Wireless connectivity problems with linksys N300 wifi range extender

eriqray

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i recently bought the wifi range extender and successfully set it it up. but now the other laptop (Dell inspiron) keeps on disconnecting to the network.

recently solved it by running through the set up again (resetting the extender) but now almost every laptop starts disconnecting once they boot up. what's worse is that a message pops up that windows has detected another device with the same ip address.

i tried releasing and renewing the ip address in cmd and it seems to work but people are still complaining. is there a way to remedy this?

i have the repeater on the next room from my router about 20feet away from it.
 
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It's not clear if the message means that Windows has detected another gateway with the same address or another PC with the same address. Extenders are not supposed to issue IPs to clients, so lets assume it's a gateway IP conflict.

Try this method to resolve. The exact menu options may differ slightly depending on the model of extender.
http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/GetArticle.aspx?docid=e05a4ab250184a61ba38b6b0bee9264c_Setting_up_static_IP_on_the_Linksys_RE1000_Wireless_N_Extend.xml

If that doesn't fix it, you may need to state the exact make and model of both your router and extender. This will help others to assist...

BuddhaSkoota

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It's not clear if the message means that Windows has detected another gateway with the same address or another PC with the same address. Extenders are not supposed to issue IPs to clients, so lets assume it's a gateway IP conflict.

Try this method to resolve. The exact menu options may differ slightly depending on the model of extender.
http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/GetArticle.aspx?docid=e05a4ab250184a61ba38b6b0bee9264c_Setting_up_static_IP_on_the_Linksys_RE1000_Wireless_N_Extend.xml

If that doesn't fix it, you may need to state the exact make and model of both your router and extender. This will help others to assist with configuration settings.
 
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eriqray

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thanks a bunch!! im still figuring out the reply button for this forum. lol