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Nightrise889
Tuning in
25 days ago
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PC connects to Hub rather than pod that's closer

My computer is connected to the hub rather than the pod, even though the pod is much closer and would result in faster speeds. How do I force my computer to switch to the Pod please? I refuse to beli...
  • asim18's avatar
    asim18
    24 days ago

    You mentioned you are on a PC.

    Some PC WiFi adapters will have a setting called "Roaming Aggressiveness" in the driver's settings.

    I would try adjusting this setting if your WiFi adapter supports it. It may help or it may not, could be worth a try.

    Right-click Start, select Device Manager.
    Then under Network Adapters double-click your WiFi Adapter.
    Go to the Advanced tab and look for a setting called "Roaming Aggressiveness" or "Roaming Sensitivity".

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Client62
Alessandro Volta
25 days ago

This is very easily solved with a retail Wi-Fi Repeater that extends the Wi-Fi on a different SSID.

VM Pods don't offer this option, so correct placement i.e. mid way between the VM Hub and the computer
is the only option available to try and bring the VM Pod into use.


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Nightrise889
Tuning in
25 days ago

Thanks for your reply. Surely this is a huge flaw in the design of these pods?! My pod is exactly halfway between the hub and my PC - it makes no sense to me that my PC chooses the hub and I can’t configure this.

  • asim18's avatar
    asim18
    Rising star
    24 days ago

    You mentioned you are on a PC.

    Some PC WiFi adapters will have a setting called "Roaming Aggressiveness" in the driver's settings.

    I would try adjusting this setting if your WiFi adapter supports it. It may help or it may not, could be worth a try.

    Right-click Start, select Device Manager.
    Then under Network Adapters double-click your WiFi Adapter.
    Go to the Advanced tab and look for a setting called "Roaming Aggressiveness" or "Roaming Sensitivity".

    • Nightrise889's avatar
      Nightrise889
      Tuning in
      18 days ago

      Brilliant thank you Asim, the only useful reply! It has worked for me, at least temporarily. Time will tell if my PC chooses to switch back and forth or if it sticks with the Pod, but for now my speeds are up to what they should be.