Wireless Situation (Almost there, need to know how)

How do I configure my second router? Here's an illustration of my situation!



Basically, my DGL-4500 does a great job, but in an old house at the opposite end, I do not get any signal. I've ran a wire up to the second floor of my house (waiting for my dad to drill a hole and we're in business), and I've already purchased the second router (Wireless-N D-link DIR-615). What do I need to do to this second router so:

A. I have some LAN ports, kind of like a switch?
B. I have wireless access, kind of like an access point?

I've heard all I need to do is turn DHCP off and plug the cable into one of the LAN ports and I'm in business. What exactly do I need to do so I have a Wireless Access Point + Switch built into one?

Thanks!

 

Configure your second router with a static IP address, and DHCP for the computers attached to it, just make sure that the IP address range for the computers attached to the second router is out of the rest of the network components.

 

It better to turn off DHCP and assign a static IP outside of the normal range. Then connect the cable from the first router to the LAN port of the new one. This way the DHCP from the main router will issues the IP to your lan ports routers. This way file sharing between the 2 networks will work. and have less lag if gaming.

 

Thank you Blue for using the proper English, that's was what I was trying to say

 

Sounds simple enough.

However, step by step instructions would be nice. I want to do this right on the first try!!

 

1. Disconnect 2nd router from 1st router.
2. Connect 2nd router to computer.
3. Log into router.
4. Disable DHCP.
5. Set static IP outside of DHCP range of 1st router (I usually set DHCP range from 50 - 150, any any devices that need static IPs are from 10-40.)
6. Disable all firewalls on 2nd router.
7. Disconnect computer.
8. Connect 2nd router to 1st router, using LAN port (not WAN port).
9. Test the connection.

 

Okay, it works. Here's my new situation:

My computer connects fine (Windows Vista). My sisters (Windows XP) does not. It keeps giving the error "Windows could not find a certificate to log onto the XXXX network" or some error like that. How do I fix it?

 

Have you checked your computer's settings? It sounds like maybe it's trying to use the wrong WPA version. Or perhaps you have 802.11x authentication enabled.

 

Okay, this is wierd.

My sisters computer refuses to connect to any of my home networks (First or second router). It will just sit on "Waiting for the network..." until it goes back to the Wireless Networks in Range screen.

I've reset the winsock, ipconfig /release+/renew, etc etc. Even reinstalled the card. It will just sit on that now. I've entered the right password for the WPA2-PSK (AES), and it still sits there. I connected to Minneapolis' Public WiFi, and it works fine. I'm actually connected wirelessly (130mbps) to my second, new router.

Why will hers refuse to connect?

 

Check the router error log when you attempt to log in with the problem PC. Also, review the router settings and make sure her IP address or MAC address isn't blacklisted.

 

Got it. It was WPA2. Changed the encryption to WPA and everything works great now. Thanks guys!

 

WP2 doesn't work, why?

 

If you install the WPA2 hotfix for XP, things will work again. WPA2 is preferred over WPA.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...4D-E7C1-48D6-95EE-1459234F4483&displaylang=en

 

I agree, WPA2 has not been cracked yet.

 

It's not about cracking, really. WPA2 combined with AES is pretty much a must for any 802.11n system to achieve 300Mbps. WPA with AES is very secure.

 

Sorry, what is the relationship between WPA2 and 300Mbps?

 

hmmm...How does security affect speed?

 

AFAIK, WPA2 is more efficient than WPA and takes better advantage of the processing power in today's 802.11n routers, hence a faster overall throughput. And although I can't speak for all routers, the D-Link DIR-655 requires WPA2 and AES to achieve the 300Mbps speed.

 

I'm ignorant on this subject but WPA2 AFAIK is a more complex algorithm than WPA and normally its implementation would come to the detriment of the overhead bits, which would reduce actually the actual real data throughput. But again, I'm not an expert on this matter. I will do some research.