[nettechhobbyist]

I've read that the 3200s have had issues with chromecast and google home devices, but haven't seen any recent posts about them.
They'll connect and have a constant uptime on the Wireless Clients status, however they'll respond saying no network connection after a random amount of time (able to ping devices just fine). It usually happens when they have been unused for sometime (I'm assuming they fall into a "sleep" mode).
Tomorrow I will be running tests on my 2.4GHz network selecting specific channels to test these issues, but so far have only gotten them to stay properly running on my 5GHz 80MHz network the longest.

I have the filter Multicast deselected, IGMP snooping on, all my adapters bridged.

Also... another weird note,the signal for both devices show 0 all the time, which I assume is an error? The chromecast will randomly jump to -43 every few minutes when I sit and just observe but the Home Mini stays at 0.

Chromecast being about 25 ft away through the floor and Home Mini being about 15ft away through the floor.

Let me know what I'm being stubborn or dimwitted about please. Google Support is little to no help, resolving the issues by saying it must be my ISP.

[danielwritesback]

I suggest to take one of the 5ghz radios, change the SSID, set it to 'N' specs as much as possible, and then try that with the google devices. Basically, try to make a simulated E3000, which the google devices adore. After that, you could engage advanced features one at a time until failure point, thus identifying the incompatible feature.

P.S.
I do have these IOT's at my place, and couldn't manage with the AP and Router in the same box, because the settings always conflicted for a never-right situation. However, after separating the wifi from the router, everything began to work.
It is nice to have the fast router. And, it is nice to have the compatible wifi. At my place these two features have never arrived in the same box.

[scar1943]

[danielwritesback]

Good hints there! Thanks.

Yes, the google max and insigia speakers have 2 antennas (HT40), but the google home and chromecast-audio have 1 antenna (HT20).

So, you need the 20/40 mode, not the 40-only mode. Now, I've no idea where the control for that is.

I have 4 chromecast-audio, two different models, as well as a google max, two of the larger insignia, two of the smaller insignia and two google mini's.

I never could get all that working in sync for whole house audio and do the auto-volume feature, with AC wifi. Not any brand of AC wifi, although I suppose that my r6250 could get most of the job done.

To actually resolve this I have 3 AP's connected by gigabit backbone. It is 2 E3000's and an E2000. Wan ports aren't used--they're just AP's. It is possible to use channels 36 to 128 with good results although the antennas are a bit too short for the high numbered channels. The HT40 width channels works perfectly.

To play a unified audio stream to 11 google devices simultaneously, requires that TWO AP's are in range of all of them. They'll either glitch and roam or if they can't roam, they'll glitch and drop, silencing the audio. So, that's why 3 AP's. That keeps 2 AP's in range of all google devices (so they roam and continue playing). In the 'L' shaped house with brick walls, that central 'handoff' unit is very important. And, with an AP always close, concept of range is abolished.

Other way around is that the Ethernet adapter kit for chromecast (video) also works with chromecast-audio and google home speakers too. If you're handy with a drill (for the 90's 'mouse holes'), you can cable them. Then, that problem of well meaning wifi efficiency filters blocking multicast features, is circumvented entirely.

And, a different option is that gargoyle 1.11 support list: http://lantisproject.com/gargoyle_1.11.x_rc5/mvebu/

[scar1943]

[danielwritesback]