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Huiskesmartijn
Aspirant
Sep 04, 2020

Extender EX7700 connection problems with R7000

Hi,   So I recently purchased the Nighthawk X6 EX7700 as a range extender for my Nighthawk R7700 router. I'm running into a lot of problems though. I can set everything up without problems, and the...
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Huiskesmartijn
Aspirant
Sep 05, 2020

EDIT: The problem now also occurs on the 2.4GHz network.

 

After some more research, I found that the only way to get devices connected properly is by manually setting the IP address and dns. But while this sounds like a DHCP issue, the extender obviously does not have DHCP and the router DHCP is working fine (tested with the extender turned off).

 

This is very inconvenient as every time I connect a new device I need to set its IP manually, and for some devices like my tv this is not even possible.

 

 

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    DexterJB
    NETGEAR Moderator
    Sep 08, 2020

    Hi Huiskesmartijn, I have sent you a message. Please check your inbox.

     

    Dexter

    • LeonTas's avatar
      LeonTas
      Aspirant
      Mar 12, 2021

      Hi DexterJB,

       

      I am running into the same problems and have the same set-up (A7000 Nighthawk in combination with the EX7700 extender).

      After the first 1 the problems seem to occur. Do you have a solution you can post?

       

      Regards,

      Leon Tas

  • Kkhan786's avatar
    Kkhan786
    Aspirant
    Oct 18, 2020
    I made the mistake of buying a second router so have now spent a total of £220. I’m so annoyed this is clearly an issue for the product. Thank you for the person describing the problem as I could not have done that.

    netgear - please help. Please replace with models that work.