Connect wired PC to access point

[winter1988]

Had an old dlink router laying around that I wanted to use for better wifi upstairs. So I configured it as access point, which seemed to work. I can't however connect my PC to it with an internet cable (I want wired internet for my PC). Is this impossible?

 

[kanewolf]

Yes, normally. The 4 LAN ports on a router are a wired ethernet switch. If you plugged the incoming internet connection to LAN1 then all the other LAN ports should have internet access. Most likely thing is you configured the router to be an access point wrong. Here is the how-to sticky -- http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/36406-43-convert-wireless-router-wireless-access-point

 

[winter1988]

That's what I did. Now the PC doesn't even connect to the network. Both internet connection and the PC's cable are plugged in the LAN ports.

 

[kanewolf]

That's what I did. Now the PC doesn't even connect to the network. Both internet connection and the PC's cable are plugged in the LAN ports.

OK. Then start with a new cable. Is your PC set to DHCP or static IP?
Open a command window (cmd.exe) and run ipconfig /all on your PC. Post the output.

 

[doolittle]

Possible the unit is failing - I would give the unit a full once-over by giving it a hard reset, then seeing if the router works as a normal router (wifi + ethernet check) then see if there are any firmware updates and install them. Then do the AP setup and see how it fares again.