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JUGONE
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May 21, 2012

WN3000RP does not connect Internet

I have a WN3000RP.
I want connect to a Wireless Router 3Com OfficeConnect (WPA2) and extend the signal. 3Com is wired connected with another router Linksys connected to my ISP. So the schema is ISP --> Wired Linksys (for desktop) --> wireless 3Com (for notebook).
Address of 3Com is 192.168.0.1 with DHCP (this is the router to extend)
Address of Linksys is 192.168.1.1 with DHCP
When I setup Wn3000RP it creates mynetwork_ext but at the and DNS and gateway address are 0.0.0.0 and IP address is 192.168.1.100 (default).
No internet navigation is possible.
I try to insert manaully the addresses:
IP 192.168.0.250
SUBnet 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
DNS 192.168.0.1
In this case the connection has yellow triangle (limited connectivity or absent)


WN3000RP is ok, I test it with another home network.

Any suggestion is appreciated

Thanks
N600
WN2500RP

1 Reply

  • ggift_1029's avatar
    ggift_1029
    Tutor
    May 21, 2012
    It might have not installed the extender properly. Try to hard reset it. You would know if it successfully resets it, Only the status light will lit green.

    After reset:
    1. HAve your extender and laptop on the same room where you have the router
    2. On the laptop, scan for networks
    3. Connect to NETGEAR_EXT, it's unsecured so you should be able to connect without any problem
    4. Open a web broswer like Internet Explorer
    5. It should redirect you to NETGEAR Smart Wizard. If not type http://www.mywifiext.net on the address bar.