linksys can not associate with mn500 in repeater mode

I can't get my Linksys range expander to work with my
mn500 base station...it gives the error that it can't
associate with this AP in repeater mode. Anyone know how
to get it to work or if it ever will?

Thanks,
Chris Valentine

It will not work.

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:33:51 -0700, <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I can't get my Linksys range expander to work with my
>mn500 base station...it gives the error that it can't
>associate with this AP in repeater mode. Anyone know how
>to get it to work or if it ever will?
>
>Thanks,
>Chris Valentine

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Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
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MS-MVP (Windows)

Any idea why? Im just trying to understand how or why it
will or will not work. Can you give me a little more
insight on the error message as far as repeater mode and
how the MN-500 rejects it?

Thanks,

Chris
>-----Original Message-----
>It will not work.
>
>On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:33:51 -0700, <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:
>
>>I can't get my Linksys range expander to work with my
>>mn500 base station...it gives the error that it can't
>>associate with this AP in repeater mode. Anyone know
how
>>to get it to work or if it ever will?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Chris Valentine
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>

Sorry, I'm not going to trouble shoot something we already know won't
work. The MS base stations don't repeat wirelessly. They also don't
work with extenders that use WDS. Linksys b repeater mode works only
with Linksys hardware and some DLink/other vendor gear that uses the
same chipset and firmware version. Linksys G repeater/extender gear
uses WDS which is not supported.

On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:51:02 -0700, "Chris Valentine"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Any idea why? Im just trying to understand how or why it
>will or will not work. Can you give me a little more
>insight on the error message as far as repeater mode and
>how the MN-500 rejects it?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chris
>>-----Original Message-----
>>It will not work.
>>
>>On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:33:51 -0700, <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>>
>>>I can't get my Linksys range expander to work with my
>>>mn500 base station...it gives the error that it can't
>>>associate with this AP in repeater mode. Anyone know
>how
>>>to get it to work or if it ever will?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Chris Valentine
>>
>>--
>>Barb Bowman
>>Expert Zone Columnist
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>MS-MVP (Windows)
>>.
>>

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

Thanks Barb,

I didn't want you to troubleshoot it, the info you gave
is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again.

--CV

>-----Original Message-----
>Sorry, I'm not going to trouble shoot something we
already know won't
>work. The MS base stations don't repeat wirelessly. They
also don't
>work with extenders that use WDS. Linksys b repeater
mode works only
>with Linksys hardware and some DLink/other vendor gear
that uses the
>same chipset and firmware version. Linksys G
repeater/extender gear
>uses WDS which is not supported.
>
>On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:51:02 -0700, "Chris Valentine"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Any idea why? Im just trying to understand how or why
it
>>will or will not work. Can you give me a little more
>>insight on the error message as far as repeater mode
and
>>how the MN-500 rejects it?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Chris
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>It will not work.
>>>
>>>On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:33:51 -0700,
<(E-Mail Removed)>
>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>I can't get my Linksys range expander to work with my
>>>>mn500 base station...it gives the error that it can't
>>>>associate with this AP in repeater mode. Anyone know
>>how
>>>>to get it to work or if it ever will?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Chris Valentine
>>>
>>>--
>>>Barb Bowman
>>>Expert Zone Columnist
>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>MS-MVP (Windows)
>>>.
>>>
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>