[SlimDevices: Beginners] accesspoint advice needed (repeat mode)

[JimC]

SwannySB;285802 Wrote: 
> Hi there,
> 
> Since i don't have much experience with networking i need some advice
> on configuring my Duet setup.
> 
> I have a Dlink DWL-G700AP accesspoint connected to my pc. Since this
> device can't cover my whole house i installed another accesspoint
> somewhere else in the house (also a Dlink DWL-G700AP set as repeater,
> not wired)
> Now my problem. Everything works fine when my duet is connected to the
> main accesspoint (the one that is wired to the swithch  -> pc), but
> once i get out of reach and the duet switches to the other accesspoint
> then my duetremote doesn't communicates anymore with the player or
> squeezecenter.
> 
> anyone an idea whats going wrong ?
> 
> thanks in advance

Are you certain the second Dlink is in access point mode and isn't
providing a separate DHCP server?  You'll want the first Dlink acting
as the router and the second as the access point.  The router should be
the only DHCP server on the network, otherwise, when the Controller
connects to the AP (not the router) you may end up on a different
network segment.

Check the IP address of SqueezeCenter (*Settings > Status*) and the IP
address of the Controller when it's connected to the AP (*Settings >
Advanced > Wireless Networks > -your network name-*).  The IP addresses
should be in the same range... if you're unsure, post them here (along
with the subnet mask) and we can help verify they are on the same
segment.

If they are on the same segment, can you connect a computer to the AP
and still get access to the internet / rest of your network?  If you
can't, then there's probably a routing problem somewhere between the AP
and the router -- maybe the gateway isn't set correctly, or there's a
problem with the routing tables.


-=> Jim


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