router as range extender? help!

hey guys, i just upgraded to a new 54 g wireless router
my old one was a 11/22 b router.

i was wondering what creative things i can do with this old router
can i possibly use it to extend the 54 g router's signal

thanks in advance and happy holidays

 

Yeah, I'm fairly certain if you go into the admin of that router there's an option to set it as a relay. I've never done it but I recall seeing something like this in router admin.

 

im using the smc2404wbr router as the one that i want to extend the network with

the main router (which is hooked up to my cable modem in the basement) is a netgear wgr614

so i want to place the smc upstairs somewhere where the netgear's signal is weak, but make it only one network

anyone know what i mean?

 

I know what you mean and so does Brian, from his response. Relay = range extender. The extended signal will only be 802.11b, but that's faster than your cable modem anyway, so surfing and the like will be fine.

You'll actually want to put the range extender somewhere in the middle, where the signal still has enough strength to boost, right?

I'm kind of out of my depth on actually setting this up, though. Never tried it, but I have an old WiFi router that I could play with. I don't know when I'll have the time, but maybe I'll see what I can set up.

 

alright thanks slappy and brian, time is not of the essence
i await your aid