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av200 powerline compatibility
We have the r6400 and some old powerline av200 extenders. We wanted to try to use them together to get the internet signal up to a far upstairs bedroom or our basement but when we follow the set up ...
> We have the r6400 [...]
Hardware version? ("R6400"? "R6400v2"?) Firmware version?
> Model: R6400v2|AC1750 Smart WiFi Router-802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit
Is that accurate?
> [...] and some old powerline av200 extenders.
"Some"? Is that the actual model number?
> [...] when we follow the set up instructions [...]
Which "the set up instructions"? What, exactly, did you do? What,
exactly, happened whan you did it?
> [...] plug the ethernet cable into our router and plug into our
> extender at the other end, [...]
"into our router"? Which port? What, exactly, is connected to what,
exactly?
> [...] Are they not compatible?
Generally, Ethernet is Ethernet; compatibility is not the problem.
Configuration of all these gizmos might be.