This setup is for my office, I have 3 WNDR3400v2's they are used nothing more than for Wireless, my main router or command station is in my server room and i have 2 repeaters on each side of the building... Our company is on a different IP scheme we run off of 10.0.1.x for all wireless. My problem is when some devices (normally windows machines) when they first connect to the wireless they get an ip of 192.168.1.x and its not until i release and renew that it finally gets its right ip address of 10.0.1.x. This is not acceptable and I need them to connect to the right IP on the first time? how do I make this happen what step am I missing?I have the repeaters setup to not distribute dhcp as i set that in the lan settings of the gui..

Ask yourself these questions ...1 - Where is the DHCP server that it is issuing the 192.168.x.x addresses?2 - How are the wireless clients communicating with it?The answers to those questions will lead you to the solution.If you feel the WNDR3400s are issuing the addresses, which they shouldn't be, if you have configured them correctly, then try changing the DHCP range on them, see if the "incorrect" addresses follow suit.FWIW - I'm a great believer in using equipment designed for the task at hand - and whilst a wireless router can be used as an access point, it is not designed for that, a dedicated wireless access points would have had a feature set more suited to your needs, and quite likely been less problematic.

Assume 2 Device in two building is using ethernet cable back to the main router?If so use AP mode in the router GUI and use internet port on 2 remote WNDR3400. Internet port will change to AP mode and disable all firewall feature and you will make SINGEL network with 192.168.0.xFrom what I see is you have 10.0.x IP so you have 2 device is using internet port and connected to existing network. This just common installation 9 out 10 consumers install it. It will work as is but I would use AP mode per suggested and make single network

I have a specific port on my switch set up as a different vlan to distribute out IP addresses that are 10.0.1.x from that port on the switch it goes to the wndr3400 internet port.. (im not using the WAN port on any of these) the first router is not setup in AP mode, however it still works... from the back of this wndr3400 i have it going to a drop panel, and those drop panels are wired to certain sides of the buildings where the other wndr3400's are and those wndr3400's are set up in AP mode... no matter what though... it still designates it to 192.168.1.x... IM STUCK PLEASE HELP!!

set up as a different vlan to distribute out IP addresses that are 10.0.1.x from that port on the switch it goes to the wndr3400 internet port.. (im not using the WAN port on any of these)confusing sentence put some diagram

WNDR3400 v2 providing incorrect IP addresses via repeater

15 Replies

jmizoguchi
Virtuoso
Mar 14, 2013
then what is the other line goes to switch to drop panel?

assume that is going to wired devices that do not associated with any of 3400?
turtlerhy
Aspirant
Mar 14, 2013
That is correct... just goes to all the lan connections in the office has nothing to do with the 3400's
jmizoguchi
Virtuoso
Mar 14, 2013
To clear thing up

1. You have two IP on your network

10.0.0.x
10.0.1.x

2. ALL WNR3400 is in AP and connected to patch panel or to switches using Internet port out of 3400,

3. In AP mode , each 3400 should have DHCP disabled when used automatically.

4. Each WNDR3400 has device you assign in 10.0.1.x outside of your DHCP range that you pushing from assume Layer3 or main router you have that handle two DHCP for both 10.0.0.x and 10.0.1.x
turtlerhy
Aspirant
Mar 14, 2013
you know I think I have my main 3400 still assigning DHCP which would explain my dilemma... i will try turning off DHCP on that router distributing out to the other 2 i have in my office... do i need to set that one on AP mode as well?
fordem
Mentor
Mar 15, 2013
If you are running it as an AP, then YES.

Now go back and look at post #2 - what is the first question I asked you? You could have resolved this problem almost two weeks ago.

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WNDR3400 v2 providing incorrect IP addresses via repeater