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WN802T v2 and iPAD connection issues.
So I bought my new iPAD2 but I can't get the internet to work when at home through my WN802T access point. Any help would be appreciated to save me buying a new router / access point. Both my home ...
No, your iPAD can't connect and obtain IP address. Therefore it assigns itself an unique IP address with 169.254 as first numbers and the last two numbers are based on the MAC number of the wireless adapter inside the iPAD. Now it can connect to other iPADs or laptops, etc. for ad-hoc communication as it is called. The whole thing is known as APIPA network addressing. With APs this can't work and the router needs either be the DHCP server, or you need to set the iPAD to static IP addressing.
LaneyG wrote: From reading I believe this IP address is something sent from the router when it doesn't have an IP address to send - is this correct?
Correct. As your laptop works fine, find out the IP address it uses. This will tell you in which subnet IP address range your network operates. Now you should do a network scan, use f.i. netstumbler, to find the IP address of your WN802T. With that IP address you should be able to access the menu and check its security settings so that you can see why your iPAD can't connect. Make sure your iPAD is set to dyn. IP addressing as stat. IP addressing will probably only work at home and not when on the move (iPAD territory perse).
Both my home laptop and work laptop work fine through the access point And my iPAD works fine through my work wifi system. So it is a specific communication issue between netgear and apple.