

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I've seen some posts about adding an existing device as an AP on a Nest WiFi network, which is simple. However, my concern is channel overlap.

If I add an older Nighthawk (hardwired 802.11ac device in AP mode) to the network under the same SSID, are we expecting mid-significant issues with 2.4GHz and 5GHz overlap? Or are the Nest devices capable of handling this sort of situation with a third party device? I understand it's outside the general scope of the network setup for Google Nest, but I'm just trying to get some coverage in dead zones.

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So I currently live in an apartment complex with a router and Internet service controlled by the complex. Because of this it has made it difficult to connect any smart devices such as smart lights since I can't separate the 2.4 and 5 ghz ssids.

Recently I was looking into getting a nest wifi pro to help act as my hub for smart devices in the apartment but I have one question about the setup. Current my router is in a cabinet in my closet (I know it's not ideal but it's where they put it) and I have Ethernet ports in some of the walls. Can I just plug the nest wifi pro into one of these Ethernet ports to connect it to my existing router? Or should that create a worse performance compared to if it was plugged directly into the router?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

I did everything possible to try to get my google 1st gen wifi to transmit faster speed over 100mbps. I think I read everthing possible and even reset and switched the routers around from the Mesh to the main and I sill get 100mbps to see if the main routher was borken. I tested using the home app, and it indicates I am getting 650mbps into the router, so it receive the fast speed, but it does not transmit the fast speed.

Does anyone have a solution that worked for them? If not I am done with google and would like to high end roughter the has good support and transmits at least 600mbps which is what get with my hard wired computer.

Thank you in advance :)

I set up my new mesh network last night. Today, just for testing I prioritized my work laptop to see if I would notice any difference and while my work laptop ran fine, pretty much everything else on my network had frequent disconnects and massive latency issues. Turned off the priority and everything works fine again. I thought maybe it was some subtle QoS thing but no, it really borks everything else.

LONG STORY SHORT: my roomate quietly incorporated a TP Link Extender to VOIP an office phone, and we have an existing Mesh system, the extender sapped resources from our network, which is generated downstairs from landlord business.. this made drops frequent. We have a new Mesh node bought by landlord. I need to find a way to make it work with phone. the last extender was pretty plug and play from what I am hearing. This has become my problem because I am the one who said something.. but going to leave the emotion there.

Standard Nest Mesh

Phone is grandstream, GXP-2170

Ran SIP ALG detector on network, false results for TCP and UDP.

Do I need to log in to admin credentials to create an account for this network? I have figured out the IP already, but the details are not admin/ admin.

The past four nights, my Internet has gone out. Three of the four nights, my modem was fine. Every night, my router light went from white to off to yellow and flashing before coming back on. Only one night did we have to unplug it to reset it and that was the same night the modem went down.

No one around me is reporting outages. My modem says it's fine. But every night, between 7pm and 9pm, my Google WiFi router is going out for ten minutes and I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what's going on.

Is there a way to see like, diagnostic data of what is occurring so I can try to fix this? It's starting to drive me insane.

Any Nest WiFi Pro users out there have any feedback on gaming? I have read people having issues with latency when using Google WiFi/Nest WiFi/Nest WiFi Pro systems.

I am thinking of upgrading my 3 google WiFi pucks by adding a google nest router.

I would put the Google nest router as the main and have the 3 GW pucks as secondary.

I am unable at present unable to wire the main router to the pucks but the pucks could be wired to each other.

If 1 puck was in close proximity to the main eg room above would the other pucks benefit from being wired to the puck that’s nearest?

Thanks

I’ll also prob get 2 nest points so would they help boost the mesh signal even though they cannot be hard-wired?

