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Re: IP fail. Help!
YES!
there is your problem!
to adequately send signal and associate correctly, you need to have the router and the range extender "talking the same language". if the WEP keys don't match, the range extender won't pass the correct credentials and it will never pass DHCP. you can get great signal, but no where to authenticate to. thats the point of using WEP/WPA/WPA2, to ensure that you are authorized to access the network.
set up the range extender to match the WEP credentials on your router and all should be golden.
Wired/wireless networks shouldn't be any different when dealing with consumer grade routers. you will see that once you set up the WEP on the extender, you will pull a 192.168.2.x address.
this should solve your problem.
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Andrew11
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| After a week of frustration, tech support phone calls yeilding zero results, going back and forth to stores for new routers and range boosters and item exchanges for store credit, you, sir, have solved my problem!
I now have internet tat reaches the basement, and a fully functional Xbox 360 for unwinding and relaxing.
Thank you my friend, your help has been amazing!
PROBLEM SOLVED!
My faith in wireless networks has been restored!
Take care pal, again, thanks a ton, take 'er easy!
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tubbynet
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The important thing when dealing with wireless is this:
When connecting to a wireless network, the endpoints have to talk the same language (frequency) and dialect (SSID). These are pretty easy to figure out since your PC will either see them or not. However, once you connect, you have to make sure that the client knows "the secret password". I like to think of this like little kids with secret forts. You can talk and request all you want, but they won't pay attention to let you in unless you know the password. Once you know the password, you're in and the party can commence. If you apply this to each piece in the wireless puzzle, you will always have (consumer) connectivity. It gets a little more intricate when dealing with a large wISP or enterprise connectivity, etc.
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Quaoar
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Fort Collins, CO | What an exceptionally great help thread, Tubby. Nice, concise work and advice!
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