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I installed the 6200Q extender in the basement where we have a weak/spotty signal from the main router upstairs. It connects properly to the main upstairs router and wifi signal is now fairly decent.
However, I really need a hard-wired ethernet connection because I frequently livestream. The problem: the ethernet connection on the extender doesn't work. It gives a "self assigned" IP address when I connect it to my Macbook. Any ideas on why it won't generate a proper IP (and associated info to properly connect to the internet); and what I can do, short of running a 100ft long ethernet cable from upstairs?
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@TheCoastalElite wrote:
and what I can do, short of running a 100ft long ethernet cable from upstairs?
Besides ethernet as a type of wired network media, there is also:
#1 Using existing TV wires to create a network, called Moca.
REF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_over_Coax_Alliance
#2 Using existing power wires to create a network, this using something called the HomePlug.
REF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug_Powerline_Alliance
#3 And using existing phone wires to create a network, called HomePNA.
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@TheCoastalElite wrote:
and what I can do, short of running a 100ft long ethernet cable from upstairs?
Besides ethernet as a type of wired network media, there is also:
#1 Using existing TV wires to create a network, called Moca.
REF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_over_Coax_Alliance
#2 Using existing power wires to create a network, this using something called the HomePlug.
REF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug_Powerline_Alliance
#3 And using existing phone wires to create a network, called HomePNA.