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WNDR83300 wireless bridge/ WDS to DG834g

dandar — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:30:19 GMT

I have had a look over these forums and it seems there are no threads specific enough to answer my question so I have created this thread - I hope nobody minds.

My problem is that I want to wirelessly connect a DG834G router to a WNDR8300 router. The WNDR8300 supports some form of wireless connection to another modem/AP (WDS and/or bridging but I do not know the difference). My DG834G is v3 and so I have upgraded the firmware to V4.01.28. This gives "WDS mode" functionality under the advanced>advanced wireless settings menu link.

Thus I have the WNDR83300 connected a cable modem and "enable wireless repeating" enabled with the mac address of my DG834G entered. I have the "enable wireless briging and repeating" enabled on my DG834G pointing to the mac address of the WNDR8330. I have turned off the DHPC server functionality of the DG834G and assigned an ip address in the range of addresses the WNDR8300 gives to devices. Amazingly this worked! I can now get an internet connection from my DG834G which in turn gets its connection wirelessly from the WNDR83300.

There are two problems. Firstly the speed of the connection at the DG834G is half of what it is at the WNDR83300. After some digging around apparently for wireless repeating this is expected since the repeater both receives the signal and transmits it. Secondly I have subsequently reset both of my routers multiple times in an attempt to try different settings to prevent this halving of speed. Unfortunatley I have been unable to re-connect the two routers! I have seemingly tried everything in many different combinations but to no avail.

So is there a particular order in which the two routers must be configured in order to allow this bridging to occur? Also should the bandwidth at the DG834G be halved or is there another setting I need to tweak to prevent this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

WFS709TP factory reset/enable password

iainfm — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:13:11 GMT

Hi,

I've moved my WFS709TP from one subnet to another. I changed its IP address before putting it in the rack, and could connect to it ok.

Now that it's in the rack, I can't see it on either its new IP address or the old one.

I've got a serial cable, and tried doing a new setup through it (before the main boot) which didn't help.

I can get in through the serial port, but pings don't work. I can't do much else, as typing 'enable' asks me for a password, that I don't think I've ever set (and the usual defaults aren't accepted, nor is the web admin password).

Any suggestions how to get this working again would be appreciated...

Cheers,

Iain

WNR2000v1 lost uPnp

xexebanana — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:03:41 GMT

Hello
I have a WNR2000v1 and I�m very pleased with it, but yesterday, 20-11-09, I�ve update the latest firmware ver. 1.2.3.7, and the uPnP function is enable but not working.
My PS3 says that uPnP is not available, the uTorrent port is not automaticli open on the router, and I�ve a NAS box for remote acess that opened the port by itself, and now I�ve to manualy open the ports.

Any solution?

Uninstall & reinstall Stora Desktop Applications on MAC

RolfH — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:23:59 GMT

I have uninstalled Stora Desktop Applications by moving it to the system trash. I also checked the library folder for remaining files. When I try to reinstall the Stora desktop application I receive a message the a new version is alread installed on my volume and installation fails.

Any ideas how to fix that issue?

GUI Problem with MBR624GU

loswhalens — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:33:19 GMT

The MBR624GU "SMART WIZARD" will not display any set up information. I went into the All the screens are blank.
I reinitlized the unit but no change.

the unit was working fine; anyone have a fix?

Guest Account Support with SMB shares

pauljloz — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:22:13 GMT

Some legacy devices require guest account access via an SMB share.

Documentation suggests it is possible to share a folder with "everyone" however this is not the case - a username and password are required even for the FamilyLibrary folders. And for some strange reason only MyLibrary and MyComputer folders are visible to such devices though no content is visible.

Can / will a public folder with Guest Account support be provided?

I know Netgear claim they want a simple mom & dad device thats secure, however this device is effectively crippled if you have to use the internal UPNP support for some file types / devices - so is hardly universal in its application.

I'd prefer a response that doesnt request payment for premium services for such a feature - the direction headed with "payware" is concerning - given even basic advertised features are still missing from the product.

As it stands every single owner of this device can return for a full refund due to false advertising.

Full scan on specific shares only?

rstoecke — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:55:40 GMT

Hello after having to scan multiple times and waiting for it to go through my music share that I didn't update is getting tiresome. Is there some way to only scan a specific share instead of all?

