I can't get Chromecast (2nd Generation) to connect to my TPG FTTB WiFi on 5G. It will connect on 2G but 2nd Generation does have 5G capability.
I have tried connecting my modile phone WiFi to the Chromecast and then launching the Home App .. I just get the the same point of it not connecting faster.
Any suggestions other than checking the name of the network and password?
Pleased to say I solved my own problem. It would appear the Chromecast REALLY HATES the name TPG Routers give the 5G band .. I am guessing it is the use of a "-" in the name. Change the name and bingo it works
(FWIW, just to play it safe, I gave the 2G & 5G networks entirely different names with no special characters at all)
I doubt it is a distance problem. There is about 14m in a str8 line from router to TV with the only obstruction between the 2 being a curtain and the TV it self.
The TPG suppied router is a TP-Link something (I can't actually see a model number on it) so the 5G network name is the same as the 2G but with "-5G" at the end.
The Chromecast connects to the phone, it sees the 5G network, attempts to connect but fails. The phone has no issue connecting to the 5G network.
I am quite confident I am doing exactly what I am meant to be doing and it just isn't working, so it is more whether or not anyone knows and special little tricks to get it to work
Pleased to say I solved my own problem. It would appear the Chromecast REALLY HATES the name TPG Routers give the 5G band .. I am guessing it is the use of a "-" in the name. Change the name and bingo it works
(FWIW, just to play it safe, I gave the 2G & 5G networks entirely different names with no special characters at all)
