I've been struggling with this for some time. Perhaps somebody can help.
I have a wireless router upstairs and a BEFW11S4 access point downstairs.
The reason for this is the router upstairs doesn't cover the downstairs and
has a very weak signal.
I have trouble getting my laptop to connect to the WAP when I'm downstairs.
It seems like it always finds the weak signal from upstairs. The instant
wireless access utility will ~sometimes~ see the WAP, sometimes it doesn't
at all. Even when it does connect through the WAP it bounces back to the
upstairs router after a few seconds.
I have the router and WAP using different SSIDs, 1 and 6. The WAP is
connected via a CAT5 cable to the upstairs router and the cable checks out
fine. I can access both config screens without a problem. My laptop has a
Linksys wireless PCMCIA card with their software Win2000.
I recently upgraded all the firmware and that didn't help. Linksys support
is completely useless. They told me it was impossible to connect the WAP
to my router via a wire. I pointed them to the user guide but they still
denied it. Unbelievable.
