efflandt
join:2002-01-25
Elgin, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to vudutu4
Re: WGXB102 Power outlet range extender & wireless AP - OK or No
I have used one at my boss' home in 2 different configurations, since he could not get a wireless signal in basement office from conventional wireless router in main floor bedroom.
Originally had ethernet module at cable modem in bedroom and wireless module in basement office at other end of home with it configured as NAT router. His only issues seemed to be related to his cable service (still had WAN IP, but cable internet stopped responding). Renewing cable IP resolved that, but it only happened occasionally, so he would forget how to do that.
Then he dropped cable and got DSL wireless/modem/router in basement office, but we could not get signal in kitchen above that. So with ethernet module at modem and wireless module on main floor, I reconfigured it in bridge mode with same SSID and security as DSL modem, but different channel. Now he or wife can roam the home with their laptops without any changes (no complaints since then).
I doubt if bedroom at one end of home, basement office and kitchen or living room are all on the same breaker. Before that it worked at our company with ethernet module back in the warehouse with network equipment and wireless module in office. I swapped that with his original conventional Netgear router which is working fine at the company office. |
