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Netgear model EX6200 randomly assigns a Class B subnet when DHCP is enabled
Hi, Am using a Ntegera WiFi extender, EX6200. Extends WiFi from an existing 2.4GHz router, which I call the master. I have enabled both 5Ghz and 2.4GHz range in the Netgear WiFi extender. ...
I would love to do it, but this is *not* a Netgear router. It is a Netgear EX6200 wifi extender.
As such it's administartion user interface will not allow you to assign a specific IP address for a given MAC address. Wish I could do so.
Are you able to navigate to this page on your EX6200?
Sure can.
However I have not experimented with the second part as I an assuming that WiFi extender uses the same subnet as the router by extending it. Are you suggesting that I get the WiFi extender to use another Class C subnet to which it dishes out IP addresses to devices that wish to attach to it once the correct password has been entered upon joining? And how do devices in the new subnet get translated back to the router and provided with internet access? Sorry to be asking a stupid question.
Hi wsch001,
Which D-link router are you using? Have you tried disconnecting all devices from the Extender and only connecting the Mac computer to the Extender?
Through your D-link router, you can also try reserving an IP address for your Extender by using its Virtual MAC address. Then connect your Mac computer to the reserved IP
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24806/~/how-can-i-retrieve-the-virtual-mac-address-from-the-wifi-range-extender-toHi nhann,
The D Link router is DVG-N5412SP.
This router is owned and managed by the ISP. I am locked out from it. So I am unable to make any changes. The ISP demands that they manage the router but I need to test their resolve whether they will make changes to it by putting a change request. I guess behind all of this is an ITIL process by the ISP. Any changes need to be proposed and a change management has to be approved and documented by them .... I think you know the rest.
Otherwise I would have already tried what you have suggested.
The reason why I bought the extender is cause the signal strength in the 2.4GHz band pumped out by this router is poor.
Thinking further on this issue, what I may try next is to attach the WiFI extender to the router via CAT5 UTP cable; i.e. not relying on the router WiFI side of things for the router and WiFi extender to couple to each other. Shall try this over the weekend. What I want to test are there any flaws that may be there which happen on the WiFI side, even though my experience with DHCP servers indicates that should not be the root of the issue, dishing out sporadically a Class B subnet mask. However after 30 years in IT, I have seen some pretty strange things.
I really appreciatte your efforts to help me on this. Shall keep you posted.