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rpz620
Nov 09, 2010Aspirant
WN2000RPT - Internet Access Keeps Dropping
All of my devices can continually access the WN2000RPT device and access the local network as well as the internet. However, after some time, the internet connection drops for the repeater only - I c...
jeff_net
Nov 06, 2011Aspirant
I've been following as many threads as I can about this product, here and quite a lot on Amazon reviews. It took awhile to realize that even if it worked reliably, it's probably not what I want. Since it slows the connections to half the normal speed, it wouldn't be my first choice. I read somewhere that the reason for half speed is that there is only one antenna that gets used for a repeating function. I'm guessing there's a good reason that two antennas can't be utilized in order to keep the speed from being affected. I guess I'm asking if there are repeaters/range extenders out there that do not cut your speed in half?
I guess I'll need to start a new thread, but I'm looking for a reliable way to extend my distance without sacrificing speed. Seems I'll need to cable connect one router to another and configure the 2nd router as an AP. I wouldn't mind running the cable, but having it go up the wall of one room and down another is more of a project than I wanted to deal with. Although expensive, I liked the idea of those conversions boxes that convert your coax to a sort of cat5 cable. But, they "can have" a whole slew of technical problems too.
One other thing that I didn't see mentioned in any of these threads. My microwave oven causes my wireless devices to disconnect. My old oven did not, but my new one does. Both that issue and reliable connection to my Roku boxes were more or less fixed by changing the channel the router uses.
I guess I'll need to start a new thread, but I'm looking for a reliable way to extend my distance without sacrificing speed. Seems I'll need to cable connect one router to another and configure the 2nd router as an AP. I wouldn't mind running the cable, but having it go up the wall of one room and down another is more of a project than I wanted to deal with. Although expensive, I liked the idea of those conversions boxes that convert your coax to a sort of cat5 cable. But, they "can have" a whole slew of technical problems too.
One other thing that I didn't see mentioned in any of these threads. My microwave oven causes my wireless devices to disconnect. My old oven did not, but my new one does. Both that issue and reliable connection to my Roku boxes were more or less fixed by changing the channel the router uses.