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Mac not agreeing with Netgear wi-fi range extender
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<blockquote data-quote="tondris" data-source="post: 1628745" data-attributes="member: 340023"><p>I'm in a basement apartment using the wi-fi from my landlords upstairs (with permission, of course), but the wi-fi in the basement is really weak, so I got a Netgear EX2700/N300 wi-fi range extender. After some initial start-up difficulties, the wi-fi signal in the basement is great, but my Mac Pro and Macbook Pro both occasionally drop the signal.</p><p></p><p>The bizarre thing is that the signal never appears to disappear, but my Macs will suddenly stop receiving internet from it. If I wait a bit, the problem resolves itself or I can go into the Network Preferences -- Assist me -- Diagnostics. At that point, the ISP, Internet, and Server lights will all be yellow. If I select my extended wi-fi network, it asks "Network Diagnostics wants to access key 'NETGEAR_EXT' in your keychain". I click 'Always Allow' and the connection re-establishes. Not a huge problem then, except that it happens multiple times a day. The quick fix makes me think the problem is on the Mac end, especially since my Android tablet never has an issue with the extended network.</p><p></p><p>I'm running OS 10.9.5 and I've downloaded the most recent firmware for the range extender. Any ideas on what the problem is?</p><p></p><p>p.s. I hope I'm not duplicate posting. The only related thread I found was this (<a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/internet-networking-wireless/307723-setting-u-netgear-wifi-range-extender.html" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/internet-networking-wireless/307723-setting-u-netgear-wifi-range-extender.html</a>) but it's not the same problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tondris, post: 1628745, member: 340023"] I'm in a basement apartment using the wi-fi from my landlords upstairs (with permission, of course), but the wi-fi in the basement is really weak, so I got a Netgear EX2700/N300 wi-fi range extender. After some initial start-up difficulties, the wi-fi signal in the basement is great, but my Mac Pro and Macbook Pro both occasionally drop the signal. The bizarre thing is that the signal never appears to disappear, but my Macs will suddenly stop receiving internet from it. If I wait a bit, the problem resolves itself or I can go into the Network Preferences -- Assist me -- Diagnostics. At that point, the ISP, Internet, and Server lights will all be yellow. If I select my extended wi-fi network, it asks "Network Diagnostics wants to access key 'NETGEAR_EXT' in your keychain". I click 'Always Allow' and the connection re-establishes. Not a huge problem then, except that it happens multiple times a day. The quick fix makes me think the problem is on the Mac end, especially since my Android tablet never has an issue with the extended network. I'm running OS 10.9.5 and I've downloaded the most recent firmware for the range extender. Any ideas on what the problem is? p.s. I hope I'm not duplicate posting. The only related thread I found was this ([url]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/internet-networking-wireless/307723-setting-u-netgear-wifi-range-extender.html[/url]) but it's not the same problem. [/QUOTE]
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