Hey everyone. This is a bit long so bear with me.
I'm having a bit of a networking conundrum.
My isp currently has a built-in router in the building I live in.
When I first moved in I just set up my wireless router as usual and let it run. However, I eventually found out that the isp was advising the tenants of the building that using a router would "clash" with the building's built-in router and that they recommended setting up a wireless access point. Therefore, I set up my router (D-link DIR-625) as a wireless access point.
After a bit of trial and error I was able get an access point going.
Here's what I did.
1)Assigned the router an IP within the router's default IP range. (in hindsight, I do not know what I did this)
2)Couldn't connect to the router setup page so I changed my TCP/IP settings
3)Was able to connect to the router setup page and changed the router's IP within the building's IP range (the IP that I got when I plugged the ethernet cable directly from the wall into my computer)
4)Turned off DHCP and plugged the cable from the wall into LAN 1 port of the router (If I plug the cable into the WAN port and enable DHCP, I lose any sort of internet connection)
I do have internet connection but I'm not really better off. On top of that I have something weird going on. When I plug the cable from the wall into my computer it used it give me a random network name (i.e. Network 6) but now it gives me my SSID. Not sure how I did this.
I think I screwed up somewhere along the way but I'm not sure where or how I did it.
Any help would be much appreciated.
I'm having a bit of a networking conundrum.
My isp currently has a built-in router in the building I live in.
When I first moved in I just set up my wireless router as usual and let it run. However, I eventually found out that the isp was advising the tenants of the building that using a router would "clash" with the building's built-in router and that they recommended setting up a wireless access point. Therefore, I set up my router (D-link DIR-625) as a wireless access point.
After a bit of trial and error I was able get an access point going.
Here's what I did.
1)Assigned the router an IP within the router's default IP range. (in hindsight, I do not know what I did this)
2)Couldn't connect to the router setup page so I changed my TCP/IP settings
3)Was able to connect to the router setup page and changed the router's IP within the building's IP range (the IP that I got when I plugged the ethernet cable directly from the wall into my computer)
4)Turned off DHCP and plugged the cable from the wall into LAN 1 port of the router (If I plug the cable into the WAN port and enable DHCP, I lose any sort of internet connection)
I do have internet connection but I'm not really better off. On top of that I have something weird going on. When I plug the cable from the wall into my computer it used it give me a random network name (i.e. Network 6) but now it gives me my SSID. Not sure how I did this.
I think I screwed up somewhere along the way but I'm not sure where or how I did it.
Any help would be much appreciated.