1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. UK.COMP.OS.LINUX

  • Wi/Fi Extender question

    From Davey@2:250/1 to All on Thursday, July 03, 2025 10:19:14
    I have rescued from the vault an Edimax WiFi Extender. It will be
    perfect for connecting a Humax upstairs to the downstairs network.

    It appears to have the same IP address for: 1. The wired connection, to
    the remote device; 2. the 2.4GHz wireless connection; 3. the 5GHz
    wireless connection.

    This does not sound correct. Surely it should have different
    addresses for each of these different paths?
    I think a Reset and reconfigure is in order, with three different
    addresses.
    Have I got this right?

    --
    Davey.


    --- MBSE BBS v1.1.1 (Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: A noiseless patient Spider (2:250/1@fidonet)
  • From Andy Burns@2:250/1 to All on Thursday, July 03, 2025 10:36:38
    Davey wrote:

    It appears to have the same IP address for: 1. The wired connection, to
    the remote device; 2. the 2.4GHz wireless connection; 3. the 5GHz
    wireless connection.

    This does not sound correct.

    If it operates as a bridge between the three networks, that is possible
    (lots of WAPs work that way).

    --- MBSE BBS v1.1.1 (Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK & Eire (2:250/1@fidonet)
  • From Davey@2:250/1 to All on Thursday, July 03, 2025 11:12:18
    On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 10:36:38 +0100
    Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

    Davey wrote:

    It appears to have the same IP address for: 1. The wired
    connection, to the remote device; 2. the 2.4GHz wireless
    connection; 3. the 5GHz wireless connection.

    This does not sound correct.

    If it operates as a bridge between the three networks, that is
    possible (lots of WAPs work that way).

    I do not know if it needs three connections, it is a simple extender.
    But if that way of operating is not unusual, that's fine, I'll leave it
    as is. It seems to work, it just looks confusing on the listed
    connections on the Fritz!Box Network page, which shows all three
    connections with identical addresses.

    Thanks.

    --
    Davey.


    --- MBSE BBS v1.1.1 (Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: A noiseless patient Spider (2:250/1@fidonet)
  • From Richard Owlett@2:250/1 to All on Thursday, July 03, 2025 11:37:53
    On 7/3/25 4:19 AM, Davey wrote:
    I have rescued from the vault an Edimax WiFi Extender. It will be
    perfect for connecting a Humax upstairs to the downstairs network.

    It appears to have the same IP address for: 1. The wired connection, to
    the remote device; 2. the 2.4GHz wireless connection; 3. the 5GHz
    wireless connection.

    This does not sound correct. Surely it should have different
    addresses for each of these different paths?
    I think a Reset and reconfigure is in order, with three different
    addresses.
    Have I got this right?


    Model?
    https://html.duckduckgo.com/html?q=manual%20site%3Aedimax.com

    ;}



    --- MBSE BBS v1.1.1 (Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: A noiseless patient Spider (2:250/1@fidonet)
  • From Davey@2:250/1 to All on Thursday, July 03, 2025 12:55:31
    On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 05:37:53 -0500
    Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> wrote:

    On 7/3/25 4:19 AM, Davey wrote:
    I have rescued from the vault an Edimax WiFi Extender. It will be
    perfect for connecting a Humax upstairs to the downstairs network.

    It appears to have the same IP address for: 1. The wired
    connection, to the remote device; 2. the 2.4GHz wireless
    connection; 3. the 5GHz wireless connection.

    This does not sound correct. Surely it should have different
    addresses for each of these different paths?
    I think a Reset and reconfigure is in order, with three different addresses.
    Have I got this right?


    Model?
    https://html.duckduckgo.com/html?q=manual%20site%3Aedimax.com

    ;}



    RE200. I have downloaded the manual, and at a quick glance, this is not
    a big deal. But I will read it in more detail later.
    As I say, it works, and if that is a not-uncommon arrangement, I will
    let it be.
    Thanks,

    --
    Davey.


    --- MBSE BBS v1.1.1 (Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: A noiseless patient Spider (2:250/1@fidonet)