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JRivera87
Sep 10, 2020Aspirant
AX1800 EAX20 Loosing connection while gaming
I recently bought the AX1800 Wifi Mesh extender to be able to play multiplayer games on my pc, due to the router being far from my room. I had no problem setting it up, and i connected my PC via ethe...
plemans
Sep 11, 2020Guru - Experienced User
You have your pc wired into the extender?
A lot of things can impact extenders.
It could be distance from the router, it could be interference, it could be obstructions in the walls.
The other deal with using the 5ghz is its more sensitive to distance and obstructions than the 2.4ghz signal. But in turn, the 2.4ghz is much slower and more sensitive to interference from other signals.
Have you tried changing which channel the primary router is broadcasting on?
or moving the extender?