Cannot connect to Range Expander

Bought my first Mac, impulse buy...already see that the wireless sensitivity is much less than my old Dell PC. I bought a range expander to pair up with my wireless router, both Linksys, and the PC laptop connects through the expander no problem. The MB connects to the wireless network fine directly to the router, but cannot "see" the range expander. I contacted linksys and they said I needed to contact Apple. So, the MAC gets an IP address, negotiates the WEP etc when I am in range of the main wireless router, but will not connect via the expander. In the Windows machine I can see the MAC address and the access points the computer is seeing but I do not know how to do that with the MAC. Any help?

make sure that all wireless settings on the expander matches the wireless settings on the router. and for one, im not aware that the expander has a firewall? only router does.
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OK, my problem has now shifted to another issue. I did as 'quack' suggested and got both expanders to apparently work, both had two blue lights. I tried two of the MAC's we have, the third is out of the house at the moment. Also tried my PC laptop, that worked as well.
I then decided to activate WEP on the wireless router Linksys WRT54G. Here is where it gets confusing. Both expanders now have one blue light and one red light, but when trying to connect either of the MAC's it does prompt me for the network key, which once entered, both computers get on the Internet. It took a while and a re-start for the PC to recognize the network as secure, but once it did and I entered the network key, it too worked.
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I am completely computer illiterate and nobody I seem to ask knows anything about computers. So, please, use layman's terms because I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.
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9. Can I modify the wireless standard that the WRE54G Range Expander will use? * Yes, you can choose from 3 different modes. These are: “Mixed”, “G-only”, and “B-only”. Choose “Mixed” for a network that consists of 802.11b and 802.11g-compliant devices. Choose “G-only” if wireless clients and access points that are making use of the Range Expander are comprised of all 802.11g-compliant devices. Choose “B-only” if wireless clients and access points that are using the Range Expander are all 802.11b devices.
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Hope some one can end my sleepless nights...
I have read the posts on this forum for this type of problem and have followed the advice given but still can't get my neighbours Mac laptop to connect to my wireless network
I have a Desktop PC running windows XP and two laptops running xp and vista. The network is a Belkin ADSL+2 modum and Netgear Wireless Rangemax router WPN824 which is wired by Ethernet to the PC while the Laptops hook into the network wirelessly. I am running WEP encryption on the router.
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I have 2 blue lights, on the link and the activity
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As you have mentioned that you see 2 Blue lights on your WRE, but when you try to ping your WRE it gives your RTO. So this indicates that your WRE is not configured Properly...
To Configure your WRE, first you need to be sure then wireless network which you are try to connect is unsecured... AS you are trying to configure your WRE with your Neighbours wireless network, Well in this case you can try to configure your WRE Manually..
Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds...Release the reset button...Unplug the power cable from your Expander, wait for 30 seconds and re-connect the power cable...
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3. Once you get to the set-up page you can follow this link to change the Expander Settings...
NOTE : The link also explains to check the Wireless Settings on your Router...
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5. After configuring the Expander you should disconnect it from the Computer and go into Local Area Connection TCP/IP Properties and set it back to Obtain IP Address Automatically...Disconnect the Expander from the computer and power cycle both the devices(Expander and Router) ...Your Expander should be configured...
In case if you don't get the Expander set-up just leave it connected to your computer and reset it for 30 seconds and follow Step 2, Step 3, Step 4 & Step 5...
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HI...
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Thanks for your response. I have a WRT54G router. What is interesting is that
I actually cabled up the RE to my router and then typed 192.168.1.240 on my
web browser and received the prompt to logon. I logged in successfully but to a
blank screen. It accepted my login information and then nothing. Is the router
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Without being able to see the RE I can verify anything. Have you run into a similar
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I have a Linksys wireless router that works great when in range, but was weaker in certain parts of the house, so I recently picked up the wre54g range expander and life is good for 2 out of 3 computers. I have 2 laptops running Windows XP, latest service pack (1 IBM, the other Dell) and both of these laptops utilize the range expander. My Sony Vaio laptop is running Windows Vista 64bit with latest service pack and it does not seem to connect using the range expander, but rather the weaker wireless router connection. Additionally, the connection drops frequently to the router, not sure if it is because the signal is weak or some other issue. The Sony has a built in wireless card by Atheros model AR928x, latest driver version 7.7.0.331. I also updated the wre54g firmware to the latest version yesterday, but it didn't make a difference. All 3 laptops connect using the same WEP key, although I have tried different keys and there was no difference. This is really frustrating and am not sure what to try next. Some questions:
1)When I search or connect to wireless networks, I only see the one netwok (not one for the router and another for the extender), so I cannot manually connect to the extender. Is this the way it is supposed to be? I'm guessing yes since my other 2 laptops on XP are the same.
2)Is there a way to force a connection through the extender?
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

Whats the Model number of your Linksys Router?
A:WRT300N
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A: Not sure what settings you are referring to. Am using WEP security.
First of all whats the Distance between the Range Expander and the Router? When you try to Connect to your wireless network on your Vista computer are you getting any kind of error message?
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Message Edited by adamkoch on 11-25-2009 05:25 PM

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http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/21/fix-new-ipad-3-wi-fi-reception-problems/
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http://appletoolbox.com/2010/04/ipad-wi-fi-problems-comprehensive-list-of-fixes/
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