Hi all, I want to extend my wifi network (Billion BIPAC 7800N), friend gave me Sitecom N300 wireless range extender he did not need, and all would be good, but one problem.
On Bipac, I use MAC filtering for extra security, while setting up the Sitecom I switched MAC filtering off and set extender in Universal Repeater Mode and everything was working. I added Sitecom extenders MAC address to MAC filtering option on Bipac, but when turn MAC filtering on, I can't access internet using extender. If I switch MAC filtering off, everything is fine.
Is there anything else I need to fix in my bipac router options? or MAC filtering won't work with extender at all?
thanks
bipac 7800n + sitecom 300N
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Re: bipac 7800n + sitecom 300N
Some extenders don't pass on the real MAC address of the connected device. Instead they add 1 to their MAC for the first
connected device and use that instead. The next connected device would get the extender MAC +2 etc.
For example, if 00:ff
09 is the extender MAC the first connected device would be 00:ff0a as seen by the 7800.
You could check that by logging in to the 7800, select Status then DHCP table.
Note that MAC addresses are hexadecimal, 0-9 through a-f.
connected device and use that instead. The next connected device would get the extender MAC +2 etc.
For example, if 00:ff
09 is the extender MAC the first connected device would be 00:ff0a as seen by the 7800.You could check that by logging in to the 7800, select Status then DHCP table.
Note that MAC addresses are hexadecimal, 0-9 through a-f.