Hi all, new to the site and I looked around but didn't see any previous posts related to my issue. I often know just enough to be dangerous, but I figure I can learn enough to get a job done.
I'm trying to set back up two access points to my Verizon Actiontec. One in the living room and one in the master bedroom with routers so I can use the LAN connections for Blu-ray etc. The Verrzon Actiontec is connected to a NETGEAR Powerline 500 Mbps device with the drop in the living room. The master bedroom is connected to Powerline 200. Had a Belkin wireless router in the living room and a NETGEAR N600 WNDR3400v2 in the bedroom (LED and all) used as access points on static IPs 192.168.1.3 & 192.168.1.5 The Actiontec range set to 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254. Also set were non-conflicting channels, identical SSID and passwords. Everything worked fine for long enough that I've lost track of how long ago I set it all up.
Then the Belkin died, and it's bricked, I can't log on after a reset, followed by the Verizon Actiontec. Now I have a new Actiontec M1424WR Revision F and am trying to reset up my access points. So far I've had zero luck setting up either the WNDR3400v or the N750 WNDR4000 I purchased to replace the Belkin. I've been using a netbook with the wireless turned off and connected to one of the router LAN ports for all the set-up work.
When I change the router IP to static and turn DCHP off on either router I can't log back on. I discovered the default UPnP is [On] so I disabled that. Still couldn't log back on to either router from the new or the default IP.
Used the NetGear Tec Support site. After first telling me I couldn't change the IP (possible per both manuals!) tech support then said rather then disable DCHP (as called for in every "How to" I've found and in their manual(s)) to: "Make sure that apart from changing the LAN IP, you also change the DHCP range of the router from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.3." After that I could log back onto the router, but about 10 minutes after connecting the Netgear to the powerline drop/Actiontec it dropped off. So really nothing has worked. After the issue on WNDR4000 was bumped up and still not resolved tech support suggested I return the WNDR4000 which I'm inclined to do except that would still leave me with the formerly working WNDR3400v2.
So I'm looking for suggestions on what I might be doing wrong. Or is it not me??? Flash the things with DD-WRT? Just get two Powerline 500 WiFi Access Points and a switch for the living room? Try yet another brand of Bridge/Access Point?
As always,
TIA
I'm trying to set back up two access points to my Verizon Actiontec. One in the living room and one in the master bedroom with routers so I can use the LAN connections for Blu-ray etc. The Verrzon Actiontec is connected to a NETGEAR Powerline 500 Mbps device with the drop in the living room. The master bedroom is connected to Powerline 200. Had a Belkin wireless router in the living room and a NETGEAR N600 WNDR3400v2 in the bedroom (LED and all) used as access points on static IPs 192.168.1.3 & 192.168.1.5 The Actiontec range set to 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254. Also set were non-conflicting channels, identical SSID and passwords. Everything worked fine for long enough that I've lost track of how long ago I set it all up.
Then the Belkin died, and it's bricked, I can't log on after a reset, followed by the Verizon Actiontec. Now I have a new Actiontec M1424WR Revision F and am trying to reset up my access points. So far I've had zero luck setting up either the WNDR3400v or the N750 WNDR4000 I purchased to replace the Belkin. I've been using a netbook with the wireless turned off and connected to one of the router LAN ports for all the set-up work.
When I change the router IP to static and turn DCHP off on either router I can't log back on. I discovered the default UPnP is [On] so I disabled that. Still couldn't log back on to either router from the new or the default IP.
Used the NetGear Tec Support site. After first telling me I couldn't change the IP (possible per both manuals!) tech support then said rather then disable DCHP (as called for in every "How to" I've found and in their manual(s)) to: "Make sure that apart from changing the LAN IP, you also change the DHCP range of the router from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.3." After that I could log back onto the router, but about 10 minutes after connecting the Netgear to the powerline drop/Actiontec it dropped off. So really nothing has worked. After the issue on WNDR4000 was bumped up and still not resolved tech support suggested I return the WNDR4000 which I'm inclined to do except that would still leave me with the formerly working WNDR3400v2.
So I'm looking for suggestions on what I might be doing wrong. Or is it not me??? Flash the things with DD-WRT? Just get two Powerline 500 WiFi Access Points and a switch for the living room? Try yet another brand of Bridge/Access Point?
As always,
TIA