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Tprent
Jun 02, 2025Aspirant
AC1200 Wifi Extender Can't Connect to Xfinity Gateway
Hello, I am having trouble getting my Xfinity Gateway (XB8-T) to recognize my wifi extender. Sadly, it was connecting fine with the old gateway model and I was upgraded for free and now can't get i...
- Jun 05, 2025
I ended up ordering a new Wi-Fi extender, different brand and it was simple to connect and is working great. I can only assume something crapped out with the netgear. I didn’t want to go with the pods in case I ever change network providers. Luckily it worked at half the cost of the pods
Tprent
Jun 03, 2025Aspirant
Oh, so the ethernet cable has to stay connected? yeah that defeats the purpose. I was thinking I could set it up with the cable, to get the units to recognize eachother then disconnect and move. So that isn't how it works?