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Pamshares
Oct 17, 2011Aspirant
WGX102 - no internet access on IPv6 Connectivity
My Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 has been working fine but the PCs and Macs that access the extended network on the internet have gone very slow to the extent the internet is virtually u...
fordem
Oct 18, 2011Mentor
This is probably not want you want to hear but ...
IF the internet "useability" on the main network is good, and the "unuseable" portion is connected via the WGX102 then the problem either relates to the wall plug bridge or the wireless sections.
If you have wireless on the main network - that is that does NOT pass through the wall plug - and that is working properly, then the problem may lie with the wall plug segment.
The simple reality of things is that wall plug networks are notoriously unreliable because of their sensitvity to electrical interference - the mains network was designed to distribute electrical power, not to pass data, and any appliance that generates interference on that network, which by the way doesn't have to be located in your building, can impact the data transfer.
IF the internet "useability" on the main network is good, and the "unuseable" portion is connected via the WGX102 then the problem either relates to the wall plug bridge or the wireless sections.
If you have wireless on the main network - that is that does NOT pass through the wall plug - and that is working properly, then the problem may lie with the wall plug segment.
The simple reality of things is that wall plug networks are notoriously unreliable because of their sensitvity to electrical interference - the mains network was designed to distribute electrical power, not to pass data, and any appliance that generates interference on that network, which by the way doesn't have to be located in your building, can impact the data transfer.