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    use multiple routers to extend signal?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by hehe299792458, Jul 27, 2008.

  1. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    I currently use a dlink draft n router in the study, but the signal can't reach the other side of my home. I have a computer relatively in the middle and it connected to the internet via a wifi card. The computer (a desktop) has 2 Ethernet ports. I have a few older 11g routers. Is it possible to have the desktop in the middle output the signal it received from the 1st router and send it to an older router (via Ethernet) and have the older router broadcast that? I tried other methods, but none of them works. Thanks in advance!

    UPDATE: I just plugged in my 2nd router into the 1st router to see if it would work. I disabled the dhcp server and changed the ip address so there wouldn't be conflicts. I can connect to it (as in Windows says I have successfully connected to it), but can't access the internet.
     
    hehe299792458, Jul 27, 2008
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    focusfre4k Notebook Evangelist

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    depeneding on the router you can. Put them on seperate chanels with the same SSID and you should be fine :D
     
    focusfre4k, Jul 27, 2008
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    I believe you would be able to do it if your second router has an "Use as Access Point" setting. This bypasses all of the firewall and routing settings and gets those settings from the first router. I could be wrong but seems obvious that this is the reason behind this setting.
     
    Genius01, Jul 27, 2008
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    If your second router support repeater function you can set it up as a repeater. I have two old WRT54GS routers running 3rd party firmwares. The second router is in the basement acting as a repeater. It works great.
     
    cfoo, Jul 27, 2008
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