Trouble with D-Link DI-624 Wireless Router and Linksys Range Extender

[tomas_cubero]

Hey,

I have a wireless home network setup in my house for about 3 pcs, I have a three story house and the D-Link wireless router is in the thrid floor and I have another computer in a room at the garden where a relative lives and he has a Laptop, a Dell with an internal Intel wireless reciever. The problem with the basic router is that he only gets 1 to 2 out of 5 signal strength, which he tells me most of the times it just doesn't work. I did a research on Internet and we found Linksys Range Extender, which basically, is an antennae which you plug into your mains power and configure your pc to accept it and there you go. I ran the CD wizard which it included and setup the WEP to 64 bits and the correct password and it went fine, configured itself automatically. After the wizard finished with a "Congratulations, your Linksys Range Extender has been successfully configured" I proceeded to restart my Laptop and the Intel Wireless reciever indicated full strength and detected the network was fine so it then proceeds to aquire the IP address which it fails to do. I have tried everything to restarting the router and cable modem to changing the laptop and range extender to a different place and it just wont aquire an IP adress. I am probably doing something wrong but I have no idea what it is and I want to have this setup since I lave for a month in about a week and my relative wants internet badly.

Thanks for your help in advance,
Tomas Cubero
San Jose, Costa Rica

[Charlyee]

Hi Tomas,

I just ran into a similar situation to yours, and after resetting everything, I did a "hard reset" to the D-Link wireless using the recessed reset opening at the bottom/side of the router. If you have tried this also then I am afraid I am out of ideas.

[Gamer03]

I think Charlyee is right. You could also turn your computer off, unplug the modem and router, wait two minutes, and then plug them back in. Wait for all of the lights to come back on the router and modem, and turn your computer back on.

If this doesn't work, then I don't know what the problem is (it could be a firewall that is blocking access). So if you disable that or configure it to accept the router (see tutorials online for doing this by running a search), then this might also fix the problem.

[pjh]

If you did a master reset then the router is restored to default. You will need to restore your original modifications and setting changes.

If you use the DHCP you may have to increase your ending IP address.

If you use MAC filters you may have to look in that area.