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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 ...
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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

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    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)