Good morning everybody, I would like to know if my old modem router D6200 can be extended by connecting two wifi extenders to my home network.Right now I have just one EX6150 working as wifi extender but, I still have some corners in the house not covered properly.Would you think another EX6150 or EX6130 could solve the problem?Can my existing D6200 handle two devices? I know that I could buy something more expensive like Orbit and move to step 6 but, so far, my network is working fine and D6200 working as a router linked to an optic fiber access point is performing well. We are six persons in the house and each one has his/her own PC and smartphone and the system cope without problem Thanks in advance for all your help

You're caught in a catch22. Brick blocks wifi really well. Which causes issues with extenders AND wireless mesh systems. the best option? Bite the bullet and run ethernet or use coax MoCa adapters.

How to improve my home wifi network

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plemans
Guru
Dec 21, 2020
Can you have 2 extenders? Sure, but you need to make sure to set them right.
Don't daisy chain them. Set them up in a star configuration
Star: Extender<-------router------->extender
Daisy chain: router------>Extender----->extender

Reason why is if you daisy chain, that final one will only run at 25% speed and have much higher latency.
- BrandoManfredi2
  Tutor
  Dec 21, 2020
  Thanks for the reply. I fully agree with you. Each extender must be connected with the router; no daisy chain.
  This means D6200 can handle two extenders; am I right? of course when properly connected.
  - plemans
    Guru
    Dec 21, 2020
    It should be able to.
    I'm not a fan of using more than 1 extender but it does work and I've done it.
    I usually tell people to avoid the hassle of having that many ssids and just going with a mesh system but the choice is yours

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