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2012 Nexus 7 Discussion Forums (1st Generation) => Nexus 7 Connect (MicroUSB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, Pogo Pin) => Topic started by: thesmeee on September 11, 2012, 01:22:37 PM

Title: nexus 7 wifi
Post by: thesmeee on September 11, 2012, 01:22:37 PM

Hi
im looking at getting a nexus 7 tablet next payday. now my brother said i have a 802.11n wifi router at home and that he had heard that the nexus in the UK and US had been reported to have had a lot of trouble with n type routers.
is this true?
ive looked around, google and searchbar and found many bewildering answers relating to it, 2.4 ghz, 5ghz, router setting, best make and model ect. but i dont understand a fraction of it.
all i really want to know is, if i buy it will it work?

sorry for such a basic question

Hope somebody can help me out on this

Paul

Title: Re: nexus 7 wifi
Post by: JayJ on September 11, 2012, 02:53:24 PM

What router is it?

I have a Virgin Media Super Hub and apart from the usual problems with the build quality of the Super Hub my Nexus works fine with it, the SH is an N driver type.

Title: Re: nexus 7 wifi
Post by: eisley on September 11, 2012, 04:02:05 PM

I have a netgear and it connected fine  :) BUT my son has a Buffalo and the Nexus 'sees' it but will NOT connect  :( .  Not sure why yet.

Title: Re: nexus 7 wifi
Post by: S.Prime on September 11, 2012, 05:16:53 PM

First check to see if the Buffalo router has MAC Address Filtering enabled. If it is add the N7's MAC address to the allowed MAC addresses or disable the filtering.