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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...
Hello! Okay, so for the past few months I too have been experiencing the constant internet drops with this repeater. But recently I believe I have found a possible solution, as my internet has not dropped for more than 5 days, without the repeater having to be rebooted. This is what I did.
First off, my main router is a linksys cisco WRT110 and the repeater is the wn2000rpt from Netgear. What I did was I logged into my main router's setup configuration page and clicked on wireless settings. From there one should see tabs that say, channel, ssid, radio band, wide channel, standard channel, and network mode. I understand this may be different for some or many of you depending on your router, but anyways, go to the page where you are able to access you internet channel and ssid.
Next, I clicked on the tab that says radio band, and instead of using my automatic config, which was 20/40 mhz, I switched this to 20mhz only. I recently did some research and found that 40mhz uses more bandwidth, which is able to cause possible internet drops and interference with other devices, thus I chose 20mhz, which is said to allow your router and other internet devices to run much smoother.
Then, after choosing 20mhz, I scrolled to the standard channel tab, I choose channel in the higher spectrum, above 6 or lower, since many devices come pre-configured to use lower channels, which cause wireless interference. The channel I chose was 11, as this is the highest channel I can choose.
Lastly, I saved these settings to my router, by clicking apply changes. From there, I then once again setup the repeater, using the setup-wizard. I did this because, I wanted to make sure the repeater was configured with the changes that I had made to my main router.
Once the repeater was setup, I checked to see the channel it was using to make sure it had the same one as the main router, and it did. Also one more note in the configuring of the repeater, is I do not have a static ip address set for it, for it is using dynamic or the basic configuration of the repeater, and I also do not have the hidden DHCP server turned on. Most should not have this on, as it is turned off by default, but if you have turned it on, then maybe try turning it off again.
Anyways guys/gals, I have been using this setup for almost a week without any hiccups and so I hope this helps. If it does not I am sorry, and maybe the new firmware that is coming out should fix this annoying problem. Cheers!:)
P.S the firmware that is on the repeater is 1.0.0.20, my wide channel is set to auto, and my network mode is, Mixed.
First off, my main router is a linksys cisco WRT110 and the repeater is the wn2000rpt from Netgear. What I did was I logged into my main router's setup configuration page and clicked on wireless settings. From there one should see tabs that say, channel, ssid, radio band, wide channel, standard channel, and network mode. I understand this may be different for some or many of you depending on your router, but anyways, go to the page where you are able to access you internet channel and ssid.
Next, I clicked on the tab that says radio band, and instead of using my automatic config, which was 20/40 mhz, I switched this to 20mhz only. I recently did some research and found that 40mhz uses more bandwidth, which is able to cause possible internet drops and interference with other devices, thus I chose 20mhz, which is said to allow your router and other internet devices to run much smoother.
Then, after choosing 20mhz, I scrolled to the standard channel tab, I choose channel in the higher spectrum, above 6 or lower, since many devices come pre-configured to use lower channels, which cause wireless interference. The channel I chose was 11, as this is the highest channel I can choose.
Lastly, I saved these settings to my router, by clicking apply changes. From there, I then once again setup the repeater, using the setup-wizard. I did this because, I wanted to make sure the repeater was configured with the changes that I had made to my main router.
Once the repeater was setup, I checked to see the channel it was using to make sure it had the same one as the main router, and it did. Also one more note in the configuring of the repeater, is I do not have a static ip address set for it, for it is using dynamic or the basic configuration of the repeater, and I also do not have the hidden DHCP server turned on. Most should not have this on, as it is turned off by default, but if you have turned it on, then maybe try turning it off again.
Anyways guys/gals, I have been using this setup for almost a week without any hiccups and so I hope this helps. If it does not I am sorry, and maybe the new firmware that is coming out should fix this annoying problem. Cheers!:)
P.S the firmware that is on the repeater is 1.0.0.20, my wide channel is set to auto, and my network mode is, Mixed.