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Lurker501
Aspirant
Feb 08, 2024

EX6120 WiFi extender works on 5Ghz, but 2.4 will not allow anything to connect.

This has been working for a while, but now for some reason, the 2.4GHz band will not allow anything to connect to it.  I have checked the settings and everything is the same.  I even reset the whole ...
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Lurker501
Aspirant
Feb 10, 2024

WPA-Personal with AES Encryption

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 11, 2024

sorry, I meant wpa2 or wpa3. Was typing on my phone and didn't see the 2x 2's. 

You shouldn't be using wpa as its long been compromised. 

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    Lurker501
    Aspirant
    Feb 12, 2024

    Sorry, it's WPA2  not WPA

    also, just because its compromised doesn't mean it shouldnt work.

     

    Either way, its WPA2