however my notebook just cant seen to connect through the repeater i.e the repeater is useless
following are the setting on my base station
basic setting internet IP : get dynamically from ISP DND : get automatically
wifi setting SSID : skynet1 region asia channel 1 mode uto 150mbps
security WEP encryption 64bit KEY1 : 0920439***
wireless repeating function base station is selected and the MAC address of my 2nd router (repeater) has been entered correctly from the sticker on its rear
LAN setup IP 192.168.1.1 DHCP range 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.98
Following are the setting on the repeater router
wifi setting SSID : skynet1 region asia channel 10 mode uto 150mbps
security WEP encryption 64bit KEY1 : 0920439*** (same as that of the base station)
wireless repeating function wireless repeater is selected and the MAC address of my 1st base router has been entered correctly from the sticker on its rear the repeater IP shown is 192.168.1.99
LAN setup IP 192.168.1.99 DHCP - is greyed out ( this happens automatically when i selected the repeater function)
the above setup does nto work though the repeater is centred in my house
though i can conect to skynet 1 from all parts of the house except a few - the signal is very weak and drops many times - basically i am connected to the BASE station NOT the repeater
to make sure of this i turned off the repeater - i get the same weak signal
turning on the reapeater does NO good i still have the same weak signal that drops
NOW if i hard wire the base station to the repeater and hard wire the repeater to my notebook - everything woeks fine and dandy through the hard wire
BUT wifi thats a complete no no
i have also tried giving the repeater a differnt SSID say skynet2
when i do this i cant seem to connect to skynet2 manually from my notebook even when i stand next to the repeater when i do this
PS i have tried different combinations of IPs too keeping in mind the DHCP range etc still doesnt work
what am i missing?/doing wrong
help would greatly be appreciated
i assume i dont have to flash dd wrt since this router is already meant to be used as a repeater etc
Re: Netgear WGR614v10 repeating does not work-please help
The Mode should not be upto 150 mbps. The router is a G-router, so it runs upto 54 mbps only. Plus the security type that you're using is WEP which will provide upto 54 mbps also. And after setting up everything, make sure to do a powercycle to the repeater and router.
Make sure you are using wireless Mac address under router status
what is wireless mac address my router status shows only two mac addresses internet port mac address and LAN port mac addresss ( which is the same as the sticker) i have used the LAN port mac address
ggift_1029 wrote:
The Mode should not be upto 150 mbps. The router is a G-router, so it runs upto 54 mbps only. Plus the security type that you're using is WEP which will provide upto 54 mbps also. And after setting up everything, make sure to do a powercycle to the repeater and router.
what is powercylce?
@all the above leads me to assume that my notebook can communicate with the repeater- which is evident from the "EXCELLENT" signal i receive when i use diff channels ( base and repeater)- (albeit NO internet connectivity)
i think the issue here is that there is no wifi communication between the base and repeater - (internet doesnt flow between them)
Re: Netgear WGR614v10 repeating does not work-please help
what is wireless mac address my router status shows only two mac addresses internet port mac address and LAN port mac addresss ( which is the same as the sticker) i have used the LAN port mac address
LAN and internet port mac address will not work on wireless.
well i checked in the wireless repeating menu the wireless mac address is the same as the LAN port mac address which is the same as the one on the sticker behind the router which is the same that i have used for my setup
3. what if i assign the repeater a diff SSID from that of the base and force my notebook to connect to the new one would the repeater still work and pass on internet?
4. my notebook i on static settings ip 192.162.1.14 - which is in the dhcp range of the base gateway is set at 192.168.1.1
DNS is 202.88.130.67
i hope these setting are correct i assume they are because i can connect wirelessly to the base with them
3. what if i assign the repeater a diff SSID from that of the base and force my notebook to connect to the new one would the repeater still work and pass on internet?
Will NEVER work
4. my notebook i on static settings ip 192.162.1.14 - which is in the dhcp range of the base gateway is set at 192.168.1.1
Re: Netgear WGR614v10 repeating does not work-please help
update report
i have been able to hard wire my notebook ( wifi disabled ) to the repeater and get an internet connection off it !
this means the base station and repeater ARE communicating wirelessly!
now i just need to get the notebook to communicate wirelessly to the repeater
will play around with the channels and report back
P>S : in the all WIFI setup how will i know my notebook is getting internet off the repeater and not the base station - other than judging from the signal strength ( which is a dumb way to judge in anycase ) (since i am using the same SSID)
conventional wisdom would say to first start the modem,base,repeater and lastly the device
i did the exact opposite
you then check the router status of the base and repeater to check which wireless devices are connected
the repeater should show your notebook , ipad and an unknown device which is actually your base - showing the base is most important the base should show - the repeater as a connected wifi device in the "attached devices tab
P.S i am using the same channel on the repeater and base
