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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...
Yes, the pc connected via ethernet to the extender. The router has the function to broadcast in 2.4 G and 5 G, but right i now i have the extender connected to the router via 5 G, and the extender is broadcasting 2.4 G, and it works great. Tried connecting the extender to the router via 2.4 G and it is too laggy. Right now my ethernet cable is short, so i cannot move the extender closer to the router. Im planning to buy a 20ft ethernet cable to move it closer to the router and see if things improve and stop loosing connection randomly.
fyi, 2.4ghz is much slower than 5ghz and more sensitive to interference. Its not ideal for gaming/streaming because of this.
Plus the router is the backbone of the system. You can have the best extender but if its running of a bad/slow router, that's how it'll perform. What router is it connected to?
My router is an Arris TG2492LG. The communication between the router and the extender is in 5G, and the extender is connected with ethernet to the PC, so the speed is really solid with a low ping, Its just when im gaming the extender tends to disconnect from the router and it never connects again, so I have to turn off the extender and let it reset to be able to gain a connection again.