in system utility -> gateway address to the ip of the internet router?

yeah, thats something i missed at first, but further hunting around suggested that. still nowt.


One thing that may or may not be relevant,  having had another look in the cupboard outside the flat, the box in there is a netgear access point plugged in to an ethernet port in the wall. So looks like im trying to extend an access point rather than directly from the actual router. Would that make a difference?

Still having trouble setting this up...

Ive given the repeater an ip within the network subnet, set the gateway to the routers address, set it up as a repeater, selected the wireless network i want it to connect to, given it the pass key as well, i can connect wirelessly to the repeater but im not getting net access.

With the laptop connected to the original AP when i do a quick scan of internal ip addresses i cant see the repeater on the network. I can see the router, all the APs for the other floors of the building, and anyone else that happens to be connected to it at the time.

so it seems despite being on and set up the repeater isnt connecting to the network.

About the only thing ive not tried is temporarily plugging the repeater directly in to the ethernet of the router.  Ive not done this yet as theres only 1 ethernet socket in the wall and the AP thats plugged in to it is also powered over ethernet, so when i unplug it, itll also turn off. Logically i presume itll remember its settings and be fine when i plug it back in, but computers arent always logical are they and I dont have an admin login for that AP to reset it up if it does screw up.

Tried setting the edimax to get an ip via DHCP, so that the other access point and router etc. know its there? What about setting it as a wireless bridge and plug your pc in via the ethernet to see if that works?

Quote from: ShakeyTried setting the edimax to get an ip via DHCP, so that the other access point and router etc. know its there? What about setting it as a wireless bridge and plug your pc in via the ethernet to see if that works?

Ill look in to that when i get home from work this evening.  Would just leaving its IP address field blank make it ask for an address? As i havent noticed any obvious check box to tell it to specifically ask for one.

I emailed Edimax tech support last night and they replied this morning asking for more info so hopefully theyll have some suggestions too.

Thanks

A repeater does not require an IP address. It is not a layer 3 device. All it does is rebroadcast, and reduce throughput because every frame is broadcast twice.

At most you will need to associate it with the MAC of the access point you want it to associate with

Quote from: MarkA repeater does not require an IP address. It is not a layer 3 device. All it does is rebroadcast, and reduce throughput because every frame is broadcast twice.

At most you will need to associate it with the MAC of the access point you want it to associate with

Hmm, sounds like this may be the problem then. Has given me a couple of things to investigate when i get home anyway.

Thank you!