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Slow WIFI after adding EX8000
I have a netgear EX8000 extender connected to my router netgear nighthawk X6 R8000. Connected my wifi devices on 5ghz. Speeds are great (500mbps up and down) but a few times a week wifi speed gets rea...
EX8000 firmware v1.0.1.206
R8000 firmware v1.0.4.52_10.1.67
EX8000 is already is AP mode. Haven’t tried hardwiring the EX but the R8000 ethernet speeds are fine when wifi is slow. I will try and test.
Usually problem is only solved if i reboot the router R8000 if i only reboot EX8000 it doesn’t work
R8000 firmware v1.0.4.52_10.1.67
EX8000 is already is AP mode. Haven’t tried hardwiring the EX but the R8000 ethernet speeds are fine when wifi is slow. I will try and test.
Usually problem is only solved if i reboot the router R8000 if i only reboot EX8000 it doesn’t work
Rogerusp wrote:
EX8000 firmware v1.0.1.206
R8000 firmware v1.0.4.52_10.1.67
EX8000 is already is AP mode. Haven’t tried hardwiring the EX but the R8000 ethernet speeds are fine when wifi is slow. I will try and test.
Usually problem is only solved if i reboot the router R8000 if i only reboot EX8000 it doesn’t work
It can't be in AP mode if it isn't hardwired in. The only way AP mode works is if the hardwire is providing the internet access.
So you'd be in extender mode.
Something you can try doing that sounds a bit counter intuitive is to install version 1.0.4.18 to the R8000. The 2 versions after that got netgear armor and not all played nice with it. And with the router being the backbone of the system, its worth a shot.
Try installing that, factory reset the r8000, reinstall it manually, and then disable auto updates.
- Apologies. The router is in AP mode not the extender. I will try to do that. I also changed the channels after looking at overlapping channels in my neighborhood. Lets see if that helps too. Tks a lot
Whats running the routing functions then?
I'd also be looking at that closely as its controlling the qos/dhcp/routing.
- Fios Quantum Gateway. I turned off the wifi radio on my Fios Quantum Gateway and connected the R8000 in AP mode to the Fios Quantum Gateway (LAN to WAN). Then the EX8000 is used as an extender for the R8000. Today i am replacing the CAT5e cable that connects modem to internet and modem to router with CAT7 cables. Lets see if that helps a little. After changing the channel for the 5ghz band things seem to have improved but too early to tell.