GCQ wifi connectivity?

[bm11]

Hello,

Good chance I'm just dumb here, but I just upgraded from a GC2 to a GCQ, and think that I have to be doing something wrong. I followed the directions on hooking the GCQ up to WiFi, but do I really have to continually swap back and forth from the internet to the GCQ? I need the internet to connect to my FSX Live account, but I need the GCQ to register shots. Seems super clunky if this is actually the case.

-Bob

[soupy]

or you could have hard wired internet and gcquad on wifi. or else get another wifi adapter they are cheap

[mmlincon]

You connect to the Quad over it's own private wifi network so you would need an additional network interface for the internet. That could be wifi or ethernet.

[Hubbahub32]

Just purchase a dual frequency WiFi adaptor from Amazon. TpLink adaptors are like $20. Easy to setup and will automatically connect every time. They work great!

[bm11]

Alright, less than ideal but not the end of the world. Thanks all!

[soupy]

I agree. i do not know why you cannot connect to Bluetooth and use the wifi for internet. it is not a big deal if the internet is on a hard wire and you have wireless for the GCQ. either way you will need 2 adapters of some sort but it is an easy fix

[soupy]

i agree with that

[mthunt]

Bluetooth was disabled to prevent people from using TGC. Not sure why they care when they force you to buy FSX.

[AdamV]

mthunt ...BT is enabled on the Quad, but only works for connecting to the FS performance app and FSX mobile. Drops out often though.

[delaloi]

I normally use the USB connection for the GCQ as I found it more stable than the WiFi connection (which would not be surprising). But recently during practice sessions I have had the GCQ dropping off briefly, then (usually) reconnecting by itself a few seconds later. Does not happen every time but regularly. It's kind of clunky. Anyone else experience this?

Maybe I will try WiFi again as I did get a separate WiFi dongle for this purpose, but in principle this should not be the fix.

[mmlincon]

I've been having this happen with wifi. I thought it was the wifi, now I wonder. New firmware is out today so maybe they fixed it?

[InsideLinks]

I have had gcq's for over a year now and still experience it. They insist I send it back for repair, but I had the exact same problem on the gc3's and fixed it with a firmware update.

[AdamV]

delaloi I really think this is an FSX2020 thing, it happens on wifi too and more often than with FSX2018.

I’m still using the same f/w version from early 2019, so I don’t believe it’s a hardware or f/w issue.

[delaloi]

Thanks. Could be. FSX2020 is a pretty big draw on PC resources -- I was wondering whether my computer might be getting overwhelmed.

[InsideLinks]

Happens with GSP as well as fsx. and with the latest update of fsx (8.5.0.2) it doesn't reconnect itself reliably.

[delaloi]

Anybody install the new firmware? Any observable differences (on anything)?

[delaloi]

I installed the new firmware last night and it did not resolve or seem to improve the sporadic connectivity loss issue, nor did I notice any operating changes in the GCQ.