Hi everyone,
I am new to this forum.
I got a wi-fi extender for Xmas, which I am trying to use to bring the signal to the 2nd floor of my house.
The wifi extender works fine with all the devices and I am also able to keep the same SSID of the modem downstairs. The iphone, for instance, connects to it smoothly.
The Macbook pro (2011 with High Sierra) is giving me hard time. It looks like there's some conflict and something with the IP doesn't work fine.
As of now, if I connect to the main wifi (downstairs) before plugging the extender into the wall, everything works well. If instead I plug the extender first (or if the Mac was off and I restart it), the Mac cant connect to the main wifi (which is being extended from downstairs so has the same SSID).
It's also frustrating because it asks me for the WPA password (with the extender on) and the right password doesnt work.
I have found that some people were able to set the IPs/DNS etc manually on both the mac and the extender, but I am not too good with network settings.
I would really appreciate anyone's help as this is driving me insane.
Thanks a lot
Simone
I am new to this forum.
I got a wi-fi extender for Xmas, which I am trying to use to bring the signal to the 2nd floor of my house.
The wifi extender works fine with all the devices and I am also able to keep the same SSID of the modem downstairs. The iphone, for instance, connects to it smoothly.
The Macbook pro (2011 with High Sierra) is giving me hard time. It looks like there's some conflict and something with the IP doesn't work fine.
As of now, if I connect to the main wifi (downstairs) before plugging the extender into the wall, everything works well. If instead I plug the extender first (or if the Mac was off and I restart it), the Mac cant connect to the main wifi (which is being extended from downstairs so has the same SSID).
It's also frustrating because it asks me for the WPA password (with the extender on) and the right password doesnt work.
I have found that some people were able to set the IPs/DNS etc manually on both the mac and the extender, but I am not too good with network settings.
I would really appreciate anyone's help as this is driving me insane.
Thanks a lot
Simone