Re: Two access points in same house

On Sun, 21 May 2006 15:19:41 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
<jeffl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The Ghost of Thomas Jefferson <Thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hath wroth:

On Sun, 21 May 2006 10:31:29 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
<jeffl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<Snip>

I read that to mean that the router is at 192.168.0.1 and so is the
DWL-2100ap. That won't work as it's an obvious duplicate IP. The
default IP of the DWL-2100ap is 192.168.0.50. Is that what you're
using. Can you ping it? If not, you have a wireless problem,
probably the encryption key.

No, they had different ip addresses. Also, Internet browsing was
working except for the roaming part on both devices. I could access
the network via the laptop using the access point or the router's
access point. All I changed was the SSID on the router to match the
one on the access point. Once the access point rebooted after the SSID
change I was unable to browse the web. Watching the wireless client in
the tray it looked like it kept connecting to the router's access
point and then the access point's access point in a cycle. It will not
stay connected to either one long enough to do anything.

Also, Windoze is stupid. It reports a connection even if WEP/WPA
encryption has failed. The only clue is either an endless "obtaining
IP address" or assignment of a 169.254.xxx.xxx address. Check with
IPCONFIG.

I'm using static ip, so ipconfig reports that as the address, but here
again I don't think it is the ip addys since I can use both devices
until I change 2 things:

1. I change them both to the same SSID
2. I change the AP to use channel 1 and leave the router on channel 6.

On a side note, I tried to turn off all of the special Dlink turbo
options too. Didn't help.

At this point, I went down to my office downstairs and found that the
router had lost connection to the WAN. Even if I disconnected the
power and reconnected it would not work. I had to do a reset on the
access point to get the router to work. It is very strange, it is
almost like the Dlinks are using the ssid as some type of hostname.

No connection between SSID and hostnames. I can't tell why your
DI-624 hung. I have had routers that would mysteriously reset
themselves to defaults. I traced one to a negative ion generator the
customer was using nearby. Another was caused by an AC ground
protection problem on some shielded CAT5.

I've got everything back up now, but I'm back to 2 ssids.

When you fall off a horse, you should get back on the horse and ride
or you will be forever afraid of horses. Try the same SSID again.

I'm not afraid of no stinkin horses or networks. Believe me, I have
tried it repeatedly. I don't think the DLINK products like to devices
with the same SSID in range of each other.

I'm still wondering where in the script it says, 'Hang up on
customer". That seems to be Dlink's approach when they either can't
resolve your issue or don't have a clue what you are talking about.

I don't call support very often. I've never had support hangup on me
in perhaps the last 8 years, much as I probably tempted them to do so.
I also helped at a local support organization. Hanging up on the
customer (without due cause) was a great way to get either fired or
not get a raise. I think it was something like the 3rd rule in the
policy and procedures manual. Usually, they'll put you on hold
forever, and hope that you go away, but they never hangup.

They'll hang up on you at DLINK. From what I can tell, it is such
total chaos there that you would probably never find a supervisor to
report them to. When you call they assume that the call is about
connecting a client to one of their devices. If it is about any other
issue, they pass you on to someone else who begins to troublshoot your
none existant connectivity issue. This last time I called it was to
request a beta driver for a known issue with the dlink wireless
drivers and network magic (It will cause a blue screen in windows,
I've reproduced it on three different computers with 3 different dlink
wireless devices.)
.

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