Here's my setup:
On the second floor, I have my Rogers (Cisco) modem and my DIR-628 router. The network is set to WPA/WPA2 mode, running on channel 11, on 2.4GHz Band.
In the basement, I am trying to setup a VoIP router next to the demarcation point. The VoIP router issued to me by my provider is not wireless capable.
I purchased a DIR-505 and configured it as a repeater. The VoIP router's internet is coming via Ethernet connection to the DIR-505.
My problem:
The phones are working just fine on VoIP. I've had no issues with calls so far. However, the presence of a wireless repeater appears to confuse/interfere with my laptop's WiFi. Randomly and the WiFi signal will drop and show the yellow exclamation icon on the network icon in Windows 7.
I called D-Link's people yesterday and it doesn't seem they can figure out why my laptop is randomly dropping the WiFi signal. It goes down for a few secs and then reconnects. I was assured that regardless my reason for setting up a repeater, my WiFi should not be dropping signal like this.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can fix this? Worst case scenario, what device can I replace my DIR-505 with?
By the way here is the link for the DIR-505.
Best Answer
Similar problem here. Also with DIR-505. OS is Win XP. Primarily Company laptop, which I use at home also in my own private network. Network is unsecured, i.e. I do not use passwords.
I tried assigning the IP address manually... and it seems that it fixed the problem.
I simply copied the information found from the IP configuration overview in the command prompt of Windows: START>RUN>type CMD>type IPCONFIG
...into the TCP/IP info box (In Windows "Wireless Network Connection">Change Advanced Settings> Scroll to find Internet Protocol TCP/IP> Properties
Hence I override the dynamically assigned IP address (which for some odd reason is a bizarroid ish non-192.168.1.1 number.
For DNS-server you will need to type in a randon DNS server. Just google for some.
cheers. Hope it helps.
btw.... they should sack the entire tech-support team at D-LINK. The guys there are truly and obviously incompetent as they are unable to find a solution to an issue which is MASSIVE for the DIR-505.
/g