Stora Backup Software (anyone else having problems)

MRConsulting — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:56:03 GMT

Is anyone else having problems with the Stora backup software. I ran the software last night to back up a 140GB folder and it kept crashing then I lost my local mapped x y z stora folder connections.

two help cases logged - will let you know what they say but if you have any suggestions let me know

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Online technical submission: view case
Case # 10635309
Problem Functionality
Cause FTP/S issues
Status Open
Notes
11/21/2009 2:48:00 AM
Issues:
- After I ran the desktop mirror the local maped x y & z mapped drives have disappeared from "my computer".
- I can not connect or login to the Stora device on my local network
- I can connect and see my stora files online via "my stora" website
- I have uninstalled and reinstalled Stora desktop apps and this has not resolved the problem
- I have tried to use the Stora "reset" function but get the following error:
"Reset
Reset will restore the Stora''s network settings to factory default and give you an opportunity to change your administrator account password...
"No Stora Found"

I am within my 90 day warranty period so can do a call by phone support if this is easier
+++++++++++++++++++++
Online technical submission: view case
Case # 10635315
Problem Functionality
Cause 3rd party application not working
Status Open
Notes
11/21/2009 2:50:00 AM
Dekstop Mirror did not fully back up files

I ran desktop mirror last night to back up a 140GB file, however the software kept freezing and then crashed and removed my local stora mapping.

Any suggestions for getting Desktop mirror to work?

Very poor warranty

X_Netgear — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:20:12 GMT

I just wanted to get this off my chest.
I have been a faithful Netgear customer since Netgear came out.
From ethernet switches to routers to gig switches. I recommend only Netgear and haven't had any problems.
I am however persuaded by either good service or bad service and now that a gig switch broke not 9 months after I get it and the only recourse is to pay to have it replaced I will not only replace everything I have that is Netgear but will also recommend that people do not purchase these products.
Very very poor warranty!
YOU LOST A LONG TIME CUSTOMER OVER THIS!
P.S. I will also be posting in online forums where your products are sold as this is something customers should know about prior to purchasing.
:mad:

FVX538 Router Time Issue

jxbadam — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:59:27 GMT

Hi all,

I have an FVX538 that I am trying to use for a VPN application.

The router, however, does not have the proper time. In fact every time the router reboots the time is reset to the Unix Epoch (1 January 1970).

This causes the VPN to drop any connections due to timeouts.

Any suggestions on how I can get this issue resolved?

Thanks in advance to everyone who replies!

Help with the MR814v2! Trying to Port Forward Borderlands.

AddeRad — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:34:34 GMT

Hey!
Today i got the game Borderlands, and the online didn't work, so i was told to port forward, so i tried Following this guide - http://www.portforward.com/english/r...orderlands.htm , when i came to the first step, the one with

"Name1"
"7777 - 7777"
Then Static IP.

I did exactly what i was told, and i did it right.

Now the problem, when i try it says "Port conflict with other service.".
Then i tried to turn of all programs, like Spotify, Steam and so i did.
Still, the same error came.

Help.

List of suggestions for improving the Stora.

Nexans — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:44:53 GMT

Hi,

Many of us in the various threads of this forum, we are suggesting improvements for our Stora.

I propose that in this thread collect these suggestions, that are summarized in one place.

It is important to bear in mind what kind of product is the Stora. A NAS targeting an audience are not computer literate or are looking for maximum simplicity. So we must take into account that there are improvements that we can not have in our Stora. However, there are many other improvements that would complicate the use of Stora but would do a much better product. Let us be considered when proposing improvements.

My proposal is that in many post I asked:

- Including JBOD or RAID 0.

What are yours?

Greetings.

WNR2000 - Enable Traffic Meter?

Eambo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:33:10 GMT

Hi there, sorry if this is the wrong section, I think it is the right one O.o

Basically I just upgraded my Netgear router today and seen a Traffic Meter, which sounds awesome. The problem? It won't let me enable it.

The enable tickbox is greyed out, and it's not recording any data usage >.<

Does anyone know why this would be? I'm thinking it MAY be because this is a Virgin Media supplied router - however the update was directly from Netgear.

Thanks for any support!

100 meg SFP MM

raymcknight — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:12:37 GMT

Has anyone had success with 100 meg multi mode sfp's with Netgear switches?

I have had success with the following.

1000 SM and MM SFP's
1000 SM SFP"

WNR2000 Firmware Upgrade Failure

howardg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:53 GMT

Trying to upgrade the firmware for my WGN2000 router. The "Language Table Upgrade Assistant & Firmware Upgrade Assistant" says "A New Version is Found. Do You Want to Upgrade to the New Version Now?" My Current firmware version is V1.2.0.8; the new version is V1.2.3.7. When I click "Yes" I receive the following message:

Failure
Firmware upgrade failed. Please check your file.
This page will automatically return to the previous page in a few seconds...

What am I doing wrong? I have previously upgraded the firmware this way with no problem. This is not a service provider router -- I ordered it retail. Thanks for youe help.

-Howard