I'm using my Netgear PR2000 Trek N300 as a range extender and when I connect to the LAN-only (yellow) port as wired connection with my laptop I get speeds of ~10Mb, however when I connect via wifi speeds are only about 0.5 to 1.5Mb ... I have tested the wifi speed across two laptops and an iPhone and all three are slow via wifi, so I know it is not the receving computer that is the issue I am using channel 11 on the PR2000 and the pull-down menu is gray-ed out so I am not able to try using a different broadcast channel.... I have latest firmware in the device xxx.14 Any help appreciated!

Hello rustygearhead Since only one wireless device can transmit at once, wireless transmissions are doubled (router to repeater and then repeater to client versus just router to client), and so Wireless throughput is reduced by at least 50%. DarrenM

Netgear PR2000 Trek N300 - as range extender: WiFi VERY slow / wired connection fast

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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 08, 2015
Welcome to the community, @rustygearhead

I have enabled AP mode on my PR2000 and didn't get the same problem.

I was able to change my channel.

Have you tried re-flashing the firmware of the router?

If not, try to reload the same firmware then reset the router after.

Push the reset button at the back of the router for 10 seconds and then reconfigure it.

Keep us updated!
- rustygearhead
  Guide
  Dec 16, 2015
  something very odd is going on................
  
  I have my unit in repeater mode .... sorry if i did not mention that ....
  I think that is why I can not change the channel on the unit.
  
  I re-flashed the xx.14 firmware into the unit and did a hard reset and then set it backup with correct profile (which had been lost of course)
  
  with the WIRED connection I get 15mb down and 6mb up
  with the wireless connection I only get about 7mb down and 6mb up
  I tested the wireless speed on both my laptop and iPhone 5s
  so download speed is roughly cut in half with wireless connection and it does not appear the problem is related to the device since it tests with same speed on multiple devices....
  
  :-(
  - DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Dec 17, 2015
    Hello rustygearhead
    
    Since only one wireless device can transmit at once, wireless transmissions are doubled (router to repeater and then repeater to client versus just router to client), and so Wireless throughput is reduced by at least 50%.
    
    DarrenM

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Netgear PR2000 Trek N300 - as range extender: WiFi VERY slow / wired connection fast