Wireless Repeater Connectivity Problem

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Ok, I've got a really weird networking device problem. Today, I recieved in the mail our new D-Link DWL-G710 Wireless repeater. Unfortunately, upon attempting to configure the thing, it fails to respond after saving the settings and rebooting it.

Here's the kicker... It's stuck in 10 base mode and not the standard 10/100 base mode that standard ethernet devices are capable of. It was working at 10/100 base but now it is not. Also, I am unable to get any sort of connection to it or even get a successful ping to return packets from it. Any ideas on how to get it to work like it should? I can't seem to figure out what is causing it. I know it is not the cable that is connected to it because I've tested multiple ones with it. I've also hard reset it with its switch on the back with no luck.
 
Try to unplug it for several minutes and then plugging it in. Also, plug in your router before you plug in the repeater. If this doesn't work, you can try it the other way around, but I don't know if it will work. Make sure that the repeater is within range of your wireless routers signal too.

Sorry, I am not sure how to fix it. I use Linksys products for my wireless network.
 
I used a similar D-Link wireless repeater and after it's configured to talk on the wireless network you can not connect to it through a wired interface (I think ...). It disables the ethernet port for whatever dumb reason. It was a different model from the one you're using, but that may be an issue. You might have to reset it to defaults in order to configure it again.

To test if it's working put it at the edge of the primary access point's range and then take a wireless device (laptop?) that much further out. If you carry the laptop back toward the primary access point you should see the laptop change which access point it is associating to. The standard way for wireless devices to work is to connect to the best signal, so when the range extender is further away than the primary access point the laptop will switch over.
 
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I used a similar D-Link wireless repeater and after it's configured to talk on the wireless network you can not connect to it through a wired interface (I think ...). It disables the ethernet port for whatever dumb reason. It was a different model from the one you're using, but that may be an issue. You might have to reset it to defaults in order to configure it again.

To test if it's working put it at the edge of the primary access point's range and then take a wireless device (laptop?) that much further out. If you carry the laptop back toward the primary access point you should see the laptop change which access point it is associating to. The standard way for wireless devices to work is to connect to the best signal, so when the range extender is further away than the primary access point the laptop will switch over.
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That would explain why I can't log into it via ethernet. Really strange. I noticed that if I physically disconnect power to both the switch its connected to and the repeater itself that I can gain access to it if I plug the power for the repeater back in first before the switch. However, it seems to lose some settings (IE Authetication Settings). Why the heck would D-Link design a product that does not allow you to connect to it via a physical connection once it's set up? That's poor product design, IMO and tends to aggravate me immensely.

I'll have to test it with a laptop soon to make sure it actually does work.
 
Matrixhasu77
Why the heck would D-Link design a product that does not allow you to connect to it via a physical connection once it's set up? That's poor product design, IMO and tends to aggravate me immensely.
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The cynic in me wonders if D-Link have a fabulously expensive "wireless bridge" kit.
 

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