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c-c-m's avatar
c-c-m
Aspirant
Nov 22, 2016

Can't connect to a network from Android or Linux, but I can on Windows

I have configured my Wifi Range Extender and has been working flawlessly for months. However I have noticed that when I turned my two computers using Linux (kubuntu 16.04) on, they could not connect to the wifi network they were connected to the day before, whereas the windows computers can connect without problems.

 

I have also rebooted my wifi extender (WN200RTPv3), reseted it several times (using either WPS and manual configuration), I have checked that those devices are not blacklisted (I do not have access control enabled) and haven't succeeded at all. I have also removed the nework's settings from Network Control so I have introduced them again, but got same bad results.

 

Since both laptops work If I plug them using a wired connection directly to the repeater or if I move the laptops and join the original network (not the extended one), I am assuming there might be a problem with the extended network configuration.

 

Can anyone help me with this, please?

 

PS: Repeater's firmware is up-to-date

Troubleshooting

2 Replies

  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Nov 29, 2016

    Hello c-c-m

     

    Do you have the extenders SSID named the same as your main router if so you may want to change the SSID.

     

    DarrenM

    • c-c-m's avatar
      c-c-m
      Aspirant
      Dec 04, 2016

      Thank you, but it was solved as espontaneously as it appeared. I am assuming it might be a problem with drivers or kernel (I could connect using a wired connection and update Kubuntu)