I have a brand new raspi zero w and im not able to find my routers SSID in the WIFI settings. Otherwise, I can connect to any other WIFI in the building but mine. I dont know what is the problem but creating an AP with my phone and sharing my data allows me to connect my raspberry to the internet. Does anyone now why my router is not shown? Ive always been able to connect any device to it. The router model is Comtrend VG-8050. Thank you!
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Hello.
Since XDA is the only forum I'm loyal to I decided to ask you guys.
I've get my broadband directly from ethernet ports integrated in my walls, and all those ports are connected to a switch. The problem is that I've got a wifi router that I'd like to use so I can connect my laptop and my phone to the network, which works fine if I connect it to one of the ports in my walls, but I also have a XBox 360 connected to one of these ports. And since I always stream music and video from my laptop to my XBox this gives me a problem.
I've temporarily solved this by setting up the router right beside my XBox and hooking the XBox to the router, and it works fine, but I can't connect to the wifi if I leave my livingroom.
Also tried to connect the router inbetween the switch and the cables that goes to the wall ports, but this was totally useless because then I only had acceptable wifi connection in my hallway and my kitchen.
So my question is this, is there anyway to have the router connected to one of these ethernet ports, my computer connected to the router and the XBox connected to another ethernet port and get them to be able to communicate?
EDIT: Disabled DHCP on the router as I've found in a guide, but that was only possible to do on the LAN part of the router, no such setting on the wireless page, so still the same problem.
Sounds a bit compilcated I guess, but I think it should be possible to use this router as some kind of extender for the already existing network.
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Izaac
Tell me, how large is your living room again? -____-
Jk, alright, from my point of view, just place the router at the farthest point between those three gadgets, and buy a wifi extender for the other two. That thing just a couple of bucks anyway. Problem solved. No need for another router.
What is your switch currently connected to for internet access?
If you have it hooked to a modem, then it is probably a 1 port router/modem since you don't have problems drawing an ip on your other items.
You are on the right track. Turning off DHCP is correct. There is no dhcp on the wireless portion so don't look for it. Then you want to set your wireless router with a static ip on your lan side so you can get into it if you need(use something out of the normal range like xxx.xxx.xxx.200). Make sure the static IP is part of your LAN subnet. Those two things turn your wireless router into a switch/wireless access point. From here on out forget about the WAN or Internet port on the router. Use only the LAN ports.
You can now use this wifi router anywhere you want. Place it where you get the best wireless signal.
Wire things up this way wherever you place it:
Connect wall ethernet port to one of the LAN ports. Then connect any other devices needing internet access to the other LAN ports.(Computer, XBOX, whatever...)
Then connect wirelessly with your wireless device.
If you need to modify the router settings, you can browse to xxx.xxx.xxx.200 ( or whatever you set the router static lan ip to) from your computer .
Any devices that need DHCP will draw the address from further upstream from the modem/router.
I live in a two floor appartment with the router on the second floor, most of the building is made of concrete, my router is on the second floor, and i have excellent reception all over the place.
- How long is your cable (from the router to the wall 1 meter? 5? Make it as short as possible)
- Are you using 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz? The most common frequency is 2.4, so if your neighbours are using 2.4, it might disrupt your connection from time to time, so try to change the channel.
- Move the router if your wireless phone or any wireless things are operating on 2.4 GHz nearby. They will disrupt the signal.
Oy..... I forgot to tell him to get Wi-Fi Analytics from the play store to check his signal and find the best channel to use.
The Chromecast connects very easily to the wifi network from the Actiontec router. No problem here.
For the part of the house where I need the Chromecasr, however, I have an Amped Wireless extender (AP300) into which ethernet from the router is connected and all devices in this part of the house have a very strong wireless signal.
The problem is that I can't get the Chromecast to connect to the extender's network, It sees the Chromecast I get the attached message when it tries to add to the network.
I am not very versed in networking so help is appreciated. I did check in the AP300's settings for isolation but couldn't find anything.
Thanks!
Exact same issue here...unable to connect (usually) to the Amped wireless repeater, but connect just fine with the main AP.
I wonder if this is an issue with other repeaters also?
jr461 said:
The Chromecast connects very easily to the wifi network from the Actiontec router. No problem here.
