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I'll keep this as brief as possible. I basically bought a TP Link WR841N because I had pretty bad signal strength in my room when accessing the internet using the (BT) router situated in the office. My PS3 in my room already connected to the office router using a pair of Home Plugs, one connected to the office router, another connected the PS3.
I figured that if I put a wireless router in between the home plug in my room and the PS3, I could get effectively create another access point in my room whilst still using a wired connection with my PS3.
Unfortunately, after setting it up, it seems as though whenever the new router is connected to the rest of the network, I can't get internet access. When I isolate the router and connect to the one in the office, I can access the internet without any trouble (which is how I'm doing it now). However, when the new router is connected, it seems as though the different devices can see each other, because I can see the media server in my office from my PS3 in my room (connected via the new router).
Is there something I need to enable in the options in the new router to stop it preventing everything from connecting to the internet when it's connected to the rest of the network? I've tried looking for some sort of "bridge mode" option but it doesn't seem to have it.
Cheers
I figured that if I put a wireless router in between the home plug in my room and the PS3, I could get effectively create another access point in my room whilst still using a wired connection with my PS3.
Unfortunately, after setting it up, it seems as though whenever the new router is connected to the rest of the network, I can't get internet access. When I isolate the router and connect to the one in the office, I can access the internet without any trouble (which is how I'm doing it now). However, when the new router is connected, it seems as though the different devices can see each other, because I can see the media server in my office from my PS3 in my room (connected via the new router).
Is there something I need to enable in the options in the new router to stop it preventing everything from connecting to the internet when it's connected to the rest of the network? I've tried looking for some sort of "bridge mode" option but it doesn't seem to have it.
Cheers
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Looking at my router's explanation of DHCP, I should have probably figured that out. Thanks again.