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Proper way to connect access point to a router (both potentially using DHCP)?
So this is baffling to me for some reason, and I'm sure the solution is quite simple.
I have these three devices that make up my current home network:
Arris SB6183 Cable Modem
D-Link DIR-879 Router
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How can I debug my network: Setting up multiple access points
Path to the problem
In the new apartment where I live in, a single router (vodafone) takes the internet signal and shares it over hubs to four other routers (3 tp link, 1 fritzbox) and one access ...
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Home Router drawing wrong IP address
I have a house Netgear router (with an IP address for example 192.168.1.1). I have an Ubiquity nanostation with a station and a access point going to a shop with a Linksys router there (with an IP ...
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2 routers, 2 ISP, 3 access points. Same Network
I have the following situation: i've got 2 WIFI routers with different ISP's their config:
1st router's IP is 192.168.1.1 | DHCP Enabled 192.168.1.2-254 | Dlink DIR 825 ACF
2nd router's IP is 192.168....
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Converting old router into access point
I am trying to convert my old router into an AP but I am running into some problems.
Here is what I have done so far:
Set AP to static IP (192.168.0.250)
Disabled DHCP
Connected lan port from the ...
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Setting up two separate APs to 1 router within the same subnetwork
My home network situation is as following (simplified):
I have one main router (with DHCP on) and want to have two routers in AP mode (with DHCP turned off, connected via LAN ports) within the same ...
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DHCP Client List include different IPs for the same MAC. Is it a bug?
Previously I tried to ask this on Network Engineering but they closed as off-topic. I relied on this meta topic when posting there.
I have an issue with Netis N4 Wireless Router which looks like a ...
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Is there a risk in letting DHCP set the IP address of an access point?
To get better Wi-Fi in the attic, I have installed an access point connected by cable to my downstairs router. I have done this before, setting the IP address of the AP to a fixed address outside the ...
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DHCP Sending gateway address ending in .0
My in-room router (which i have set up as an access point) is connected to another main router downstairs managed by the home owner. Im calling the main one router A and the one in my room router B. ...
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Does enabling VLAN on an Wifi AP requires specific hardware requirements of the DHCP?
I think this is a basic VLAN question but I can't find an explicit answer.
I have a wifi access point which is capable to broadcast multiple SSID's and configure VLANS (tagged).
My DHCP is a simple ...
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Second router configured as refuses to connect most of the time
I have setup a second router as an access point but it has very temperamental wireless connections. Devices either cannot connect at all to the second router (setup on a different channel, and SSID) ...
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Configuring ubuntu wireless access point to allow smartphones to connect to Apple TV
I'm having difficulty framing this question due to only a basic knowledge of networking - be gentle with me, I'm a country boy.
My Home network is set up with the usual wireless/Ethernet router ...
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Assigning IP addresses and subnetting on a home network
After 4 days of trying, googling, and tearing my hair, I have managed to bring down the internet at my home. I needed to implement the network as follows, however my efforts have managed to bring down ...
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Why can't I connect an Access Point to this Network?
A client hired me to install an Access Point to make his home network available via WiFi. The modem/router is a Motorola with the following specs (the list is based on observation as I don't have ...
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How does my ISP knows that I am sharing my internet connection? and how to bypass it?
I am in a student residence hall.There is one ethernet socket in the room. I can connect my laptop to the cable, but how can I get internet in my iPad?
It will be good to have internet on both of ...
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