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Help with AC2300 R7000p near-dead zone
Hi,
I need help eliminating a near-dead zone in my house and not sure if I should use repeater, extender, mesh extender, or 2nd router. I am currently using a Nighthawk AC2300 R7000P for ethernet and wifi in a 2 story house with 4 wifi users. Router is in the basement. I have one direct ethernet run to the home PC, which is located on the second floor, to improve gaming speeds. One second floor bedroom has near-dead zone issues (it receives very spotty reception). I would like to fix this issue. I can take the direct ethernet connection from the PC and use it for this extension, however due to certain house construction constraints, I can't easily run another direct connection from the main router to the PC. Is there a mesh or extender that allows for ethernet in and out? Do I need to use another router that supports the same a/c dual band as the R7000p? Is there another solution I am missing?
Thanks in advanced for your time and help!
3 Replies
where I'd start? By moving the router itself. Basements tend to be bad for having a router because of all the hvac/wiring/etc between the floors. You could move the router by hooking that ethernet cord directly to the modem and moving the router to where the pc is. Then you can hook the pc to the router. See if moving it helps as if you can centrally locate a router, they perform better.
if it doesn't, you can always try going the router of an extender or buying a cheap router and running in in AP (access point) mode.
Thanks. I guess I should have added a little more information. Right now, I am a little hesitant to move the main router because it's also got ethernet connections to smart tv, apple tv, and PS4 in an attempt to improve streaming and gaming. Ideally I would have put it on the 1st floor but there was 1 existing run from 2nd floor to basement and with finished walls/basement and no direct runs between floors, i thought it was easier to push the basement devices and hope for the best with wifi elsewhere.
do you (or anyone else) have a recommendation for extender that works with the Ac2300 R7000P? Thanks!
- I would look at any of the triband extends. They reduce the bandwidth hit you take from a standard extender
