Can I use a second wireless access point to extend my wireless network?

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HOW YOU CONNECT TWO ROUTERS TOGATHER PEOPLE IS QUIET SIMPLE. DISABLE ROUTER B'S DHCP SERVER AND THEN RUN A STRAIGHT THROUGH ETHERNET CABLE OFF OF ONE OF THE LAN PORTS ON ROUTER A. THEN YOU CONNECT THE OTHER END TO THE WAN PORT OF ROUTER B. BINGO NOTE:ALSO MAKE SURE ON BOTH ROUTERS THAT THE IP RANGES ARE DIFFRENT.

THERE IS ALSO A WAY TO BRIDGE TWO WIRELESS ROUTERS TOGATHER IF YOU WOULD RATHER NOT FOOL WITH A WIRE. FIRST YOU NAME ROUTER A AND THEN NAME ROUTER B THE SAME SSID NAME YOU NAMED ROUTER A ONCE THIS IS DONE YOU CONNECT ALL PC'S THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ON ROUTER B AND YOU SHOULD BE ON THE NET IN NO TIME.

HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING SIGNAL STRENGHTH TO GO UPSATIRS FROM THE DOWNSTAIRS ROUTER? GO AND PURCHASE TWO WRT54G ROUTERS AND THEN DOWNLOAD DD-WRT'S FIRMWARE FROM http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/down.php?path=downloads%2Fdd-wrt.v23%2Fmini/ AND UPGRADE BOTH ROUTERS WITH THE SAME FIRMWARE. JUST IN CASE YOU ALL DONT KNOW HOW TO UPGRADE THE FIRMWARE GO TO http://192.168.1.1 and then go to administration and then to firmware upgrade. Then browse for the .bin firmware file that you downloaded from ddwrt's site and there you go. JUST IN CASE YOUR WONDERING WHAT THIS FIRMWARE UPDATE DOES IT BOOST'S YOUR ROUTER'S WIRELESS SIGNAL FROM 350 FEET TO 1500 FEET POSSIBLY LONGER. ITS ALL FOR FREE THERE IS ALSO SO MANY OTHER FEATURES THAT IT HAS. I STRONGLY RECCOMMEND YOU GET THOSE TWO ROUTERS AND THE FIRMWARE UPGRADE. MORE QUESTIONS I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

In your second illistration you show the two wireless routers completely seperated.

I am wondering if it would be ok to have one wireless router connected wirelessly to PC A and from PC A also having a wired NIC card wired to another routher which would be wired to PC B, could this give the other PC a share of the Internet connection which is connected to the wireless router connected wirelessly to PC A??

I would not suggest doing that what i did was connect router a to my dsl modem and router b to router a with a network cable from upstairs to downstairs. What this will do is extend your wireless internet coverage and also give you 3 more wired ports to go to other pc's or what ever you want to use the other 3 ports for. If you wirelessly bridge your wireless network is 10 times slower. Its best to go wired on the routers and then wirelessly connect any laptops or pc's that you might want to hook up to the network.

Also getting two wrt54g routers is hughly reccomended. Then upgrading the routers firmware so you can get a broader wireless internet coverage on both routers. This firmware will boost the wireless signal 1500 feet or more.

HI I have a router WRT54G upgraded firmware, downstairs, and I would like to extend the wireless range upstairs to third floor without them connected by wires. The Router has a DHCP enabled from 192.168.1.100 and upwards and has a static IP of 192.168.1.1. I have bought a wireless access point to go upstairs, I have set this up as a repeater which points to the routers wireless MAC address. Both have the same SSID, separate channels, same WPA encryption key. The AP has a static ip of 192.168.1.50 and gateway 192.168.1.1. I can't ping the access point from the router and for some reason I dont see the SSID of the access point.. and the range upstairs is still the same.I am really confused and would really like your help. Thank you

I have managed to connect two routers/access points together wirlessly. What you need:

1.WDS option enabled
2.Turn off DHCP on the second router.
3.Give second router an IP address withing the range of first router.
4.Put first MAC address to the WDS onto the second and vice versa.
6. Use same Security on BOTH (keys/channel etc).
7. You can add more access points to it using the above.

P.S. Linksys WRT54 routers can be upgraded using non-linksys firmware to enable WDS.

Best regards
Adnan

I have an existing wireless network setup with my neightbours. This is configured as a bridge to bridge and the access point is on my side connected to my modem/rounter. My neighbours have purchased a second PC (Laptop) and want to tap into the network. How do I achieve this? At present sometimes the laptop taps in and someyimes it doesnt. I am under the impression it shouldnt be able to at all.....

Ok I have a netgear wireless router and a Linksys wireless access point router. The netgear router is upstairs and is connected to a cable modem. I want to be able to access the netgear router without hardwiring them together- to get on the internet from downstairs. Can I use my Linksys WAP router to work like a wireless network card? I have tried to access the network through the Linksys router connected to my laptop with an ethernet cable. But cannot seem to establish communication. Is it possible to do this? I have searched but not found a way. PLEASE HELP.

I think all you guys need to do is get a wireless network extender. They will extend your network. Very easy to set up also.

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