I recently got two govee H0610 lightbulbs and was trying to install them but I have a google wifi mesh system that does not allow you to manually choose a 2.4ghz option. So far I have tried to setup a hot spot on my iPhone with the same name and password and trying to connect on a second device, as well as creating a guest network in the google wifi app, but neither have worked. Are there any solutions to this? How can I create a 2.4ghz network or is there a work around to connect to the network anyways since I heard with google mesh it is dual band and the devices choose which frequency to connect to but not sure if that is accurate. Any help appreciated!

I have a modem/router Arris SBG10 plus 3 Google Wifi 3-pack (I ordered this in 2019). One is connected directly to the router, and the others are in the house.

I'd like to extend this by a single point to increase coverage that is lacking in some far bedrooms. What can I order at this point to increase coverage? Will adding a Nest Wifi Router (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Google-Nest-Wifi-Router/324662712) enable me to work with a router and 4 points?

Or should I tear the entire thing out and replace with a better system (Nest Pro or eero etc.)

This is so frustrating, everytime I need to connect a device using only the 2.4ghz band since google doesn't allow you to only use the 2.4ghz band....are their any wifi socket devices that work with both bands so I don't have to play this stupid game with messing around with my wifi connection or is their an easy way to connect these types of devices at the 2.4ghz band?

It's so frustrating having to disconnect my nest devices, use only the default modem go into the settings turn off 5ghz and then connect this device then put everything back together again.....their has to be an easier way?

I haven't been able to find any documentation about this and I have a feeling I'm in a boat where I am captain and passenger.

Whenever I day "hey Google" to my WiFi dot, the Google assistant slowly lowers the volume of my AV 10 points over 5ish seconds then slowly increases the volume back up over 5 seconds. I cannot override the volume with my remote.

My AV receiver is not a smart device and is not hooked up to WiFi as far as I know and it's in a different room. It does have an IR repeater hooked up in the front of the TV which is in the same room as the WiFi dot though.

I'm at a loss. Been dealing with it for about 3 years and im kinda over it lol.

Hi everyone. I currently have the Nest WiFi system and it is running well, but I wanted to upgrade to WiFi pro 6 as I got a great deal on them. My question is, what is the best way to do an in place upgrade? If I wipe out my old system and then name my new pros with the same SSID and PW, will all of my smart devices automatically connect? Just trying to save myself as much work as possible. Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone. I currently have the Nest WiFi system and it is running well, but I wanted to upgrade to WiFi pro 6 as I got a great deal on them. My question is, what is the best way to do an in place upgrade? If I wipe out my old system and then name my new pros with the same SSID and PW, will all of my smart devices automatically connect? Just trying to save myself as much work as possible. Thanks in advance.

I’m totally stumped.

I have Xfinity with their latest modem. From the modem, I connect to the latest gen Nest router. I then have a mesh network with other Nest AP’s around my house.

Running speed tests on the Google Home app and Xfinity app gives similar results (350 mbps down, 100 mbps up). I pay for 300 mbps.

When I test with on Ookla or Fast, I get 80 Mbps down, and maybe 50 Mbps up. Results are pretty consistent throughout the house.

Why is it so slow? And what can I do to improve it? Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: I bought a non-Google triband on BF sale and it was delivered this morning. Replaced all of the nests with the new router/AP’s and regularly getting 200+ mbps now.

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I have a 200mbps fibre service. I'm using Google Nest Wifi router with 3 Google Wifi units as the satellite points. Previously I also had Google Wifi as the router with the same 3 Google Wifi units as the satellite points. In both scenarios, I get the following speed tests where the Google Home app caps the download speed test to 50mbps for some reason.

Speed test in Google Home App

Speed test in SpeedTest.net app

My uncle has an “ac-1304” with two other access points. It is connected to the internet via an Xfinity XB7-T right next to it. I factory reset the one next to the XB7-T and I pressed the factory reset button in the Google Home app. When I tried to setup the device in the app it said the network was offline every time I tried and even after I power cycled it and reset it again. It doesn’t seem like it is actually offline because when I connect to the “setupXXXX” WiFi network that corresponds to the one I reset, I am able to browse the internet.

