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WN2000RPTv2 connection issues
I'm having trouble reaching the internet through a WN2000RPTv2. It has the latest firmware (1.1.0.12) and my Win7x64 laptop shows internet connectivity and Home Group access, but I cannot reach any we...
1. Wired does work all the time--if Net Genie shows items connected to the RPT (the EXT) but still unable to connect to the internet (and the items showing connecting wirelessly to the router do connect to the internet)--the fix is to reset the RPT. If items are showing connecting properly to either the RPT or the router but you are still not getting an internet connection and that is non-fixable (most of the time an error message suggesting the cable has come unplugged between the modem and the internet)....then the only fix is to unplug the modem and router and replug them---that works everytime/100% of the time---
2. I am the only person on my channel (channel 3 there are several other folks on channel 1 and channel 6 but no others on mine.
3. It is 75 ft across my house and I have 3 dead spots---the RPT is set up at 37 ft from the router. One of the dead spots is 25 ft from the RPT and the other two dead spots are right at 37.5 feet from the RPT. All three of the dead spots show around 30% signal strength (never much more than that) and will lose the signal independently (meaning independent of one another) every 30 to 60 minutes. When #1 (above) happens--nothing will connect through the RPT to the internet. The RPT signal strength never gets over 50%. The link lite on the RPT stays green (when lit) most of the time but will drift into amber for moments at a time. When the wireless internet is down and the light is not on at all---then you must determine if it is just the repeater that needs rebooted or the whole system.
4. However my real question was...Netgear admits to having a piece of faulty equipment and suggests it be returned for exchange---my question is...what should I exchange it with?? the same model unit known for it's defects or a better unit??
2. I am the only person on my channel (channel 3 there are several other folks on channel 1 and channel 6 but no others on mine.
3. It is 75 ft across my house and I have 3 dead spots---the RPT is set up at 37 ft from the router. One of the dead spots is 25 ft from the RPT and the other two dead spots are right at 37.5 feet from the RPT. All three of the dead spots show around 30% signal strength (never much more than that) and will lose the signal independently (meaning independent of one another) every 30 to 60 minutes. When #1 (above) happens--nothing will connect through the RPT to the internet. The RPT signal strength never gets over 50%. The link lite on the RPT stays green (when lit) most of the time but will drift into amber for moments at a time. When the wireless internet is down and the light is not on at all---then you must determine if it is just the repeater that needs rebooted or the whole system.
4. However my real question was...Netgear admits to having a piece of faulty equipment and suggests it be returned for exchange---my question is...what should I exchange it with?? the same model unit known for it's defects or a better unit??