Sky supplied me with a DG834GT router when I took their broadband package. Trouble is that I already had one of these routers which is now sitting there unused. The wireless network doesn't cover the whole house. Downstairs we are getting 10% signal strength on the PS3. I realise we could do with a repeater. Question - can I use the spare DG834GT somehow or do I have to buy something else? If so does it have to be something like the WG602 or could it be any make, eg Linksys or Belkin?
Some of the Netgear routers are being upgraded for WDS. You will need to check the latest firmware version for the DG834GT. If it has support for WDS, you can get the setup to work. Without WDS, the other access point or router will have to be wired into the DG834GT. So the setup will not work.
How can I check to see if it supports WDS? Assuming that both routers support WDS and that I can get them upgraded if necessary (how do I do this?) what then is the procedure for setting up the second router to lock into the signal of the first?
Install by logging in to your router via http, and select "Router Upgrade" or some such option.
Once your router is upgraded, if it supports WDS it will have an "Advanced Wireless Settings" option within the web interface.
I would warn you that setting up a wireless bridge is not for the faint of heart. While it seems straightforward in theory, it can be heartbreaking (personal experience).
i as well was wondering if the DG834T could be used as a repeater.. i just purchased a new DG834N and am using that as the modem as well as primary router and would like to set up the DG834T as a repeater.. i have followed all the steps people have said to follow - disable the DHCP - download the upgrade and enable WDS - enable WDS on the DG834N and enter the MAC address of the second router doesnt seem to work.. ive searched the options and took off the WPA password as NETGEAR says it won't work with that enable.. NETGEAR also said to try using the Trusted MAC Address page but this didn't help either.. i attempted to play around myself and found something about RIP (routing information protocol?) and set that so both machines were sent to accept and send it.. NOTHING is working.. if anyone has any ideas or has gotten this to work please let me know.. i've been working on this for approximately 7 hours today with my dad telling me i need to get it done.. please help
i'm sorry i don't understand what you just said i've been told i need to call netgear but i dont see that there is anything they could possibly tell me that i haven't already seen in the forums or their instructions that could fix this problem. it seems that it will most likely never work
Sorry to say, but what you're wanting to do may be out of your ability. And I do not believe netgear will help, because that is out of scope, unless you want to buy a contract, and pay for support... 😛
there is plenty thread you can search that you can learn from
I would search the thread since these DG to DG using WDS is popular questions been asked. spend some time search the thread. there might be not same but you will few that post some tips on how to setup that may apply.
I'm using a pair of DG834N's with one as access point and the second as repeater. The set up seems to work ok. The configuration is detailed in the thread called 'DG834N as repeater'. The drawbacks are having to use WEP rather than WAP and slower b&g rather than n.
