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Totoleheros
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Jul 30, 2011

WG602v4, repeater, Alice Pirelli

Hi everyone, I have searched all over the forum but could not find any hint for my problem. I have a Pirelli wifi modem from Telecom Italia (link) and I want to extend my network using a WG602v4. I...
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Totoleheros
Aspirant
Jul 31, 2011
jmizoguchi wrote:
If you can not cross reference the mac address then you will not able to repeat

See wn2000rpt or wn3000rpt


Sorry, there is something that I don't understand. Is the wg602 able to repeat or not? In this thread, it is said that:
In fact the ‘base router’ is unaware that data is being repeated and treats the repeater just like any other wireless client.


In my case, I can reference the MAC address of the 'base' router. But the wg602 is not listed in the wifi device connected to the base. So, I cannot add the MAC address to the base router (only those device detected can be affected a fixed IP address).

So, my problem seems to be that the wg602 is not recognized and is not listed by the Pirelli base router. So, I cannot affect a fixed IP to it. Any ideas?