@claitch If it is triggered by the laptop, is there anything that would create a lot of traffic such as Cloud backup or a backup to the router's USP attached drive?

@jlc20 That is strange. Do both drop at the same time? I would suspect the router's WIFI signal from the router since both extenders have issues and your other non extended devices are okay. I would...

@romilly In a network, you want only one device set in router mode. For example, if you have a gateway (modem/router combo) and you want to connect a router to it, you would put the gateway into...

@Mike_N8WWD I understand.... Maybe you have a spare to play with to test. Do not discount the electrical power as another used his/her previous router's power adapter and had a like issue. I had some...

@Mike_N8WWD Another thought. Are you using a power adapter with enough power?

@Mike_N8WWD Since you isolated it to the usb, I would try different usb drive format and a usb power hub.