EX6120 Wifi Extender CANNOT change its name

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bibol wrote:

 

 why is that option here, if it doesnt work on any network ?

 

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That's really a question for Netgear, not for me.

The dropping of NetBios in windows 10 happened fairly recently (perhaps a year ago).  Also, naming the extender can also be useful when you are in the web admin interface (even if that name isn't picked up by other devices, it still can help you keep straight what device you are configuring).

Why is this so important to you?

1) since I paid for all those features...I expect Netgear to deliver them to me, thats one reason...$$

2) as they mention how to configure it on their manual, I also expect it to be working...

I don't work for Netgear.  You of course can raise a support case via my.netgear.com, etc.

Since you don't have a real need for the feature, I'll disengage on this, and move on to other folks.

If I do not have a real need for this feature - as you said - why were you trying to help ?

so, of course I have a "real" need for this feature and if you cant help, thats fine for me, just remember that one as to remain humble into what anyone can "really" be helpfull and recognize ones limits...

For this forum purpos, as well as minie - this bug is not solved at all as of today... 

Back to square one.

Completely independent from NetBIOS or WSdiscovery or whatever - the extenders don't announce any of these names, so there is no name resolution (based on the device itself).

The extenders do however offer Windows Connect Now (WCN) announcement. Here the custom name is used, e.g. on the EX3700 V1.0.0.76_1.0.49, the custom name is used, here e.g. EX3700-1.

What does not work: The custom extender hostname is not used as part of the BOOTP/DHCP request. Typical careless coding, limited QA testing, and ignorance (we reported this several times on Netgear Extender Beta tests!). Welcome to the consumer *****. Guess this is related to the fact that the names are stored on the Netgear routers, and can easily be edited 8-/

So, the name can be changed, it's just that the changed name is not systematically used. 

Tks Schumaku,

for your info...as for the routers I m connecting this EX6120 to they are not Netgear Brands but rather TPLink.

I've also connected it to another TPL Model and they would all display EX6120 as the connected model device

(even after I'd try to change its name).

Therefore their is a way (???) that their DHCP list could figure the real device model name without any manual modification from me.

But as you say so, Netgear probably doesnt care much about making their "renaming" feature complete the job properly.

I wonder if all the other Neatgear Wifi extenders do suffer the same "device renaming" weakness... ?

...such as models of the Nighhawk line, any idea ?

tks

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bibol wrote:

I've also connected it to another TPL Model and they would all display EX6120 as the connected model device

(even after I'd try to change its name). 

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Router is not not relevant...

bibol wrote:

 Therefore their is a way (???) that their DHCP list could figure the real device model name without any manual modification from me. 

No magic, they use the model name - hardcoded (insead of reading from the config) - for the dhcpd.