I reset my wifi names on both Wn2000rpt and my belkim to names and numbers only. I removed spaces and underscores.
I moved my Netcomm router so the signal strength maintained above 50%.
The router has a constant red light (flaw from the original firmware) on but the signal strenth and no drop outs after 2 days. Whereas it was so consistent before.
Give it a try and let me know if this works for you.
Figured I would add to post. I have a netgear router WDR3700 and a WN2000RPT. The connection is great until I attempt to connect my iPhone or iPad to it. As soon as I try to connect to the extender, it turns red. Both the iPhone and iPad connect to the main router fine but knock the extender offline as soon as I attempt to connect to it. I am on the latest firmware. Has anyone received a resolution to this problem?
thats crazy! i have a ps3, apple tv, ipad 1 & 2, and a laptop on my extender which all do fine but i rarely can get my wifes iphone 4 to connect to the extender, it finally did tonight but it seemed like it shut the whole extender down but all the lights were still green.....i unplugged it then plugged it back in then in the morning everything was back up and running and i deleted the wifi account on my wifes phone
I've had my WN2000RPT for 6 months and I get the same problem too.
The wireless strength light seems to rotate through the Amber/Green/Red sequence consistently for no apparent reason. Sometimes I can access the internet through it and sometimes not.
I've tried the fixed IP, reboot, different security settings (WPA, WEP) nothing seems to make any difference.
I've had my WN2000RPT for 6 months and I get the same problem too.
The wireless strength light seems to rotate through the Amber/Green/Red sequence consistently for no apparent reason. Sometimes I can access the internet through it and sometimes not.
I've tried the fixed IP, reboot, different security settings (WPA, WEP) nothing seems to make any difference.
Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet ?
Hi there! So I posted a possible solution to this same problem about a month back and I would like to confirm that it has worked. Ever since I changed my main router settings, I have not had a single drop with this extender. If you have not checked it out, I recommend looking at my post. I believe it is on page 13 of this thread. Hope it helps
Hi there! So I posted a possible solution to this same problem about a month back and I would like to confirm that it has worked. Ever since I changed my main router settings, I have not had a single drop with this extender. If you have not checked it out, I recommend looking at my post. I believe it is on page 13 of this thread. Hope it helps
I have switched the channels and Mhz and it didnt work for me.
Mine creashes as soon as I activate a download manager. I can surf the web fine for days but as soon as I activate a download manager then the router will crash.
dont give up yet, netgear has put out firmware 1.01.24na for the wn2000rpt. have had it for two days and no dropped internet connections. seems to be running ok now.
dont give up yet, netgear has put out firmware 1.01.24na for the wn2000rpt. have had it for two days and no dropped internet connections. seems to be running ok now.
Hi vinceroebuck, I would like to know where I could get my hands on this version of the firmware?
Hi - I had the same issues with the repeater frequently getting stuck showing the amber light and stopping access to the Internet. I was able to prevent this from happening by switching the device off and on at once a day.
A few days ago, as I logged into the web admin tool of the repeater it offered me to download the 1.0.1.24 firmware update. Before accepting I thought I'd check the Netgear support site for my WN2000RPTv1 but there was no mention of this new firmware. I installed it anyway and since then I noticed 2 things:
1. It doesn't get stuck any more 2. It does still drop the connection every so often, sometimes showing the amber light, but it does recover and reconnect
So it's a vast improvement, albeit not perfect yet and I haven't had to switch the device off for 4 days now.
hey michael. after the update did you restart the wn200rpt?? i did and i have not seen anything but green lights on the front! its been 5 days since i updated and have had zero problems... hope it stays that way. let me know how it works. maybe this thread will come back to life! take care...
hey michael. i unplugged mine for about 30 sec plugged back in and its been all green since. just keep ur eye on it and it should be better than i was before.i got my directv plugged in to it and a wii and using two laptops on it and seems to be ok. i am thinking about all those people who gave up on the wn2000rpt and got something else! hope your works as good as mine right now.
Hi vinceroebuck - the repeater restarted as part of the upgrade process; I didn't switch it off/on nor restarted it explicitly.
Well I have applied the update 1.0.24 and noticed that my network speed is now 54mbs it was always 130mbs. This is proving to be a pointless exercise as I purchased the thing to get 130 mbs speeds.
Well I have applied the update 1.0.24 and noticed that my network speed is now 54mbs it was always 130mbs. This is proving to be a pointless exercise as I purchased the thing to get 130 mbs speeds.
hey macpunc, what is the speed of the main router. i have a wndr3400 and its wireless n at 150 mbs. the wnr2000rpt is also running at 150mbs. these are all theoretical speeds, but it seems to me that the repeater will not go faster than the main router. something to check out. like i said earlier, all green lights on the front and hope it stays that way:D good luck
I've updated to 1.01.24na. What I've noticed is that it still drops out but instead of having to reset the router it seems to auto recover. Problem is that it terminates the connection in the meantime of course. Here is what I did:
Connect to LAN port on WN2000RTP that is connected to my home network via WNR2000 wireless router. I have a laptop on the home network with a shared folder. I tried to copy 24.6 GB of files over to the shared folder. The connection dropped after about 2 GB of data. But I did not have to reset the repeater. However, because of the dropped connection I did have to tell the file transfer to retry, which is just as bad. The connection dropped again after about 300 MB of data. Again it reconnected.
Oh well, got excited that this might finally have been fixed.
Well I have applied the update 1.0.24 and noticed that my network speed is now 54mbs it was always 130mbs. This is proving to be a pointless exercise as I purchased the thing to get 130 mbs speeds.
The router is connected to a netgear cable modem that is wireless n. this router is really bugging the hell out of me and I think its time to count my losses and throw it in the bin and get a different brand. Netgear don't seem to want to do anything about this. I also don't seem to understand why I should be paying for a wireless n device that only gives wireless g speeds?? I am really annoyed about this router situation.
Guys, i know this is frustrating but hang in there. what i did was set up static ips for all my system. thats 15 total. you do that in the main router. the wn2000rpt is set up with static ip. the main router is say 192.168.1.1 and the wn2000 static ip is 192.168.1.100. in the wn2000 i turned off dhcp. google turning off dhcp in wn2000rpt and its in there. its a hidden command in the login that is not visible for some strange reason!! i am not a techno geek, but like they say, patience. good luck
Had this problem for a while. First the repeater kept dropping the signal and then it was no internet at all. For me the fix was 1. disable dhcp on the repeater. 2. give the repeater a static ip address. 3. unchecked the check for new version upon login under firmware upgrade. 4. roll the firmware back to the initial release version 1.0.0.2. (download it from here to your desktop. then upload it to the repeater. After that i have a steady connection and i can access the internet.
Good luck it's been very frustrating but my problems are solved!
