Wireless extender Linksys WRE54G unexpectedly switches network
I am trying to use a Linksys WRE54G wireless repeater because the network I am using only reaches part of my appartment (I am sharing my neighbor's access). It works fine after configuring the repeater (to do this I need to connect it to my Mac using Ethernet and then set the channel number and SSID) for the wanted network.
The problem is that sometimes the repeater decides to change network... Most probably it hooks to a network that is stronger at this moment. Now, there is no setting at all on the WRE54G to allow it to change network on its own, or to prevent it from doing so. There are settings for selecting the network (SSID and channel), then I click on "Save Settings" and the device reboots. So I guess that the network choice is frozen. BTW, when cycling power (by disconnecting the mains plug), the channel and SSID remain correctly set.
So how do I lock the WRE54G on the wanted channel and/or SSID ???
The Linksys support failed to solve that issue. They only advised to encrypt the network, which I doubt would solve the issue. Of course I changed the default password, so I am sure nobody is reconfiguring the repeater for his own use.
read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by C-A Berseth in Wireless Networking