For the part of the house where I need the Chromecasr, however, I have an Amped Wireless extender (AP300) into which ethernet from the router is connected and all devices in this part of the house have a very strong wireless signal.
The problem is that I can't get the Chromecast to connect to the extender's network, It sees the Chromecast I get the attached message when it tries to add to the network.
I am not very versed in networking so help is appreciated. I did check in the AP300's settings for isolation but couldn't find anything.
Thanks!
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According to their document you need to turn off AP Isolation
support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3210071?hl=en#___plusone_0
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Yes. You will need to disable AP/Client isolation, also known as client isolation, on your router. Please refer to your router documentation to learn how to disable AP isolation.
If you do not have access to your router settings, or if you are attempting to connect through a guest, hotel or public network with AP/client isolation, you will be unable to set up your Chromecast.
If you are attempting to connect through a Wi-Fi extender, please check your extender settings. You will need to disable AP isolation on your Wi-Fi extender before setting up Chromecast to work with your Wi-Fi network.
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Sounds like they expect it to work on an extender....
mdelac01 said:
Exact same issue here...unable to connect (usually) to the Amped wireless repeater, but connect just fine with the main AP.
I wonder if this is an issue with other repeaters also?
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Just for anyone who comes across this thread looking for a solution...
I managed to get it working by going into my Amped Settings at setup.ampedwireless.com , then I disabled LAPP setting. Works like a charm! Could be screwing something up I really have no clue.
Hey guys I have the following message...
Chromecast connected to wi-fi, but can't access the internet
I am in college and the only internet I can use is a VPN. Im not sure if that is the problem. I have my own router connected but its the colleges internet. Anyone have any idea how to get my chromecast running?
AP Isolation
crl95 said:
Hey guys I have the following message...
Chromecast connected to wi-fi, but can't access the internet
I am in college and the only internet I can use is a VPN. Im not sure if that is the problem. I have my own router connected but its the colleges internet. Anyone have any idea how to get my chromecast running?
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You need to turn AP isolation off in order to let your tablet or PC and the Chromecast talk to each other through the router connection. Most APs disallow this by default (ie: in a coffee shop, you don't want other devices to be able to access your client via the routers network). Given you're VPNing, you probably need something like a D-Link DIR 506L to make it work:
https://plus.google.com/101170454445449447714/posts/KPKhTgoBEg3
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You need to turn AP isolation off in order to let your tablet or PC and the Chromecast talk to each other through the router connection. Most APs disallow this by default (ie: in a coffee shop, you don't want other devices to be able to access your client via the routers network). Given you're VPNing, you probably need something like a D-Link DIR 506L to make it work:
https://plus.google.com/101170454445449447714/posts/KPKhTgoBEg3
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Thanks for the reply if i have to do this though I will just return the chromecast and get an apple tv because that would be the same price. Any other idea?
I have a raspberry pi 3 that I want to make into a tor router to use with my laptop(doesn't have Ethernet port). I have seen tutorials online showing how to do this, but they do not work for what I need to do. What I was thinking of doing was being able to plug the pi into my computer for USB power. Then it would turn on and connect to the WiFi network using the credentials that I would put on there while setting it up. Then it would turn into a tor router and transmit the connection to my computer thru a USB to USB cable. I know that my laptop works with a USB internet because I tethered that way from my phone before. Optionally I would like to be able to prevent connection to certain websites thru the pi. Would anyone know how I could go about doing this. Thank you.
Ok I'm moving into a new house and I'm going to set up the house with better access to Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections.
I have a 300mb fiber connection. It's connected via a Netgest Nighthawk X6 rR8000. I'm wanting to expand the Wi-Fi network throughout the house for better connectivity but I also want to add a switch or 2 so I can connect my Hopper 3, Apple Tv, Xbox One etc via Ethernet.
So I was thinking of this:
Fiber >Nighthawk>switch, so I can connect my office via ethernet / Add a 2nd router as a reapter>switch on it near my devices for wired connections.
Is this a good way of doing it? What router should I use with the Nighthawk as a reapter that will automatically switch over networks without having to reconnect to the other? Or is there a better way to do all this? I'm open to ideas. Thanks in advance.
Any suggestions? 'm looking for the best way to set everything up so I can extend the Wi-Fi in the house and be able to use a switch to connect devices to Ethernet at my entertainment center