Bob <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:

>Hi guys,
>
>Was hoping one of you gurus could maybe give me some advice with
>extending wireless range?
>
>I've bought a Belkin Wireless G Range Extender which connects to a
>Buffalo Air Station Router (in repeater mode, so via wireless) in the
>hope of getting better connection at the other side of the house.
>However, it seems that none of my machines are connecting to the repeater.
>
>The repeater is definitely associated to the router, because the MAC
>register tells me so. I am using WEP and have set the ID to the same on
>each, as well as the SSID.
>
>How I know they aren't connecting to the repeater is by switching it
>off, and there is no change in connection quality (i.e. poor.)
>
>So, my question really is, how can I tell for definite if my laptop is
>connected to the repeater and not the router? Also, any pointers if my
>laptop is not connecting to the repeater?

I had the same problem with a D-Link DWL-G700AP set up as a repeater, to
increase the signal from a Trendnet access point (TEW-510APB) and using
WPA BTW. The client would connect to the Trendnet access point instead
of the repeater.

I solved the problem by using a client that would didplay the MAC
addresses so I could choose the repeater instead of the access point.
That's the only way to tell them apart as both were on the same channel
and had the same SSID.

Don't know what you mean by "the ID" though.