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    From GB@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 28 13:31:38 2021
    I have a Fritzbox router, and I have just bought some BT mesh discs.
    (Yes, why mix the old BT tech with the newer Fritzbox, but that's a
    discussion we've had at home, so let's move on.)

    Anyway, can I leave the Fritzbox wifi on, or do I have to turn it off?

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  • From Jaimie Vandenbergh@21:1/5 to NOTsomeone@microsoft.com on Sat Aug 28 20:01:25 2021
    On 28 Aug 2021 at 13:31:38 BST, "GB" <NOTsomeone@microsoft.com> wrote:

    I have a Fritzbox router, and I have just bought some BT mesh discs.
    (Yes, why mix the old BT tech with the newer Fritzbox, but that's a discussion we've had at home, so let's move on.)

    Anyway, can I leave the Fritzbox wifi on, or do I have to turn it off?

    As you prefer. Few/no devices that are given creds to both will roam
    across both though.

    I'd turn the Fritz! wifi off in order to produce a cleaner RF
    environment for the mesh to work in.

    Cheers - Jaimie
    --
    If you can't measure it, it's not science.

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  • From GB@21:1/5 to Jaimie Vandenbergh on Sun Aug 29 11:25:17 2021
    On 28/08/2021 21:01, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
    On 28 Aug 2021 at 13:31:38 BST, "GB" <NOTsomeone@microsoft.com> wrote:

    I have a Fritzbox router, and I have just bought some BT mesh discs.
    (Yes, why mix the old BT tech with the newer Fritzbox, but that's a
    discussion we've had at home, so let's move on.)

    Anyway, can I leave the Fritzbox wifi on, or do I have to turn it off?

    As you prefer. Few/no devices that are given creds to both will roam
    across both though.

    I turned it off for setup, but it seems to be okay with both running at
    the moment. Hopefully, that will satisfy the purists, who want the
    fastest connection, whilst filling in the dead spots around the house,
    for those who just want to be connected.


    I'd turn the Fritz! wifi off in order to produce a cleaner RF
    environment for the mesh to work in.

    Cheers - Jaimie


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