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JosephFogg
Nov 06, 2021Aspirant
Xbox skipping extender
We recently swapped our boradband supplier and since then my extender is working fine. However, for some reason my box seems to skipping the extender connection and defaults to the main hub in the ho...
JosephFogg
Nov 06, 2021Aspirant
The latency is sitting out 38ms at the moment but my downloads and uploads which are usually between 30-50mpbs are now down to between 18-25mpbs. Any idea how to improve this?
Also the extender is set up and running but no devices seem to be connecting to it. Does this mean I need to move the extender closer to the main hub or wire it in?
Also the extender is set up and running but no devices seem to be connecting to it. Does this mean I need to move the extender closer to the main hub or wire it in?
plemans
Nov 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
What router is it connecting to?
Did you set it up using wps or using the installation wizard?
What firmware is on the extender?
- JosephFoggNov 06, 2021AspirantIt’s a sky broadband hub, and the firmware is the most recent version as I updated yesterday. I haven’t tried WPS which might be an idea? Only via the internet.
- plemansNov 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Always worth trying.