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performance on wifi extender - WN2000RPTv3 - is almost half of main nighthawk
I upgraded my ISP service to 100mbps recently. When i run speed test on my main wifi nighthawk it is close to what I pay for (98mbps vs 100), however when i run speed test on the extended wifi network, it is almost half of that. I have upgraded firmware, reran the setup wizzard, and reset, etc. same results. The WiFi speed in gennie states 143mbps as max potential (G) and there is nothing else on the extended network. Is this normal?
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- Yes, that's normal. A range extender has to retransmit everything it receives. When this happens on the same frequency channel, the speed is inherently cut in half.
