Future Consideration Daisy chain OneMesh WiFi extender
Hello all,
I have a OneMesh router with two OneMesh extenders set up in my home. The problem is that one of the extenders is too far from the main router and I need to daisy chain it with an extender that is placed midway. The setup works fine when I configure that extender in question, but works only for a while, then it decides to switch its main network back to the main router; the signal is very weak to maintain a good connection and hence I want it to stay connected to the extender in the middle. Is there a way to configure the extender to connect to that particular MAC address; the quick setup shows me both networks (they both have the same name) and I choose the correct signal (better signal and the right MAC address) but then defaults to the router's MAC after some time and looses the connection.
Main router β extender 1 β extender 2
instead of
main router β extender 1 & 2
I recognize that the speed might take a hit but its a sacrifice I am willing to take in favor of the signal strength and continuity. My broadband speed is low anyway so a slower lan speed won't be an issue.
please advise.
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@shawnshawn imagine... tumbleweed and the sounds of lonely crickets πΆβπ«οΈ
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I may have found a quick workaround, I removed the furthest away extender from the OneMesh system, this way it connected to the extender that is closest to it while the second extender is still part of the mesh with the main router. Will see how this works out but my phone didn't have any issues with automatically connecting to the furthest extender that is not part of the mesh.
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