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Client Link LED no light
Netgear router and 2 extenders. First one, above mentioned WN2000....., no client light. , third one down from the top. I believe thats the one that lets one know that its successfully connected to the next device in line, in my case thats the downstairs second extender.
So am I shootin' blanks?? All these pretty green light mean nothing if the 'client' isnt on?
Thank you. DickPE, rpesmf3@aol.com
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If you are not daisy-chaining, then the client lights of both extenders are only lit it if something is connected to the extender's client-facing network.
If you are daisy chaining the extenders as Router -> Extender A -> Extender B then the client light of Extender A and the router light of Extender B should be lit. That's because Extender B is a client of Extender A, and as far as Extender B is concerned Extender A is it's router. The client light of B would only be lit if there is a device connected to Extender B.
Daisy chaining in this way with the WN2000RPTv3 would require using different network names for the router and extender network, otherwise extender B could try to connect directly to the router network.
Overall, you will reduce performance when you daisy chain, and the connection might not be stable. Perhaps replace Extender B with a powerline module like the PLW1000.
You could alternatively use the newer mesh extenders (or an Orbi, which might be cheaper than two new extenders).
