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Hi,

I'm wondering if someone could please provide me the steps for extending/repeating my wirless signal so that I can have greater wireless range throughout my house.

I have 2 wirless Netgear routers, a DG934GT ADSL router (base unit) and WGR614v9 cable router (repeater). I've flashed both routers with the latest firmware and have turned on the wireless repeating function in the WGR614v9 but I can't get internet access when connected to the repeater, I can only get it when connected to the base unit.

Can this be achieved by running an ethernet cable between the two routers as thus far I've only tried to get them to contact each other wirelessly.

Any help would be appreciated

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Building on and : those directions point in the right direction. Wireless repeating can fail for compatibility or configuration reasons, so two practical paths work reliably — troubleshoot the repeater link, or run an Ethernet cable and use the WGR614v9 as a wired access point (AP). The AP approach is usually faster and more robust if a cable is practical.

Troubleshooting the wireless-repeater path — quick checklist to isolate the problem:

  • Confirm the WGR614v9 actually shows an association to the DG934GT (status page: associated AP MAC and signal strength).
  • Verify wireless mode and encryption compatibility on both boxes (some older WDS/repeater implementations are picky about WPA/WPA2 vs. WEP or require identical modes). Temporarily simplify security for a test if needed (re-enable it afterwards).
  • Check for MAC filtering, wireless isolation, or client isolation features on the DG934GT.
  • Factory-reset both devices and reconfigure the repeater after a fresh start if the status page never shows a link.

If you can run Ethernet: convert the WGR614v9 into a wired AP (recommended)

  1. Give the WGR614 a fixed LAN IP in the DG934GT’s subnet but outside its DHCP pool so you can still log into it.
  2. Connect DG934GT LAN → WGR614 LAN (do not use the WGR614 WAN port).
  3. Put the WGR614 into AP/bridge mode or otherwise stop it acting as a router (so the DG934GT remains the only device handing out addresses).
  4. Set SSID/password the same as the base for seamless roaming and select a different non-overlapping 2.4 GHz channel (1, 6 or 11).
  5. Reboot and test.

Quick tests to confirm routing vs. DNS issues:

Windows: ipconfig /all
ping <DG934GT-IP>
ping 8.8.8.8
tracert 8.8.8.8

If the repeater never associates or the AP method is inconvenient, consider a modern cheap repeater or a small mesh unit — they handle roaming and compatibility far better than older home routers.

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All i can think of is make sure that one of them is set as the router (not both as repeater) and if you are using DHCP turn it off on the repeater. As for running an ethernet cable between them, doesn't that defeat the purpose of a "wireless" repeater?

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Hello,

Don't know much about your brand of router but make sure all the correct details are entered into the repeater. As above turn DHCP off on the repeater and if you need to manually assign an IP address make sure it isn't the same as any other device on the network including the router.

Have you managed to get the router and repeater communicating?

- Let us know how it goes.

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