I have a Netgear DGN2200 router, and two TP-Link range extenders, TL-WA730RE and TL-WA830RE. This configuration used to work just fine until a few weeks ago, but has started to play up recently.
I can turn on the router and access the internet on a laptop or tablet. Then, when I turn on one of the range extenders so I can use a desktop PC in one part of the house, it seems the internet access cuts out. Even when I have a laptop connected to the router, not the extender (I can tell by the signal strength), the internet stops working when I turn on the extender.
If I turn off both the extender and router and turn them on again, the internet comes back.
Another issue is sometimes when I turn on an extender, it just doesn't connect to the router/extend the signal unless I restart both as mentioned before. Again, they used to connect just fine before.
Also the internet connection has been playing up, sometimes losing internet access randomly, or it becomes very slow. This isn't always solved by restarting the router. Again, not an issue before.
Could the connection to my house have become bad, and caused these problems, or is it an issue with the router maybe?
UPDATE
The problem seems to have disappeared now.