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Can I use a wireless wifi extender to replace a long ethernet cable?
I have an Arris dual band cable router provided by our cable service company and have a couple of ethernet-connected pcs and some wireless devices connected to it. Our typical download speeds are 30...
Sorry for the misunderstanding.. The EX6100 can be used as a range extender, or an Access Point. In Access Point mode, you would get the better performance / throughput, by using an Ethernet connection between router and EX6100. In Extender mode, you lose about 50% throughput. With any Extender you take about a 50% throughput loss because of its nature.
the netgear models I saw, for example, were one such as EX6100 or EX3700, or whatever would be suitable.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.. The EX6100 can be used as a range extender, or an Access Point. In Access Point mode, you would get the better performance / throughput, by using an Ethernet connection between router and EX6100. In Extender mode, you lose about 50% throughput. With any Extender you take about a 50% throughput loss because of its nature.
Thanks very much, that's exactly the type of information I was looking for. Sounds like I'd be better off just running a long ethernet cable to the router, or open up the laptop and replace the network adapter.