Entry 09-23-2024
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Learned a little bit about Roku devices and TVs today. More then I care to. I never knew this until today after some troubleshooting that made me a little confused. But, I understand the design. I just wish it was done a little differently.
When Roku devices after the Roku 3; I believe, are powered up and connect to the wireless. It creates another wireless network so Roku remotes can connect to it. This is great and all but, it causes interference on the wireless network it connects to because it mimics the wireless channel it’s on. When you do this with one access point and three Roku TVs it can cause problems. Enough to break things.
Here is a KB article for reference on issues occuring at a university and their recommendations.
Mine was different. Move it to a different wireless network. Though the University of South Dakota has the right idea. Given that if you had multiple Rokus in the same dorm exibiting the same behavior. It can cause a lot of interferance. Rant over. But, I may talk more about wireless later if that starts to become my niche in troubleshooting. Just references and what not. Nothing to exciting.