Question WiFi problems. Tablet or something else?

[ozstar]

Hi,

Is there a better 10 inch Android tablet for WiFi or maybe my problems lay elsewhere.

I have a PC program that allows input from a remote tablet and I am having lots of WiFi problems with the quite new tablet I have. It seems to take ages to connect to the PC if it does at all.

It is Lenovo TB-X-104F with Android 8.1.0

I have also tried using a new Samsung S22 Ultra phone with Android 13 and a smaller
Lenono TB-7306F tablet with Android 11 and they both nearly always work with the Wifi.

My router is a Kogan Wireless AC and I use 2.4 dedicated to this remote and PC, no internet just these two devices.

I reboot and turn devices on/off in my pursuit to get the larger tablet to work but it is so frustrating.

I need the bigger tablet, but it has to have a solid WiFi signal connection.

Any ideas please?

oz

 

[B. Diddy]

Have you already tried rebooting the router?

 

[ozstar]

Thank you for the reply.

Yes I did that and one time it did help and connected, however I would like it to connect without me having to do the reboot if I can.

Somehow I need it to be a more stable connected, like my phone does with our routers.

You know, automatic.

Does the Android OS make any dif ? The tablet is 8.10 whilst the others I have tried that seem to connect quicker are 11 and 12.

 

[B. Diddy]

For your use case scenario, I'm not sure if the Android version matters or not. For connecting to the web, it should be no problem. But for connecting directly to a local WAN without an internet connection, maybe there's some kind of security credential that your router is expecting but that your tablet doesn't have because it's so out of date. I wish I could help you more with this, but it's beyond my scope of experience, sorry!

 

[ozstar]

Many thanks for what you have said. I know it is a complex one, however, I will try and check into the security protocols of both the PC and the tablet. Maybe a new tablet is what is needed.
Thanks again