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WN2000RPT - Internet Access Keeps Dropping
All of my devices can continually access the WN2000RPT device and access the local network as well as the internet. However, after some time, the internet connection drops for the repeater only - I c...
I have the worldwide version of the latest firmware installed, but I doesn't resolve the disconnection problem. At least it did not resolve my problem, which is that the connection led of WN2000RPT turns to red very often and the internet connection is gone...
To me it looks that the problem is probably related to the number of devices connected to WN2000RPT at the same time. I connected my laptop with the cable to WN2000RPT. I used the cable because I just wanted to be sure, that the problem is not in the WiFi part of the device. As long as there were no other devices connected to WN2000RPT everything worked just fine. But as soon as I connected to the repeater another PC, iphone, ipad or other smartphone (or via WiFi or via cable, it doesn't matter), WN2000RPT lost the connection to my WiFI ADSL box (the led turned to red) and the internet was gone. After disconnecting the other device and waiting for a couple of minutes the connection came back without rebooting the repeater. I repeated this scenario at least 20 times, so at least in my case the problem appears systematically.
I'd guess that the problem is somehow related to DHCP client of the repeater. At least I managed to get rid of the problem by changing the setup of WN2000RPT as follows
- disabled DHCP client
- set a static IP address (address which is reserved in my WiFi access point, which works as DHCP Server)
- enabled WN2000RPT DHCP Server (see the last answer in http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14239/~/wn2000rpt-faqs)
- I didn't change the default range of DHCP server address
With this kind of setup I can have as many devices I want connected to WN2000RPT without loosing the connection. Still every time when I connect a device to the repeater, the connection led turns to red for a couple of seconds but after that turns to green again and everything works fine. I tested the connection with 6 devices connected (and creating traffic) at the same time without having any problems.
Anyhow I think that the product still has some annoying bugs which should corrected by the manufacturer.
To me it looks that the problem is probably related to the number of devices connected to WN2000RPT at the same time. I connected my laptop with the cable to WN2000RPT. I used the cable because I just wanted to be sure, that the problem is not in the WiFi part of the device. As long as there were no other devices connected to WN2000RPT everything worked just fine. But as soon as I connected to the repeater another PC, iphone, ipad or other smartphone (or via WiFi or via cable, it doesn't matter), WN2000RPT lost the connection to my WiFI ADSL box (the led turned to red) and the internet was gone. After disconnecting the other device and waiting for a couple of minutes the connection came back without rebooting the repeater. I repeated this scenario at least 20 times, so at least in my case the problem appears systematically.
I'd guess that the problem is somehow related to DHCP client of the repeater. At least I managed to get rid of the problem by changing the setup of WN2000RPT as follows
- disabled DHCP client
- set a static IP address (address which is reserved in my WiFi access point, which works as DHCP Server)
- enabled WN2000RPT DHCP Server (see the last answer in http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14239/~/wn2000rpt-faqs)
- I didn't change the default range of DHCP server address
With this kind of setup I can have as many devices I want connected to WN2000RPT without loosing the connection. Still every time when I connect a device to the repeater, the connection led turns to red for a couple of seconds but after that turns to green again and everything works fine. I tested the connection with 6 devices connected (and creating traffic) at the same time without having any problems.
Anyhow I think that the product still has some annoying bugs which should corrected by the manufacturer.