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[smlunatick]

I just got my hands on a DIR-615 and I am trying to set it as a wireless access point (with the directions from the user manual.)  Every seems to be okay but it seems that all wireless clients do not get a IP from my other DHCP service unit.  Does the DIR-615 let DHCP requests to the "true" service unit?

[Fatman]

Yes, please make sure they are connected LAN<->LAN

[smlunatick]

Then, I do not know what I did wrong since I did just that and the wireless adapter (DWA-130) got an auto-IP address from XP (169.254.xx.xx)

Also tried a 11G adapter (TEW-444UB) and it did also get an auto-IP address (169.254.xx.xx.)

BTW:  DIR-615 router is hardware version B2 with firmware 2.24.

[Jpinto]

What router or server are you using to supply your DHCP? In other words what DHCP device are you using to make your LAN to LAN connection? You will have to disable your DHCP in your DIR-615 and let whatever DHCP server you are connected to, issue the ip addressing.

[smlunatick]

I have a specialised Internet all-in-one email/firewall/file server which I have been using for years.  It is based on a secured Linux (??) system.  I have followed the router's user manual directions and I was not able to get the DHCP requests to be sent over to the wireless network.  I have since configured a "separate" network over the wireless but I am since wanting to get the access point mode to work.

[Jpinto]

Yes, but is your all-in-one server, also a DHCP server? You did not state this in your answer.
Remember, if you are using your DIR-615 as an AP, you are effectively converting it to a switch but using your wireless setup on the DIR-615 to make a connection through DIR-615 to the DHCP server. You would set a fixed ip address on your DIR-615 to be on the same network that your DHCP server. Also, disable DHCP on the DIR-615, so that it is just a pass through switch (also it avoid ip conflicts.)

[smlunatick]

YES, my Internet server is DHCP service enabled.  It is my firewall which is doing DHCP for my LAN PCs.

I refer you back to my original post!  When I followed the settings to "Connect to another router" (as per the user guide) the wireless adaptor (DWA-130) never got an IP address (192.168.254.xxx) but got an auto-IP address from XP (169.254.xxx.xxx.) 

Is there something I missed?

[chrisnclovis]

You might want to try disabling the DNS relay function on the DIR-615, its found on the same screen where you can change the LAN IP and disable the DHCP server.

[bq2]

I was having a similar issue. I typically setup my wireless network with no security and then limit the access to the known MAC addresses of any device that i want allowed to attach. So i tried turning on security mode (it didn't seem to matter which mode) and the access point started working. Might be worth a try if you have not turned on a security mode.