Setting up Netgear WPN802 with DG834GT

[Mint_Sauce]

Soooo, after having wireless problems I went and bought an access point, a fantastic solution to my problems (or so it said on the box..).

the idea was that the WPN802 would boost or relay the signal from the DG834GT and allow me great wireless from anywhere nearby. I'm not sure if I can have it seperate from my router and use the "enable wireless repeating" ticked or if it has to be connected with network cable to the DG834GT?

Anyway, it's probably down to my incompetance but i'm not getting anywhere! So now, here I am after resetting both devices to factory settings with no security and i'm hoping to get some help.

At the moment my PC is directly connecting to the DG834GT which isn't that far away but we have super thick walls here in this old skool cottage and it's at best unreliable.

So, in comes the WPN802 with it's big flashy blue lights giving it all that - but it's so far useless, it's just well.. flashing a lot. It doesn't connect to my adsl/router (the DG834GT) at all from what I can see. The adsl router doesn't pick it up.

Sooo, a few questions to help me select the correct settings..

1) Should the SSID be the same for both devices?

2) Should the channel be the same for both devices?

3) Should the "enable wireless repeating" be ticked on the WPN802?

4) Should the WPN802 be plugged in to the DG834GT via ethernet?

Answering these would help a great deal, so any replies cherished. Cheers

 

[Mint_Sauce]

Bah, still no luck. Almost 2 days of fiddling. Tried Netgear help support on a 0870 number, got through to a foreign call center and then after they had no idea what I was on about magically got cut off. Fantastic..

All I want is this Wireless access point to pick up and relay to the Wired access point (ADSL/Router). Surely it can't be that hard...

 

[Deleted member 651465]

None of the Netgear routers support WDS, only Netgear access points.

Netgear routers will be unable to connect to another router or access point wirelessly.

Netgear access points can connect to other Netgear access points wirelessly but one will have to be plugged into the router.

Netgear wireless ethernet bridges can connect to the SSID of the router and allow for wired computers to get access to the internet and network resources but they are not access points. No wireless client can connect to them.

router <--wireless--> access point/router will not work.

router <--wired--> access point <--wireless--> access point <--wired--> computer will work.

router <--wired--> access point <--wireless--> access point <--wireless--> computer will work.

router <--wireless--> ethernet bridge <--wired--> computers will work.

router <--wireless--> ethernet bridge <--wireless--> computers will not work.

 

[Mint_Sauce]

Awesome, thanks. That's cleared that up then! I'm still a bit miffed that using this new ULTRA RANGEMAX SUPER TWENTY ELEVEN AERIALS Netgear access point wired in to the DG834GT gives no more strength than just unplugging it and enabling the wireless on the DG834GT itself.. I though using it as a 'replacement' aerial would yeild much better reception?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

In theory it should, depends on the location of the AP though I suppose.

In my case, I've got a Cat5e cable from 1 room into another which is totally out of range (so I know that the AP is working)

DG834N with WN802T Access Point