Sunday, September 15, 2013

Bridge Question

A Normal Question... How can I extend my coverage of WiFi etc...

You can use another router to use as a Bridge or Repeater...

A (Wireless) Router is basically a Switch, Hub, WiFi Access Point (AP) in a box and it can do marvels.

Connection will look like this

ONT-----Main Router (ASUS) ========(RJ45)====Second Router========Third Router

As there is 4 LAN PORTS on the ASUS Router (N15, N56, N66) , you can use either a STAR Configuration or a BUS Config, depending on the way you route it. Does NOT MATTER

LAN Port 1 of MAIN Router goes to LAN 1 of Router 2 and LAN 4 of Router 2 goes to Router 3 LAN 1 in a Bus but in Star it's 1 ++ 4

You need to DISABLE THE DHCP ON ALL ROUTER EXCEPT THE MAIN connected to the ONT.



You need to Assign an IP Address that is the same subnet on the network, usually 192.168.1.252/251/250/249 and so forth.



You need to set a DIFFERENT FREQUENCY BAND and SSID to differentiate the routers (say Main is MYREPUBLIC and second is MYREPUBLIC-2 etc)

The above is how you set the frequency for N56U which is UPGRADED.

However, if you are using an old Singtel PACE 5520 or NV5012, you can also use it to do so.. but do note of the Fast Ethernet port (100mbps)


DO NOT USE A HOME PLUG

Thursday, September 5, 2013

I keep on getting disconnected

Common Question especially at 2am in the morning.

Check the following:

ONT (WHITE NUCLEUS CONNECT BOX) Does not show Link light red.
If red: means you have a broken Fiber, Change yellow patch cord and still persist, call Helpdesk

Connected to ONT port 1 (or 2 for some)
LAN port to Router (ASUS- Black /Engenius - White) via WAN Port.
Link Status is GREEN or Yellow (gigabit cable)
Link Blinking...means traffic coming thru.

Connect via LAN to Router
Go to: Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center
Connections: Local Area Network (LAN)
IPv4 Connectivity : Internet (Limited-do more checks/ Diagnose)
Details> IPv4 Address : 192.168.1.123 (example)

If yes..sui....
Else if 169.x.x.x means U cannot get IP...
try connect directly to ONT port 1 via LAN
U should get 172.16.x.x (start with 172)
That means, internet is up.

Try surfing... www.google.com
if OK..then upgrade router firmware or check some settings.
If NO- DID YOU PAY YOUR BILL???
Check https://secure.myrepublic.com.sg/myaccount/
Email Address you signed up is the login - Password: CHECK YOUR EMAIL!

Usually, this means your router is KAPOOT.
Care to upgrade to a better one???