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wifi extender connected to router, but no WAN/internet

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September 23, 2014 4:53:07 PM

Hi. I have a linksys E2500 router, and I've tried two different range extenders (a netgear and a belkin) and had the same problem with both.

I set up the extender to access my router's wifi, and given the extender a different SSID. Any device connected to the extender's wifi cannot see the internet. It can see devices on the local network connected to the router's wifi. (ping, web server, NAS file transfer) It cannot ping the router itself, nor access the router's configuration page via web browser.

The first extender I tried had 4 ethernet connections, and if I connected that way, I could access the internet and everything locally.

All this makes me think it is something my router is stopping, not the extender. I don't see anything suspicious in the logs on the router. I've tried turning off the router's firewall, setting the router to use different channels to no avail.


Update: I am using a plug-in extender, not a router as an extender.

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September 23, 2014 5:08:44 PM

When setting up networking devices - usually I change the router to only allow DHCP for devices 192.168.0.50 - 192.168.0.255. Then I would setup the extender to 192.168.0.2 (assuming the router is 192.168.0.1). I reserve these addresses for thing like routers, printers, access points, NAS, servers and any devices that need it.

If another device uses the same IP as the extender - it will drop out of the network or create strange issues.
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September 23, 2014 5:57:38 PM

Okay, I have a very strange success in getting around the problem, but I'm not sure why.
I had tested the wifi connection through the extender with my ipad and with my PC, both of which have entries in my DHCP table on my router. I added an entry for the extender.

Just now I tested it also with my android phone, which I don't generally do much with, so it wasn't in the DHCP table. It worked, so I tried removing my ipad from the DHCP table, and connected it to the extender's wifi.
My router now lists it with the same IP address as before, but calls it "LAN". And now the ipad can see the internet through my extender.

So... it is working, but I don't really know why.
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September 23, 2014 6:02:24 PM

Hmmm.....well, if it "ain't broke - don't fix it".....LMAO.
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