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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...
Swampscott wrote: I was having the same issue. I was only able to hold one IP address, and all additional connections would either fail or not ever be issued. I was able to find the hidden DHCP settings on the NETGEAR EXTENDER that allowed me to set up the Range extender as a DHCP server.
NETGEAR FAQ:
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14239
DHCP configuration: www.mywifiext.net/cgi-bin/hidden_dhcpd.html
Once I set up the Range Extender WN2000RPT using these settings it has been working great!
Hope this helps.
Excuse me if i word any of this incorrectly im not very pc savvy but this is what i discovered.
I was having problems with mine aswell, mine would only hold internet connection for 1 hour, i stumbled across this forum and this fixed my problem.
MY problem was caused by the router was only giving me a DCHP ip address lease for 1 hour and when it refreshed a new ip address it would cause the
wn2000rpt connection to drop. I turned the Internal DCHP server to enable and now i have not dropped connection in a week.