In general, mesh systems are designed so that your phone or laptop will automatically connect to the closest mesh unit without issue. When you have an extender, you have two networks, one for the ...

Some routers support an Ethernet 'access point' or 'bridge' mode, where you can connect your old router to your main one via Ethernet, and then set up a second Wi-Fi network using that Ethernet ...

You can turn your old Wi-Fi router into a useful device that will improve connectivity across your home, and you don't need ...

How to use your old router as a Wi-Fi extender Plug an Ethernet cable into your old router's WAN or internet port. Plug the other end of that Ethernet cable into any of your newer router's ports.

How to Extend a Wireless Network With a Linksys Router. The Linksys brand, which is now owned by Cisco, manufactures a line of wireless routers that can create a local Wi-Fi network in your small ...

How to Connect to a Mediacom Router. Mediacom routers use DHCP -- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol -- to automatically configure every network device connected to them for always-on connections.

Trying to decide whether a mesh router or a Wi-Fi extender is better for you? These are my results after testing both.

The Hawking can "see" the wireless network, it just won't fully connect to it. The Hawking can connect via ethernet, but that doesn't help the situation of extending the wireless range, wirelessly.