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Router and Access Point
So I have the newst Comcast modem (TG3482G) which is a modem/router combo and I have a Nighthawk R9000. I want the Comcast modem/router combo to send a WiFi signal to the downstairs, and I want the N...
dd_88 wrote:
If I change the channel could I keep the same SSID and password?
You could try that. If it works, great. Problem solved.
However, whatever you do as they move around wifi clients have to "forget" one connection and then move on to another one.
Most of my wifi clients happily handover between sources without me noticing. (I have two separate networks in the house and in my separate office.) I use different SSIDs so that I know which one I am connected to. I use the same password because it is easier to remember.
In effect, it all comes down to the abilities of the wifi clients. You make it harder for them if you have two different sources on the same wavelength and with the same SSID.
Just configure the R9000 as a (Ethernet LAN connected) wired Wirelss Access point with the very same Wi-Fi config you have on your primary ISP router.
I did that as stated in the 2nd paragraph, it was setup in access point mode with the same SSID and passwords as the promary ISP router. And with both having WiFi enabled it caused the jam, I had to turn off the primary ISP's router's WiFi off as Netgear suggested. But I need both on without it jamming the WiFi.
dd_88 wrote:
And with both having WiFi enabled it caused the jam...
What does that mean?
If you have two wifi sources with the same login credentials on the same wifi bands, then you must expect interference. It is how radio works.
Try different wifi bands and/or different SSIDs. You cab use the same password.
Decent wifi clients will automatically switch between the SSIDs as stuff moves around the place.
When I say "jam" basically what happens so the WiFi is working as normal, but at one point in time the WiFi just stops moving no traffic in or out, the only way to resolve this is to restart the nighthawk. I can only assume that the gateways router and the nighthawk router are trying to give/recive the same infomation from one decive and the routers are fighting over the information causing the traffic to stop completly until rebot.
I was woundering how to get around that.
I will try the two things you have suggested another thing I was reading when searching is to change the channel of the nighthwak. If I change the channel could I keep the same SSID and password?