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N300 Extender
I have 2 questions:
1. How can I keep the extender from losing its internet connection? After an hour of no use in the extender, there is no internet .
2. Can I rename the extender the ...
jayburn84 wrote:
I have an N300 which I use to my secondary PC in my room (same room as the modem/router). I did not have an extra ethernet port available
A better plan would have been to get a small gigabit switch, and connect that to your router to create more ports. That would cost the same (or less) and would have delivered better speeds.
jayburn84 wrote:
I think these things are really only good for apartments, or to be in the same or next room to your modem/router. I'm not convinced they extend all that far,
Well, performance depends on what extender you purchase, and also the signal environment (what is blocking the signal; what is interfering with the signal). An N300 extender is not a high-end performer (at least not any more).
If your router covers a radius of 50 feet (circular) you can generally expand that to around 80 feet or more in one direction with the appropriate extender. A higher-end extender has the same radio performance as a high-end router, but you do need to overlap the coverage, to ensure that the extender has a solid connection to the router's wifi.
We actually just picked up the EX7000 Nighthawk. I was looking at the PLPW (Powerline 2000 WiFi) Wall Adapters... as it had been recommended by a fellow customer on the same ISP as me. I decided to spring the extra $25-30'sh instead for the EX7000.
I actually love my N300, it works great in my room for the extra PC I have that I use just for media and to mess around on while gaming on my main system... I just could not get a reliable WiFi Card/Adapter working on that PC so I just hardlined it to the N300 plugged in the wall right next it... have never had an issue or had to reconnect in almost 2 years it seems. I had purchased 2 and still have an extra in case someone else needs one in the house. They work great if in range of our Xfinity issued Arris TG1682G, but for our haunted and strange downstairs environment of a household we absolutely needed something beefier, which is why I grabbed the EX7000 and althought it's only been 1 day, it's been great.
Thx for following up!