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Daisy Chaining Extenders?
I have AT&T Uverse, incl. internet. I am using a NETGEAR Model EX6400v2 mesh WiFi extender to let me go online out in my room, since the AT&T router's WiFi signal doesn't reach out here or, when it d...
Can you daisy chain extenders? yes.
Should you? Debatable.
Reason why is standard single/dual band extenders drop throughput by 50%. this happens because they have to use the same chip to go router---->extender and then extender------>device. And they can't do both at once. so it cuts speed in half. And thats half of what it recieves. So if its already at a decreased signal because of distance/obstruction/interference, that 50% can be more significant.
If you have to do this, you'd want to try to use a triband extender to be the middle device. the tribands have a dedicated band for just router---->extender. This helps keep that speed reduction down. but it still increases latency.
We usually don't recommend this because it can still be a bit unstable.
If you're needing more than 1 extender, we usually recommend moving to a full triband mesh system like orbi or the MK83 nighthawk.
Thanks again, plemans, for your previous reply. The orbi system and the Nighthawk MK83 system both use Wi-Fi 6. I have read that 6 GHz Wi-Fi is not as good at penetrating obstacles as 5 GHz, which is not as good (for this purpose) as 2.4 GHz. I have serious obstructions. Do yoiu think Wi-Fi 6 will be a problem?
There's a difference from wifi 6 to wifi 6e.
Wifi 6 is just 2.4ghz and 5ghz
wifi 6E uses 2.4ghz, 5ghz, and 6ghz. The 6ghz doesn't have the broadcast power/penetration power that 2.4ghz/5ghz does.
Thanks, plemans. I did not know that.
plemans wrote:There's a difference from wifi 6 to wifi 6e.
Wifi 6 is just 2.4ghz and 5ghz
wifi 6E uses 2.4ghz, 5ghz, and 6ghz. The 6ghz doesn't have the broadcast power/penetration power that 2.4ghz/5ghz does.