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Nighthawk EX8000 and intermittent home network connectivity problem
My set up: I have a Nighthawk RAX200 router connected to a computer via ethernet connection in my home on the first floor. I have a second computer connected to the network by WIFI on the secon...
Channel 7
And, I am using 2.4 GHz only
for the backhaul?
the whole purpose of the EX8000 is the dedicated 5ghz backhaul.5ghz is much faster and doesn't suffer from as much interference as 2.4ghz.
If all you're using is 2.4ghz, its kind of an expectation that the link will be slow and suffer from interference.
OK. Thank you for the feedback. I will switch over to 5GHz and see if that results in better network connectivity with my other PC.
Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the WiFi Extender products. Most of the people who watch that forum are more likely to have experience with WiFi Extender products and know how to work it better than those of us who follow this router forum. Might be more likely to find someone who has a solution if the question is posted there:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/WiFi-Range-Extenders-Nighthawk/bd-p/home-wifi-range-extenders
Thank you.
