Menu
What's new
By:
Filters Better Search

extender

  • SNBForums Code of Conduct

    SNBForums is a community for everyone, no matter what their level of experience.

    Please be tolerant and patient of others, especially newcomers. We are all here to share and learn!

    The rules are simple: Be patient, be nice, be helpful or be gone!

  1. tbutler@ofb.biz

    New Router with Removable Antennae

    I'm interested in using a modern Netgear router (preferably just to keep things simple with other routers I'm using, or I'm open to something else) to replace an old Linksys WRT54G I use with a bespoke wireless antenna (an old DBS satellite dish) I made years ago as a wireless extender across a...
  2. D

    Planned ActionTec MoCa install - a few questions before buying

    Hello. Just joined. Advance apologies for long preamble to my question, but I feel the information is significant. I've been trying for years to get reliable WiFi extended through a log home with concrete floors built sideways down a hill so there are four levels. Ethernet over power...
  3. I

    Thoughts on the linksys ea9500 v2?

    I’m leery of belkin products, firstly, but I have been looking for a router that has strong WiFi signals for a new android tv box. My current router is an 86u, and it’s in a less than ideal location for delivering signal through a chicane hallway and a bedroom door (best place I could put it)...
  4. A

    how do i set up second router as an extender, seperate SSID, no DHCP,WISP?

    Ok really must admit here that i know nothing about networking this is my 1st try at any sort of range extension and it is not going well for me at all. I first tried to install a wifi repeater and it was a total disaster, the repeater used the same SSID and password as the main router with...
  5. P

    RT-AC66U router + Powerline and second router?

    I have an RT-AC66U as my main router downstairs. WiFi is spotty upstairs, so I've been trying to extend it using a couple of Powerline adapters I had lying around and a second cheap router I bought, but I keep running into problems. As I understand it, this is the procedure: you copy the WiFi...
  6. S

    Help needed setting up an Ubiquiti NanoBeam AC Gen2

    Greetings. On the advice of a (sick/unavailable for now) friend, I have an Ubiquiti NanoBeam AC Gen2 (NBE-5AC-Gen2) antenna, and I want to use it to connect to an AP maybe 100 feet away, and carry that AP so that it appears as a WAN to my Asus RT-AC68U wireless router, just like a standard...
  7. Julio Urquidi

    Pre-Orders Start For Linksys Tri-Band Range Extender

    Linksys today announced its RE9000 Max-Stream Tri-Band AC3000 Wi-Fi Range Extender. It takes direct aim at NETGEAR’s EX8000 Nighthawk X6S extender announced this past August, priced at $169.99, $60 lower than the EX8000's $229.99. Both products contain three radios, one 2x2 2.4 GHz, one 2x2 5...
  8. RedBatman89

    Good Wifi Range extender

    Look to get one for upstairs. Any good recommendations? Router is RT-AC68U.
  9. Julio Urquidi

    Amped Wireless Introduces “Plug and Play” Range Extenders

    The two new dual-band extenders, Amped Wireless’ AC750 B750EX and AC1200 B1200EX (pictured), utilize a lighted signal strength indicator to help facilitate the best location to install and extend a home network. From there, a mobile app is used to continue the setup process and, per Amped...
  10. D

    How do range extenders work ?

    I have a mobile hotspot that needs to connect to a router through an extender. Hotspot <Wi-fi> Range Extender <Ethernet> Router The hotspot, extender and router are placed next to each other. Since the distance between the hotspot and extender is less than 3 feet, 5 GHz should be the...
  11. Julio Urquidi

    Zyxel Targets The Smart Home With New MU-MIMO Range Extender

    The new Zyxel WRE6606 2x2 dual-band Wi-Fi extender is being marketed for homes using wireless networks with growing numbers of smart home devices. The new extender also takes advantage of MU-MIMO technology allowing compatible devices to simultaneously connect to MU-MIMO wireless access points...
  12. S

    Netgear EX6120 - Any 3rd party firmware?

    Hello guys, Before the main question i want to ask this as to why there is no discussion about this little beast on this forum? I know there is the EX6150 but then it comes with a PRICE tag too :) Why is no one discussing about EX6120? one of the reasons could be because may be it is still...
  13. M

    Netgear EX6200 Hardware Revision Adds 2x2 MU-MIMO

    A few days ago Netgear updated the EX6200 wireless extender product page and added the EX6200v2 support page. The EX6200v2 hardware revision of the EX6200 wireless extender now offers MU-MIMO and is powered by a “quad core processor” versus the Broadcom “dual core processor” offered in the...
  14. Julio Urquidi

    Amped Wireless Releases AC1300 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Range Extender

    Amped Wireless announced the availability of its Artemis-EX AC1300 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Range Extender. Positioned as "affordable" desktop extender, the Artemis-EX was introduced earlier this year at CES 2016 and is one of the latest products added to the growing market of MU-MIMO compatible devices...
  15. Julio Urquidi

    TP-LINK Announces Combo HomePlug AV2 / AC1200 Wi-Fi Extender

    The TP-LINK's TL-WPA8630 powerline kit is not only Homeplug AV2 compliant; it also includes built-in AC1200 wireless extender capabilities, a combination that could benefit homes having a hard time working with weak Wi-Fi signals. The kit consists of two main parts. By plugging an Ethernet...
  16. J

    Extender vs. AP mode

    Hi guys and gals. I apologize if this is an extremely basic question. I looked around the forums, but still have questions about this. I am trying to get my whole house (3000+ SF) covered by one router/SSID. So here's the basics. I have ATT Uverse that came with a Pace 5268AC modem/router...
  17. saminmontreal

    Help with MoCa network (Actiontec Adapter and Wireless Extender)

    Hi wondering if anyone can help me. I have setup a wireless extender using the actiontec adapter. The MoCa Coax light on the adapter goes green for a while but then starts to go on and off dropping the network and internet connection also. When it works its not bad, but it stops ever 20...
  18. M

    WiFi extender: is there one that uses 2.4Ghz for both input and output?

    I used to think that the best WiFi extender would use 2.4GHz for the router connection (backhaul) and 5 GHz for talking to my devices. But, not all devices talk 5Ghz and, of course, range can be an issue. So, it now seems to me that an extender that can connect to the router (backhaul) on one...
  19. C

    MoCA with cable modem - internet only

    Apologies if this is trivial, or has been discussed ad infinitum already. (I'm new here.) I have Comcast internet, which comes in by coax into an SB6141 modem, which then has an ethernet hookup to an Apple TimeCapsule. I don't use any other services (no TV, phone, etc.). I would like to use...
  20. Julio Urquidi

    iDrive Launches iDrive One Wireless Storage Device

    Online backup vendor, iDrive, just released the One, an 802.11ac-based wireless storage device for home use. A dual-channel wireless device, the iDrive One is available in either HDD or SSD configurations, and utilizes beamforming to help remotely store files and system backups at speeds up...
Top