NetGear DG834G Router
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I have two routers Netgear DG834Gv3 and Thomson




By steranawaka on Oct 26, 2009

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I have two routers Netgear DG834Gv3 and Thomson SpeedTouch TG585v7. I want to create a wireless bridge between these two routers, so that I can have internet on the Netgear router. The main router/Access Point is the Thomson SpeedTouch and the repeater/secondary router is the Netgear DG834Gv3. So the Thomson SpeedTouch is the one connected to the phone line and currently has internet. I am with O2 Broadband UK. The Netgear router has the latest firmware.
I would be very greateful if anyone could please help me.
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Oct 27, 2009

- The Thomson SpeedTouch Router has a WDS(Wireless Distribution System) section when i enter in the ip address of the router (192.168.1.254). So I guess it does support repeating, how do i check?

Oct 28, 2009

- please can some one help me solve this problems

Clarification Request

Posted by 3764alan on Nov 22, 2009

Can this Thomson SpeedTouch do WDS to create this bridge? Have you logged into it and checked? Can the Netgear do it? They have to have a compatible capability in order to do a WDS bridge. Any reason you can't just plug it in wired to the Thompson? on a lan/switch port? Leave DHCP on the Thomspon. Turn it off on the Netgear.

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posted on Oct 27, 2009
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jcecomp

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I am sorry but I am not so familiar with the Thomson Device but I can give you a clue on how to set it up....you can skip the security settings first just make sure they work then you can set it later...Check it out!

- Thomson as "Master Router" connected to modem set up as follows
-- 192.168.1.1
-- Set up wireless access point as you normally would in Wireless Settings, muine are "MY_SSID",Channel 2,b+g mode,
64-bit WEP with hex key (rather than pass phrase)
--- Enter any laptop wifi MAC addresses in the "Client Access List" here to allow them and make sure it's set to restrict
them
-- Set DHCP range to 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.1.127 (my preference) in "Lan Settings"
-- go to Wireless Bridging and Repeating menu option
--- Set "Enable Wireless Repeating Function"
--- Set as "Wireless Base Station"
--- DO NOT check the "Disable Wireless Client Association" if you want to be able to use laptop wifi
--- Enter the mac address of your "Slave Router" here
Make sure all of the above is applied and has stuck, i had a habit of setting some things then clicking to a sub-menu
before clicking apply, always scroll down and click apply before drilling into sub options!

DG834G V3 : "Slave Router"
-- Get latest firmware as earlier v3 firmware doesnt support WDS
-- 192.168.1.2
-- Enable Wireless Settings and set to exact same as "Master Router" including 64 bit WEP key and MAC access list for
laptops etc
-- Disable DHCP in Basic Setup (I think)
-- "Advanced Wireless Settings" menu option
--- "Enable Bridging and Repeating"
--- Select the "Wireless Bridge With Client Association" (or similar) option
--- Enter the "Master Router" MAC address here
Again, double check everything has stuck, that the "normal" wireless settings for both routers are identical and reboot
both (in either order worked for me but booting the Master first is probably best practise)
GOOD LUCK!!!
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" Thank you for the step by step guide, but some pics would have been helpful. Sorry since I am a beginner to WDS systems. " - steranawaka

Solution #2

posted on Oct 27, 2009
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anandg27

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Well, I can help you with that. First of all I need to know if your Thomson router supports repeating. If it does then we can go ahead and configure repeating feature on the NETGEAR router.

Reply me back so that we can proceed to the next step.
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Solution #3

posted on Nov 13, 2009
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garethmt

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sorry, can't be done. the key word here is "router".
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