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extending range of Nighthawk r7000 to basement
My r7000 is located on the first floor at one end of the house and serves all devices throughout the house, but I can't seem to get a signal in the basement about 2/3 the length away. I am trying to ...
Cre8tv wrote:
I have an older Netgear Model 3000 that runs at 2.4GHz, which is also one of the speeds on the r7000.
That's not a Netgear model number that I recognise, but "2.4 GHz" tells me that it is old.
If I set the Model 3000 up in the basement below the r7000, should it pick up the signal and act as a wifi relay to the Roku down the way in the basement?
It may or may not support "repeater" (wireless bridge) mode. You may need something newer.
If the TV supports Ethernet you could see if something like Powerline Ethernet would work. That turns the mains circuit into an Ethernet network, with no need to add more cables.