topic Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports in Broadband & Landline

WiFi 7 LAN ports

rowsell71 — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:36:44 GMT

HI,

Just moved over to WiFi 7 on EE and i am having trouble with extenders, i have 1 plugged into port 1 with no issues. i have another in port 2 and nothing works, i have tried ports 3 and 4 same results.

i have also tried to connect the smart hybrid in ports 2,3 and 4 and that wont connect either?

how do i check the ports are on or off?

at 1 stage i had an extender in port 2 and it appears as a device on Port 1?

any help will be great.

thanks

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

XRaySpeX — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:44:41 GMT

Ports are not switchable off.

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

Northerner — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:52:25 GMT

Hi @rowsell71

Do you need the extenders as the improved WiFi frequencies on WiFi 7 should mean a better signal.

Thanks

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

rowsell71 — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:15:54 GMT

Hi, Sadly my house is made of clay lump and I loose the signal in parts of the house.

Just not sure why only port 1 works and the others don't?

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

rowsell71 — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:17:31 GMT

Thanks XRaySpex, not sure why I can't get anything connected to ports 2,3 or 4?

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

Northerner — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:21:52 GMT

@rowsell71 wrote:

Hi, Sadly my house is made of clay lump and I loose the signal in parts of the house.

Just not sure why only port 1 works and the others don't?

Bit of a shame.

Have you checked the router settings to see if the ports are active (data sending and receiving).

Thanks

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

rowsell71 — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:25:14 GMT

Thank you.

How do you check the ports if they are active?

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

Mustrum — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:38:46 GMT

@rowsell71 If you move the cable you have in port 1 to the other ports, does the extender still work?

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

rowsell71 — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:52:46 GMT

Hi Mustrum,

I have 2 extenders plugged in, 1 in port 1 and working with 10 devices connected. The other is in port 2 with nothing connected and not registered.

I have just taken port 1 out and put in port 4 and I now have the following:

Port 4 (was in port 1) has now got nothing connected and is not shown in port 4.

Port 2 which was inactive now is active and shows 10 devices connected?

Not sure why they won't work at the same time. Extenders are 2 different style extenders so it would not be conflicting with each other. If I unplug the now port 4 the connected devices drops from 10 to 9 devices connected to port 2???

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

Mustrum — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:09:38 GMT

@rowsell71 what make/type/model numbers are these extenders?

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

rowsell71 — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:12:29 GMT

Hi, tp-link 1000 and tp-link 600.

Re: WiFi 7 LAN ports

Mustrum — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:12:41 GMT

@rowsell71 Ah ok.

The Pro router has 2.5Gb LAN ports and they do seem sensitive when lower speed devices are plugged in. The 1000 has 1Gb ports, but I suspect the600 may only have 100Mb ports. sometimes using a small switch or port splitter to connect these devices can help.

You should also make sure you are using Cat 6 or better cablesfor devices connected to the router.