Do all wireless repeaters force new DHCP scope?

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I've had an Edimax BR-6258n Nano router for ages and am trying to use it as either an AP to my existing router (Cat6 cable run upstairs and connected to the Edimax) or as a simple wireless repeater to extend my range.

Regardless of which config I use, if I don't disable internal DHCP, it obviously issues an IP from a different range to my router (192.168.2.x vs 192.168.0.x). If I disable DHCP on the Edimax and enable static routing as per their manual it doesn't issue an IP or pass the request to the main router. I've updated the firmware but still no joy.

I was planning on picking up a dumb repeater like a Belkin N300 or one of the TPLink units which are relatively auto-config using WPS but I can't find any details about them and if they issue DHCP themselves too. I need all wireless devices to be on the same subnet because I've got multiple Airport Express units and NowTV's on the same range so want to be able to access them from everywhere.

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Thanks but I've already been doing that and when I disable the local DHCP setting it doesn't pass through the request to my router. I agree that it should function like that so looks like I might have a faulty unit. Cheers
 
Sorted. I forgot I've got a Netgear WNR2000 in the garage so I've just set that up as an access point within the LAN and it's routing DHCP traffic to the base router as I'd expect.

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Steve
 
I think I had a few of these a couple of years ago and had exactly the same issue and it was a firmware fault.
I ended up setting them up as separate wireless networks with different names and different subnets.

I ripped them out shortly after and switched to a few D-link ones.
 
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