My printer issue

[Pcinacan]

So i have a 5 ghz router then i have another extender for 5 ghz. my printer can not use 5 ghz so i just had it wired, but upstairs in my room i can not get good signal so i moved my extender in my room. then i put a 2.4 ghz extender, so now my printer can use the 2.4 ghz. Now the issue is that the printer if offline now. How can i link my printer to work when i am on the 5 ghz.

 

summary  (it would print from the 5ghz extender, but with the new extension of 2.4 it will not print)

[Quindor]

Wow, euh.

 

First off, don't use extenders unless you really can't get there using a cable. Extenders are horrible for WiFi.

Second, if you really can't get there using a cable, buy a Ethernet over Powerline set and use that to connect a second access-point/wired extender!

Third, if you can't get around using an extender, don't put the extender in a spot where you already have a bad signal, put it somewhere where you have a decent signal (measure using smartphone app for instance) but is still closer to your intended location then your main access-point/router is.

 

About your network issues. If you haven't configured anything strangely they should all be in the same subnet (network) and thus should all see each other and work without problem (Wired, 2.4Ghz and 5.0Ghz, doesn't matter).

 

I'm thinking one of those extenders might be configured wrongly and it's acting more like a router (DHCP, NAT, etc.) then just an access-point (picking up wireless and sending it out again).

 

Are you familiair with your devices IP address or could you look them up?

[Pcinacan]

Just now, Quindor said:

Wow, euh.

 

First off, don't use extenders unless you really can't get there using a cable. Extenders are horrible for WiFi.

Second, if you really can't get there using a cable, buy a Ethernet over Powerline set and use that to connect a second access-point/wired extender!

Third, if you can't get around using an extender, don't put the extender in a spot where you already have a bad signal, put it somewhere where you have a decent signal (measure using smartphone app for instance) but is still closer to your intended location then your main access-point/router is.

 

About your network issues. If you haven't configured anything strangely they should all be in the same subnet (network) and thus should all see each other and work without problem (Wired, 2.4Ghz and 5.0Ghz, doesn't matter).

 

I'm thinking one of those extenders might be configured wrongly and it's acting more like a router (DHCP, NAT, etc.) then just an access-point (picking up wireless and sending it out again).

 

Are you familiair with your devices IP address or could you look them up?

I know i have a very werid wifi setup.

For my pc i use powerline altho about every day it cuts out...

and i have such fast wifi to begin with i dont see any difference on the extender.  

[Pcinacan]

Just now, Pcinacan said:

I know i have a very werid wifi setup.

For my pc i use powerline altho about every day it cuts out...

and i have such fast wifi to begin with i dont see any difference on the extender.  

oh and the non working one is a netgear 637ap, but it only says the mac for it.

[Pcinacan]

2 minutes ago, Pcinacan said:

oh and the non working one is a netgear 637ap, but it only says the mac for it.

I found the ip for it.

[Quindor]

We need the IP's for all your devices to reach any conclusion.

 

If the extender isn't helping, remove it, it can only cause problems.

 

If your powerline keeps cutting out, try and plugging them into sockets that are on the same breaker together, that should give them a better signal and hopefully stop them from cutting out. Sometimes you might need to do a UTP cable to the extender and in your room from the extender.

[Pcinacan]

10 minutes ago, Quindor said:

We need the IP's for all your devices to reach any conclusion.

 

If the extender isn't helping, remove it, it can only cause problems.

 

If your powerline keeps cutting out, try and plugging them into sockets that are on the same breaker together, that should give them a better signal and hopefully stop them from cutting out. Sometimes you might need to do a UTP cable to the extender and in your room from the extender.

ok i connect to the ip of the extender and it goes to nothing. what do i do....

[Pcinacan]

well then.... I restated  the router and now it works, thanks for the help tho..

[Quindor]

8 minutes ago, Pcinacan said:

well then.... I restated  the router and now it works, thanks for the help tho..

Good to hear, but that probably confirms that the extender was also handing out IP adresses. You probably need te reconfigure it if you want to use it again!