Wireless/XP problem using different AP's

[paleogryph]

Sony notebook running XP Home with Dlink wireless card works great connecting to SMC 7004VWBR wireless router.

However, in parts of the house the signal couldn't be picked up, so we got the SMC 2655W Access Point to try to extend the signal to the rest of the house.

Setup the AP no problem as 192.168.2.50. Used the "default" ssid (same as the router) and the Dlink utility on the the laptop now sees this AP and has good signal/link.

However, can't get a network connection with it. When the laptop is connected to the router it gets DHCP and gets online no problem. When its in the other part of the house and connects to the AP (with a good signal) all net connection is lost.

Does XP require a different "wireless connection" for each AP/router?



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[bcastner]

It requires a static address in the same subnet as your original router.

Is your first router in the 192.168.2.x subnet?
Or is it 192.168.1.x?

My guess is it is the latter, and the AP needs a static address of 192.168.1.250 or something.

 

[bcastner]

Also,

. WEP keys must match
. Channels should be different
. And as you have, SSID the same

 

[paleogryph]

Yea, the networking part is ok, its in the same subnet. When I set it up initially, I did it from a pc that was already connected to the router at 192.168.2.1.

I tried using both the same channel and different channels, it made no difference.

Its gotta be either the wep keys.


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