My first guess would be some kind of signal interference, and that maybe the Chromebooks' WiFi reception isn't as strong as the other devices, so they're being more negatively affected. Again, that's just a guess. It could be due to drivers, like you mentioned. I'm not versed enough in WiFi to really know or give some other ideas or testing protocols.
Hopefully you'll hear from Liz or one of the other reps before the day's out, though it might not being until Monday before that happens. Still, there are other knowledgeable people on here that may have some ideas. Hopefully @MarkJFine sees this and can provide some (not to put you on the spot, Mark).
FWIW, my Chromebook stopped recognising the 2.4 GHz radio and only recognises the 5 GHz radio. It happened suddenly with no apparent cause and I couldn't find a fix.
@maratsade wrote:FWIW, my Chromebook stopped recognising the 2.4 GHz radio and only recognises the 5 GHz radio. It happened suddenly with no apparent cause and I couldn't find a fix.
So it may very well be that it is, in fact, a problem of the Chromebook itself.
How weird.
I just read about a possible problem with Bluetooth interferene with the 2.4GHz WiFi with Chromebooks. Just as a test, I'd try turning it off to see if it makes any difference.
Probably a problem with my Chromebook or with Chromebooks in general. I tried a lot of different fixes but nothing worked. 😠
@GabeU wrote:So it may very well be that it is, in fact, a problem of the Chromebook itself.
How weird.
Good that it worked for you! That was one of the fixes I had tried with no success.
Before I basically put the Chromebook in a cupboard and forgot about it, I tried every fix I could find and nothing worked. I hope Chrome fixes the issue, though who knows when that's going to happen. My problem with the Chromebook not working on the 2.4Ghz radio started almost a year ago.
@sepmeier wrote:
It’s probably time for me to dust off my 15 year old Vaio, reformat it with Linux mint and really complicate my daughters life. LoL
Mint is definitely one of the more user friendly Linux distros. I have it on a spare HDD in this desktop, though I haven't connected it in a while. I should though, and update it to the latest version.
It's a nice Windows alternative, though still with that Linux learning curve, which can be a bit daunting at first.
I install Hughesnet.. I see it a lot on the chromebooks.. Only the 5g works on most.. I have no idea what causes it.. But I think it is on the schools end..
I had no issues with it at all for over 3 years -- then one day it just stopped recognising the 2.4 GHz radio. I tried all kinds of things but nothing worked, so I gave up.
@gokartergo24 wrote:I install Hughesnet.. I see it a lot on the chromebooks.. Only the 5g works on most.. I have no idea what causes it.. But I think it is on the schools end..
I'm late to this party, but it sounds to me like something specific to Chromebooks too.
As far as the wifis resetting, 5GHz in particular, that used to be a problem with the early modem firmware. I haven't seen that in ages.