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Removed extender from Home, Ethernet still showing _EXT
Hey everyone. Originally, my Netgear R7000P AC2300 was placed in the middle of my home, so that the whole house could connect to the WiFi. In my office, I had purchased a TP-Link AC750 WiFi Extender ...
scurry126 wrote:How am I still connecting to the _EXT network? When plugged in via Ethernet, the network is named NETGEAR_EXT but the WiFi signal is just named NETGEAR. Am I actually connecting to the proper network, but the it's just mislabeled as _EXT? How do I rename my connection so that it doens't have the _EXT?
When you're connected via ethernet, its windows that sets the active network profile. You can change it in the registry if it bothers you.
How to Change or Rename the Active Network Profile Name in Windows 10 (howtogeek.com)
scurry126 wrote:
How am I still connecting to the _EXT network? When plugged in via Ethernet, the network is named NETGEAR_EXT but the WiFi signal is just named NETGEAR. Am I actually connecting to the proper network, but the it's just mislabeled as _EXT? How do I rename my connection so that it doens't have the _EXT?
When you're connected via ethernet, its windows that sets the active network profile. You can change it in the registry if it bothers you.
How to Change or Rename the Active Network Profile Name in Windows 10 (howtogeek.com)
Thank you! Figured it was just a registry issue. Appreciate the help.