Hi,
I have a main modem/router/wifi (say 'R1'), providing a gateway to the internet and running a print server, and a repeater ('R2' - mostly for a connected device).
Is there a way I can force my windows 8.1 machine to connect through R1 (say enforce that only the device with the R1 MAC is connected to in order to access this network)?
The problem: When my 8.1 connects through R2 it disrupts access to a wireless printer. My current best guess on this: the print client sends its datagrams/whatever using the IP address, but when the 8.1 is connected via R2 the datagrams end up at this device, which doesn't have the print server running. When my 8.1 is connected to R2, the Devices and Printers tab shows the pinter as offline, but when you open a http connection to the printer via a web browser that window shows the printer online! With the repeater off, the printer shows up as online in Devices and Printers tab and printing works fine).
Thank you
update: I guess one method would be to make an entry in the arp table (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc961394.aspx). Is this the only way?