Wi-Fi, behaving strangely [Solved]

addarcia · 26 Oct 2020 at 05:42

Hello,

Recently, I've been experiencing an odd issue with my Wi-Fi. I have been using my second computer system as a mobile hotspot (via Windows' Network & Internet settings).

After turning the mobile hotspot on (using the network band 2.4GHz), I can connect to the network without issue — and it works. However, after my iPhone sleeps, it no longer works. It remains connected (i.e. the three Wi-Fi bars appear at the top of my phone, and my phone is visible in Windows' connected devices), but the connection simply stops working.

I have attempted forgetting the network on my phone, installing all the latest drivers, and resetting my network via Windows, without success.

Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers.

addarcia · 26 Oct 2020 at 14:14

Apologies, I should have been clearer @Bouton Aide. There is, however, a 'power saving' option on the PC which I have set to 'off'. The odd thing about this issue is that only began fairly recently — and I am clueless as to why.

@the-evaluator you're not the first person to say that ... the reason is, I have two desktop PC's in my home, and they couldn't be further apart. Re: the PC in question, it is connected to the internet via a powerline adapter, as it is in too awkward a place to use an ethernet cable. I suppose using Window's hotspot is an amateur's way of setting up a quick, wireless connection. However, if there's a better solution, I'd certainly be glad to try it.

P. S. I ought to note that I am using the ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus Wi-Fi ATX Motherboard.

addarcia · 30 Oct 2020 at 22:15

Bump

addarcia · 6 Nov 2020 at 22:05

Since my last bump post, nothing has changed — alas. I have restored all Windows settings, deleted the drivers, updated the drivers, installed and uninstalled Connectify, and replaced ASUS' Wi-Fi antenna for a TP-Link dongle. Nonetheless, this bizarre issue abides.

Before I spend £40 on a — possibly unneccessary — powerline adapter with Wi-Fi, does anybody have any ideas as to why this is happening, and if there's a solution?

addarcia · 11 Nov 2020 at 14:37

VaderDSL said:
Have you tried setting the iPhone to a static IP
/DNS rather than letting it detect automatically? Might be worth trying?

Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. This seems to have solved the problem; since manually setting a static IPV4/DNS, I have had no issues connecting to my PC's mobile hotspot.

Much appreciated @VaderDSL, and all those who've contributed.