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My EX6100v2 Advertises _2GEXT but not _5GEXT. Whyizzat, do you suppose?
Hardware Version: EX6100v2 Firmware Version: V1.0.1.98 On the three of my Macs that are in range of both my Telco DSL modem-router and my Netgear Range Extender, the WiFi drop-down shows three SS...
Photos have to be approved by a moderator so I can't see anything you posted for photoes (yet).
you can click on "choose file" and add them that route.
One thing to keep in mind is that the ex6100v2 is a mesh extender. meaning it uses the same ssid as the primary router.
so if you set it up as a mesh device, you should only actually see 2x networks. the routers 2.4ghz and its 5ghz.
the extender can replicate those.
Photos have to be approved by a moderator so I can't see anything you posted for photoes (yet).
you can click on "choose file" and add them that route.
One thing to keep in mind is that the ex6100v2 is a mesh extender. meaning it uses the same ssid as the primary router.
so if you set it up as a mesh device, you should only actually see 2x networks. the routers 2.4ghz and its 5ghz.
the extender can replicate those.
Thanks, plemans. I had wondered what that radio button did. I had not understood what "mesh" meant. Now I get the idea.
My original question has become moot. I tried moving my computers around and, sure enough, the missing 4th SSID does appear in a few places, just not most.
I'll switch to mesh mode. If I understand you correctly, we'll get just the two SSIDs on our computers and Netgear will sort out for us who's getting which signal.
Thank you for your suggestion.
--Gil
It could be because 5ghz is much easier blocked thatn 2.4ghz.
2.4ghz broadcasts further and through more materials. but its slow.
5ghz is much faster but can't penetrate objects/walls as well.
Maybe its something in the walls blocking the signal so it appears in some places and not others.