So my dad set up our google nest wifi on his app a couple years ago. Now present day I am trying to port forward our wifi but when I go into the app on any of our accounts it just says request invite to manage. I click it and nothing happens. I was wondering if any of yall know a way to reset it and figure out where the request is going

I live in Canada, and one of our Google Home (we bought them all used) must have originally come from USA. We had a speaker pair which had combined a CA and US Google Home(s). It seemed to work fine, except for timers... once a timer would start ringing it could not be told to stop by voice.

Looking at "Device Information" for the speaker pair, there were 2 devices listed, showing the difference between CA and US speakers.

Now that we've switched to both CA Google Home in that one room for the speaker pair, looking at the Speaker Pair only shows "Technical Information" for the left speaker.

So just a fun-fact: If you are having TIMER issues with GOOGLE HOME SPEAKER PAIR, confirm they have identical country codes.

I just got a nest Wi-Fi pro. I have a modem and I got my TV and Nvidia shield pro connected to it via Ethernet. I set up my Nest Wi-Fi Pro but when my phone connects to it, I can't cast YouTube from my phone to my TV or NVIDIA shield because it can't see them on my network. What can I do?

Hi folks - I'm medium-savvy as far as tech is concerned, but not really with networky stuff. My current setup is pretty simple using three Nest Wifi Pro, and performance is fine, but I have the chance to add wiring from the basement to the third floor (but NOT from the first floor to the third floor). I'd prefer not to move the 1st floor Nest to the basement, so my solution is to add a wired router in the basement (as seen in the pic), and I have three questions...

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1. Does this make sense? I'm assuming I need to set the Nests to be AP only, which shouldn't be a problem...right?

2. I have an old TP Link (AX50) router with Gigabit ports - any reason NOT to use this as the wired router in the basement?

3. Is a cheapy switch (like this TL-SG105) good enough for the third floor?

Hey everyone,

I’m somewhat of a novice when it comes to networking, so bear with me if I’m missing something obvious. Recently, I decided to improve my WiFi coverage by extending it to another floor. During my search, I stumbled upon a great deal for 3 used Google WiFi routers (AC1304 dual band)—all for the price I had budgeted for just one dual-band router.

After some research, I’m really impressed with the features Google WiFi offers and would love to use them, especially the mesh network, its very annoying when my phone stays connected to the basement router when i'm upstairs. However, I’ve hit a snag with my current setup and could use some guidance.

Here’s the situation:

• My ISP provides a Huawei HG8145V5 modem/router combo connected to fiber optics. It offers a few Ethernet ports and dual-band WiFi, but it doesn’t support bridge mode, atleast not the one they provided, its interface looks different then the ones i saw on the internet. (and their support team was no help).
• I already have a TP-LINK Archer C6 router configured as a bridge in the basement, I use it to share files across the house from my basement computer via SMB protocol.
• I also have a basic Mi router (no gigabit ports) lying around, but it’s not currently in use.

I read on Google’s support page that double NAT can cause issues with Google WiFi, and they recommend enabling bridge mode on the ISP-provided router. Since mine doesn’t support bridge mode, I’m not sure how to proceed.

I’ve also heard terms like ONT or port forwarding, but I don’t fully understand how they could help in this scenario.

Is there a way to set this up properly, ideally without the setup looking like a cable jungle? Any advice or guidance would be super helpful!

Thanks in advance!

So I'm fairly tech savvy when it comes to most things but with networking I'm a total novice. I have Spectrum 1GB, Spectrum E31U2V1 (modem) and use 3 Google Mesh WIFI V1(got the 3 pack). The mesh has worked great for years but speeds have started to slow down and I think its time to finally upgrade my network to go along with the GB internet if not future proof because faster internet is slowly making its way to me. I've only tried mid price ranged routers before and none of them worked well on the other floor leading me to the Google Mesh. We have somewhere around 50 items on the WIFI, lots of smart home electronics and slowly adding more. My house is about 1900 sq/ft and have 3 people living here plus my girlfriend comes over with her kid a lot. We all use streaming platforms, sometimes at the same time, sometimes in 4k. Everyone games one roommate lightly games on consoles and I game on pc and consoles. But my other roommate games hard on pc and consoles and sometimes streams on twitch. I'm looking for something reliable but something that can easily utilize the GB that I'm paying for.

