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[afab]

I recently upgraded my network because my DIR-655 started to drop connections.  My new routers (a Netgear ProSafe VPN Firewall SRXN3205) is working great, but I'd like to re-purpose my D-Link as a wireless bridge.  

According to Netgear support, I need to link my DIR-655 to another access point connected to the network over wired Ethernet.  No problem there; I have a DAP-1522 connected via Ethernet on the floor directly below the location of the DIR-655.  I was under the impression that although the signal was going through the floor, the physical distance to between the two devices would be sufficient to make the connection.  No joy.  I use the push-to-connect buttons on the two devices, but they do not connect.  Is the floor the only issue?  I do have an ANT-24 antenna extension for the DIR-655 router -- would that make any difference.  As I say, the physical distance between the two devices is less than 10 feet.

I'm open to suggestions on how to get this configuration to work.  I could try and put a second DIR-655 next to the Netgear router on the same floor as the other AP, but the distance would be closer to 30 feet away and around a corner.  I really don't want to crawl into the attic to drop new Ethernet cable.

Thanks in advance and to all a very happy new year.

[Cobra]

View the setup page without a style to find bridge mode.

Setting > Network Setting

When viewed without a style you will see:

[afab]

I'm sorry ... I don't understand "without a style."  I log into the setup screen for Network Setting, I have Router Settings and DHCP Settings.  I want to set this up as a bridge -- I just don't see the option of router or bridge that you describe.  Can you elaborate please.

[davevt31]

You need to change the view setting in your browser.
Go to the Router setup page that has the Netowk Setup, then change your style view there.

For IE:You want to press the Page Button, when the bar opens up you want to select the Style one and then select No Style.

[afab]

Wow. Thanks.  I'd have never known that there was a style setting like that that would change my GUI in the setup screen.  How did you know about that?  I could not find anything about that in any documentation that I looked at.  

That said, I changed the setting from router to bridge, plus I went into the Netgear router setup and added the IP address and MAC address of the bridge to the list of devices on the network.  I also rebooted the router.  I'd have thought that the bridge would have been visible to the router and the network, but no joy. When I try to ping the 644, I get a message Destination Host Unreachable.  

I have a DAP-1522 on the floor below and I tried the push-to-link on those two devices, but again, no luck.  

I'm open to any additional suggestions.  


Addendum:  OK, got 'em both on the same channel now.  For a while they were transmitting on different channels, which could have caused the problem.  When the D-Link is physically connected to the Netgear, no problem. When I try to attach wirelessly, no joy. What a headache.