ATTN Dexter please advise next steps

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Dexter,&nbsp;Can you advise on flashing back to original specs and then latest suggested firmware for my extender. It's getting really flaky and have been wrestling with this for over 2 years now. One last gasp lol&nbsp;thanks,Jeff

saxguy1 · Answer

Seems to be good now especially with the feature you've mentioned (OneWiFiName).The modem is an Xfinity modem. And the house is just drywall pretty much everywhere (no concrete, etc). the space in my part of the property is around 1,100 sq ft.&nbsp;I'm currently streaming an mkv file at high quality and there is no buffering or hiccups at this point, which is a good sign.&nbsp;I'll monitor over the next few days and see if reboots are required to reconnect the Extender to&nbsp; Chromecast and other devices foremrly having problems.&nbsp;Thanks for the assistance.&nbsp;&nbsp;

saxguy1 · Answer

ok I set a static IP for the Extender in the Xfinity router and will watch over the next few days and advise thank you.&nbsp;I can check Comcast boards as well&nbsp;

plemans · Answer

it looks like you have it setup in fastlane mode?

You can flash it following the manual firmware install guide. Flash it over a hardwired line, factory reset it, and then install it via the smart connection wizard (tends to work better than wps).

https://www.netgear.com/support/product/EX7000.aspx

saxguy1 · Answer

Thank you. I already had that particaulr firmware but did reset the Extender to factory defualts. I re-setup successfully but now that it's in the standard setup, the speed dropped about to the same as the modem to which it is connected (in another adjacent unit).

In other words, even though the Extender sees and connects to the modem, it's the same (slow) speed as if I connected my devices to that modem (not the extender). I noticed that with this setup, I wasn't prompoted for a new name of my "extended" network. It's just "forwarding" so to speak the modem connections.

How do I configure the Extender to have this new "extended network" (which hopefully remains stable). At least when it was previoulsy configured, the speed was very good (I just had to reboot the Extender once a day to connect my devices).

thanks

plemans · Answer

saxguy1&nbsp;wrote:Thank you. I already had that particaulr firmware but did reset the Extender to factory defualts. I re-setup successfully but now that it's in the standard setup, the speed dropped about to the same as the modem to which it is connected (in another adjacent unit).&nbsp;In other words, even though the Extender sees and connects to the modem, it's the same (slow) speed as if I connected my devices to that modem (not the extender). I noticed that with this setup, I wasn't prompoted for a new name of my "extended" network. It's just "forwarding" so to speak the modem connections.&nbsp;How do I configure the Extender to have this new "extended network" (which hopefully remains stable). At least when it was previoulsy configured, the speed was very good (I just had to reboot the Extender once a day to connect my devices).&nbsp;&nbsp;thanksI guess I'm a bit confused. Do you expect the extender to be faster than your modem?What modem are you connected to?&nbsp;What speeds do you pay for?What speed to you get from the modem? And from the extender?Are you using it in mesh modem where it uses the same ssid/password as the modem?&nbsp;&nbsp;

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