I've been learning a lot on here and the more I learn the more I realize I actually don't know much. I recently learned about wired backhauling with mesh and ran a couple of CAT6 lines to the satellites and heavy use areas (didn't fix my speeds) and can always run more lines, got 500ft for $29. I've seen a lot about Asus Mesh with just their normal routers connecting to each other in a mesh. And when then it comes to TP-Link, Ubiquiti, and others like them I start to get lost. I understand I need a router and then POE switch to power the APs and that's about all I know. Do I need controllers to use the APs or can I go without? What brands are most user friendly specially for newbies like me. I know there's a learning curve for it but can do a lot more with it and can upgrade it bit by bit or is that type of setup overkill for what I have/need.

Set Up now:

Spectrum 1Gb, Spectrum E31U2V1 (modem), and (3)Google Mesh WIFI V1

What I need:

A network that utilizes my GB internet, can handle my traffic, and has WIFI

Something that can last me at least the next couple years until its becomes obsolete

Should I:

Stay in the Google ecosystem and just get the newest version of Google (Nest WIFI Pro)

Get into a different Mesh ecosystem (if so which one)

Or go the more advanced route and go with a router and switch set up with APs ( and what would I need)

I'm still learning this stuff and I know they'll be more questions from you and me. But I would like your guys opinion on what you think I should go with. Thanks!

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Just bought a Google Nest WiFi Pro and have a question about it.

My PC needs an ethernet cable connected to it to access the internet. However my modem is in a different room to my PC, and running a cable through my entire house is not really an option.

If I have only 1 Google Nest WiFi Pro, I'm assuming that needs to be connected to my modem via ethernet cable at all times. So do I need a second Google Nest WiFi Pro in the room with my PC, that I can connect to the first one via WiFi, and then run an ethernet cable from the second one into my PC?

NAT on xbox was strict, try to change it in app settings. It's greyed out. Do the chat support and they double and trippled down is my ISP's fault. I dont use ISP router or modem. I use Arris modem and Nest router/mesh. They closed chat.

I opt in for the call option for customer service. "You will have to um call ISP of the Xbox's router to change nat type for the modem" Ok. I get it. Outsourced customer service, not their fault. So I then ask if there is anyway I can get the app in maybe a developer mode to open up the settings for me. She says Nest is not able to be customized and functions as it is. Whatever that means. I then ask then how do i change my xbox from Strict, to Open. I've had this issue a few times with other routers (specifically Linksys and Netgear) and I've been able to go into the settings and change their nat type and port forward. Lady hangs up.

Can anyone help me with this? i feel like i just spent $400 on worthless router/mesh setup.

Has anyone had issues getting wired backhaul to work? I have them wired up but my second WiFi Pro says it's connected wirelessly. I have a modem -> main Nest WiFi Pro (globe port) -> unmanaged switch with loop prevention off (tplink TL-SG105) -> second Nest Wifi Pro (also globe switch).

Still connects wirelessly... any thoughts?

Amazon has those TP link mesh router on sale...and Google has the Nest Pro 6e. I have store credit from my purchase of 9 pro phone...so it would be cheaper... but I read a bunch of reviews on the Nest and it's not looking good... I have the original Google WiFi pucks since I don't know 2016 or so...and they are still working... However this year all my devices in the house has been upgraded...and we want to take advantage of the wifi 6. I really just want to set and forget...but I have seen a lot of reviews on the nest that people had to reboot it every week...