But at the office we never use a WiFi extender. It's unsupportable and too prone to user complaints.
But first the slow down is well discussed so I will be short on why. In an extender we send a packet twice over the air at the lower speed. This can really hammer the speed in some setups.
I hope you can check out the next 2 links.
Bob
1. http://forums.cnet.com/7723-7585_102-602528.html
2. http://reviews.cnet.com/adapters-nics/trendnet-powerline-500-av2/4505-3380_7-35837407.html?autoplay=true
(we can add a WAP or "router as a WAP" at the other end)
If you have a wireless modem-router and its downstairs in a brick & cinder-block constructed building and you do not have a ethernet wired connection available and you purchased a dual band wifi usp adapter such as a Netgear A6200 AC1200 Dual band Gigabit 802.11ac unit is it best to connect directly to the wireless router or would connecting to a wifi extender such as a Netgear WN3000RP unit be better? The concern is that this specific wifi extender is possibly older technology and could possibly slow down the connection versus going for a direct wifi connection to the router with the brand new dual band USP wifi adapter.
Of course performing CNet ISP speed tests each way may show a difference between these two routes. Does anyone have experience with this? Thanks in advance

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