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Mileskristian1
Aspirant
May 23, 2019

Wifi connection is terrible

Ok so I’m 14, not good with technology at all so if you reply please keep it in dumb language, I just spend all my money ($80) on this wifi extender to play on the PlayStation 4 in my room, we have wi...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
May 23, 2019

are you using a wifi extender or the powerline device you have in your signature?

If you're using powerline, powerline can be sensative to many things.

These include:

ARC fault curcuits, gfci curcuits,  cell phone chargers, distance, surge protectors, and switching power supplies.

here's an article from smallnetbuilder on it. 

https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/basics/lanwan-basics/32769-how-to-troubleshoot-your-powerline-network

 

There's advice in the article on troubleshooting and tip/tricks. 

Here's the support page for the pl1200

https://www.netgear.com/support/product/PL1200 

  • Mileskristian1's avatar
    Mileskristian1
    Aspirant
    May 23, 2019
    I don’t have an extender, I’m running it straight from the modem...