Hello,
I'm a networking novice, so please bear with me!
I have a Netgear WNDR3300 connected to my Thomson TG789vn modem. As I had a few dead Wifi zones in my house, and an MSI RG300EX Lite lying around, I was thinking of using it as a wireless repeater for a cheap fix.
For some reason, I couldn't get this to work by activating the Netgear's (main) "Wireless Base Station" feature. I also read that WPA+TKIP is way more secure than WEP, and that Wireless Base Station (or repeater mode in general) does not allow for WPA+TKIP, which is why I disabled "Wireless Base Station", and started configuring my MSI (secondary) instead.
What I did on my MSI (secondary) was the following:
1) I added my "AP's BSSID" under "WDS Setup".
2) I added the same AP under "Wireless Multibridge".
3) I gave the MSI a new SSID, but using the same modes (G+N), channel (11) and encryption (TKIP with same password).
Now I'm somehow able to connect wirelessly to my MSI with a different SSID - which, in turn, is wirelessly connected to my Netgear.
I have two questions:
1) What have I done, and how is this possible?
I was under the impression that a repeater had to use the same SSID, and didn't allow for anything other than WEP/no encryption, while a bridge client allowed for a different SSID, TKIP encryption, but only wired connections to the bridge client itself?
2) I am able to connect to my Netgear (main) and get access to the internet. However, only one computer is connected to my MSI (secondary) with a somewhat stable (I have experienced a few dropouts) internet connection. Other devices can connect to my MSI, but I either get errors about the same IP being used (DHCP settings?), or they connect, but only sometimes have internet access. What settings should I look for in order to fix this?
If anyone needs any screenshots, just let me know. Being networking incompetent, I wouldn't know what to screenshot at this point.
Sorry for my long post, and thanks a lot in advance!
-Roy
I'm a networking novice, so please bear with me!
I have a Netgear WNDR3300 connected to my Thomson TG789vn modem. As I had a few dead Wifi zones in my house, and an MSI RG300EX Lite lying around, I was thinking of using it as a wireless repeater for a cheap fix.
For some reason, I couldn't get this to work by activating the Netgear's (main) "Wireless Base Station" feature. I also read that WPA+TKIP is way more secure than WEP, and that Wireless Base Station (or repeater mode in general) does not allow for WPA+TKIP, which is why I disabled "Wireless Base Station", and started configuring my MSI (secondary) instead.
What I did on my MSI (secondary) was the following:
1) I added my "AP's BSSID" under "WDS Setup".
2) I added the same AP under "Wireless Multibridge".
3) I gave the MSI a new SSID, but using the same modes (G+N), channel (11) and encryption (TKIP with same password).
Now I'm somehow able to connect wirelessly to my MSI with a different SSID - which, in turn, is wirelessly connected to my Netgear.
I have two questions:
1) What have I done, and how is this possible?
I was under the impression that a repeater had to use the same SSID, and didn't allow for anything other than WEP/no encryption, while a bridge client allowed for a different SSID, TKIP encryption, but only wired connections to the bridge client itself?
2) I am able to connect to my Netgear (main) and get access to the internet. However, only one computer is connected to my MSI (secondary) with a somewhat stable (I have experienced a few dropouts) internet connection. Other devices can connect to my MSI, but I either get errors about the same IP being used (DHCP settings?), or they connect, but only sometimes have internet access. What settings should I look for in order to fix this?
If anyone needs any screenshots, just let me know. Being networking incompetent, I wouldn't know what to screenshot at this point.
Sorry for my long post, and thanks a lot in advance!
-Roy
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