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XR700 disconnecting in AP mode
Ive always had a 2nd router in AP mode, it was an ASUS...that died ( I Think) and I ended up buying a XR700. I took my old XR500 and made that a AP now. MY son as the AP router in his room that he pl...
That's very odd, how have you connected the two routers together, via powerline or long ethernet cable? Is it possible it's in a position where it is overheating?
yes, I have it wired with a new cat 8 cable. The cable is about 30 ft but its going under my house so its really only like 10 ft in another room. I disconnected his xbox from the xr500 and connected it to my xr700 last night and he didnt get disconnected once. Im stumped.
- I've just realized you've posted this on the Netduma forum as well, lets continue there as we're helping you in two places at the moment!
https://forum.netduma.com/topic/31704-xr500-disconnecting-in-ap-mode/Correct I did...I posted over there but realized since its under netgear over here would be better. I'm not sure if its easier to delete the post over on Duma then here. Sorry.
- Don't worry about it, if people have the same issue on the NG forum they can see this here and then follow it on the ND forum. We mostly reply to the issues here anyway :)