Re: [AFMUG] range extender question

2018-11-02 Thread Dave
We just offer whole home wifi or we just dont do it. Not worth it to try and support all kinds manufactures or brands. On 10/31/18 10:52 PM, Bill Prince wrote: Range extenders are evil. They are all different. Just say no. bp On 10/31/2018 4:10 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: If a customer leases

Re: [AFMUG] range extender question

2018-11-01 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 11/1/18 6:42 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: I guess I could try changing the WiFi MAC address, if I can get the customer to stop disconnecting the new one and putting the hacked one back in. MAC filter the hacked one so it can't talk to anything upstream? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] range extender question

2018-11-01 Thread Steve Jones
Some devices require the ap to have the same Mac On Thu, Nov 1, 2018, 6:32 AM Chuck McCown Calix does a good one. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 31, 2018, at 9:52 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > > Range extenders are evil. They are all different. Just say no. > > > bp > > > > On 10/31/2018 4:10

Re: [AFMUG] range extender question

2018-11-01 Thread Ken Hohhof
changing the WiFi MAC address, if I can get the customer to stop disconnecting the new one and putting the hacked one back in. From: AF On Behalf Of Colin Stanners Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 11:10 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] range extender question

Re: [AFMUG] range extender question

2018-11-01 Thread Chuck McCown
Calix does a good one. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2018, at 9:52 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > > Range extenders are evil. They are all different. Just say no. > > > > bp > > >> On 10/31/2018 4:10 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> If a customer leases a router from us, but in addition has range

Re: [AFMUG] range extender question

2018-10-31 Thread Colin Stanners
Some range extenders may base their connection on the AP's wifi MAC address so as to not connect to themselves if they rebroadcast the same SSID. So you would need to reconfigure the extenders for the new router's wifi MAC address unless you have an advanced router where you can change that MAC

Re: [AFMUG] range extender question

2018-10-31 Thread Bill Prince
Range extenders are evil. They are all different. Just say no. bp On 10/31/2018 4:10 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: If a customer leases a router from us, but in addition has range extenders, and we replace the

[AFMUG] range extender question

2018-10-31 Thread Ken Hohhof
If a customer leases a router from us, but in addition has range extenders, and we replace the router, what needs to match in order for the range extenders to work without any manual steps? Is it sufficient to match the old SSID and WPA key? I would have thought so, but customer says no go.