Hi, I have a Linksys EA6900 - Wireless AC1900 Smart Cable Router down stairs in my house and a Linksys RE6500 AC Wireless Range Extender upstairs, but my wifi performance is still pretty bad.
Particularly when trying to stream audio to my bose soundlink or airplay devices.
I read somewhere that wireless range extenders can actually reduce network bandwidth if they are connected to the router via wifi rather than a cable.
Will I get an improvement if I connect the range extender to the router via a cat5 cable? Will I need to put the extender in a different mode or anything?
Also when trying to boost wifi coverage in this way, can I use any wireless access point with the DHCP turned off, and with the same SSID as the main router? I am just thinking connect up some old routers via cat5 with the SSID set the same.
Cheers for your help
Amit
Particularly when trying to stream audio to my bose soundlink or airplay devices.
I read somewhere that wireless range extenders can actually reduce network bandwidth if they are connected to the router via wifi rather than a cable.
Will I get an improvement if I connect the range extender to the router via a cat5 cable? Will I need to put the extender in a different mode or anything?
Also when trying to boost wifi coverage in this way, can I use any wireless access point with the DHCP turned off, and with the same SSID as the main router? I am just thinking connect up some old routers via cat5 with the SSID set the same.
Cheers for your help
Amit