Homeplug question

Nutty_Death · 30 Jun 2013 at 09:03

I've set up a Homeplug network and I'm wondering if I can extend the end Homeplug access point with a repurpessed old wireless modem? Essentially just to get another wireless signal at the other end.

The network would look like this.

Modem/wireless router - > homeplug
<-Homeplug <-wireless router <- several devices via ethernet and wireless.

Nutty_Death · 30 Jun 2013 at 09:57

Managed to get it working by disabling dchp. Next step is to get it using the same ssid.

Nutty_Death · 30 Jun 2013 at 18:21

Don't think i've got this right actually. I keep loosing internet connection when connecting via the wireless router/modem (o2 iv box).

I was playing around setting a new ip for the router but after doing that I can't connect to it anymore. I was trying to get it onto the same range as what is used by the main modem (192.168.0.x) as the o2 box uses 192.168.1.x by default. A combination of theses meant that I wasn't able to connect to my nas box which was connected to the o2 router... I might just get a switch. It'll be a lot easier to set up.

Vampyre · 30 Jun 2013 at 18:24

The 2nd wireless router needs to be outside the ip adress range used by the first one. So if your router issues ip addresses from 192.168.0.20-192.168.0.200 then your second router needs to be in the range 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.19

Nutty_Death · 30 Jun 2013 at 19:19

Could I just leave the second one on 192.168.1 then?

So far I've been unable to connect to other devices on my network, I suspect because I originally had them setup to have static It's from the 2nd router when that used to be my only modem.

Could I be having trouble with devices trying to share the same ip on the first router when connected to the second?

Nutty_Death · 1 Jul 2013 at 19:53

Fixed.
As you said I just needed to set the 2nd router outside of the range.

I didn't realise I could have more than static IP range set, which I needed to set things up initially. Also had to redo all my NAS ip's etc.

No need for the gigabit switch I ordered now........

Nutty_Death · 6 Jul 2013 at 00:57

Had some issues today where two laptops connected to the main modem/router lost connection and couldn't get back on till I disconnected the 2nd router and reset the first. Anyone have any ideas? The laptops seemed to adopt an external address...