I'm not using the DFS channels (some devices on my network won't connect if I do). These are my settings:
Is that equivalent to "throw the baby out with the bath water"?
Actually, the question is why these error message when time scheduling is enabled for the 2.4 GHz band? I can confirm that since disabling it last night, there hasn't been any more of these entries in the system log. I may test the 5 GHz band tonight to see if that also produces the similar error messages.
Main reasons were 1) Having had problems with intermittent interference on the 2.4 GHz band, I thought that turning the wi-fi off at night, when not needed, would force a channel rescan in the morning, when it came back on (whether that's the case or not, I'm not sure); 2) As there's no led scheduler with the official firmware, I have put some led light-dimming tape across them and turning off the Wi-Fi reduced the light output still further (the router is right outside my bedroom, on the landing). I was advised to schedule a router reboot each morning in a previous thread, but the problem with that is my Gigaset VOIP phones system doesn't always reconnect to my VOIP service with Sipgate if the router loses connection to the internet.
I do, but I wanted a set and forget it option and what I have now works well because it just provides a low level of illumination for anyone getting out of bed in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, so my router has a dual function LOL. But the main reason for turning off the Wi-Fi was to (hopefully) force a rescan of the best 2.4 GHz channel to use as I didn't and still don't have any idea about how often the router does this automatically or even whether it's particularly effective (I suspect not, as I don't think it helped much last time I tried it). Just a few experiments really, to see what works best. Fortunately, most of my devices connect to the 5 GHz band and I have upgraded my Canon printer from a Pixma TS 8250 to a Pixma TS 8350a, which unlike its predecessor, does have 5 GHz capability, but is otherwise the same (so no problem with using my stock of ink cartridges with the new machine and disc printing works exactly the same way).
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