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Comment from Morpheus Exegis on 2012-01-04

2012-01-04T21:13:54Z

@Donald. Or you could just turn off DHCP and enable WAN to LAN bridging most router have that feature somewhere hidden or it can be used after you upgrade the firmware with custom firmware on your router. see DDWRT, OPENWRT or TOMATO for details.

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Comment from Donald on 2011-11-22

2011-11-22T20:09:02Z

You mentioned the problems of adding wireless to a Home network. Here is how I did it.
Some of your readers might want to add a wireless "router" but not use it as a router, but to expand their network to include a wireless "router." This uses the wireless capablities as a "switch" allowing wireless connections to the network. (In my case I ame using a used Netgear Cable TV modem that my son-in-law replaced for a newer one -- I don't mind saving a few bucks by using some one elses junk--and also save our world from the accumulation of junk -- works for me).
So here goes:
Setting up a ADSL or Cable Modem for a wireless switch:
After a reset, you need to do three things:
1.Turn off the DHCP server
2.Change the IP address to the 192.168.101.x subnet, on an address that won't collide with anything else
3. Set the wireless router configuration (just like normal i.e. WPA2 Ten digit password)
Now you can access the wireless router by a notebook computer using the wireless connection.
How this is done:
To begin with, plug a computer into one of the ethernet ports on the router, and log into the configuration panel (usually 192.168.0.1
after a reset).
The two special settings are both under "LAN settings" on the router.
Uncheck the box that says "DHCP server". WARNING -- after you do this, just plugging a computer into the router won't work anymore;
you'll have to manually give the computer an IP address on the appropriate network.
Changing the IP address is a bit quirky. First, you need to select an IP address that won't collide with the addresses handed out by your
other DHCP server (the one connected to the ISP on the Wireless Internet router). The Wireless Internet router router in our case was
set to give out DHCP addresses above 100, so any address under 100 (other than 1) should be OK. Secondly, even though you've turned off the DHCP server, it still won't let you set the IP address that overlaps with the dynamic range. So you have to change the start range from
'2' to '100'.
That's basically all I did as far as configuration. The only other thing to note is that things didn't seem to work right for some reason when the other network was plugged into LAN port 1 (cable modem input) on the router; plugging
it into other LAN ports seemed to work fine.

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Comment from Stew on 2011-01-09

2011-01-09T20:17:07Z

I want to setup like Option #2. I currently have a wireless network but need to add a wired network area where I can not run a cable to connect 2 devices.

Can you help?

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Comment from Bruco on 2010-10-11

2010-10-12T00:52:39Z

Fortunately, I can connect my new wireless access point at one of my house to an existing wireless router at the opposite end of the house via wire. My goal is to wander throughout my house with an iPhone that doesn't know or care which of the two devices it is talking to. Both radios are using the same band and channel, and naturally the remaining wireless settings, e.g. SSID and security protocols are the same.

Some people suggest the devices should use different radio channels to avoid overlap but then that's precisely what I'm trying to achieve, isn't it? I don't know about other smart phones but the two iPhones my wife and I use seem very fussy when it comes to switching among WiFi nets and/or a cellular network. Thanks in advance for any thoughts or referrals.

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Comment from MistaT on 2010-02-19

2010-02-19T16:32:51Z

Nice article!

Also for the more "technically adventurous" you can build a WiFi Cantenna, which has high gain, but is highly directional.

You can purchase one, but they are pretty easy to build too. Here is a link on how to build a cantenna:

http://www.mikestechblog.com/joomla/component/content/article/42-wifi-wireless/58-extend-wireless-wifi-network-building-24-ghz-cantenna.html

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Comment from sabina on 2008-06-10

2008-06-10T20:36:09Z

i want to connect my computer to the internet how but i dont how to go about it.i want you to hlep me pls,give me the step.

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Comment from Neville Bruwer on 2007-12-07

2007-12-07T08:51:50Z

HOw do I create the Wireless Bridge??

I would like the same setup as in the following image:
http://ask-leo.com/images/wireless-backbone.png

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Comment from weeliang on 2007-11-28

2007-11-28T10:47:36Z

Dear Sir
I have a wireless router (linksys WRT54G) connected to a modem at the third floor. The range only extend up to the 2nd floor. At the 2nd floor, I have a wireless access point (linksys WAP54G). How do I configure the router and the access point so that i can extend the wireless range to the first floor?
Thanks in advance

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-10-23

2007-10-23T21:36:22Z

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Comment from Shyhas on 2007-10-23

2007-10-23T20:16:56Z

Hi
I had gone thru the posted article and its really informative.

Now I got an issue.
I got an internet connection to my house thru an eternet (RJ45) cable. The provider had issued a static IP address and my pc is configured to use internet.

Is it possible to share this conection to another PC?

What device will be better for this purpose.
A router or an access point or...?

Please propose me a better solution.
Awaiting for your response.
Best Regards
Shyhas

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Comment from afsar on 2007-01-15

2007-01-15T12:50:41Z

Dear sir,
I have a dlink dsl524t router+modem that is connceted thru cat6 cable to dlink3200 access point at the first floor.i have another two access points for 2nd and 3rd floors.i need 2nd and 3rd floor internet via wirelssly connection i don't want to run cat6 cable.i tried in wireless repetor mode (wds MODE)i put the mac address of all dlink aps and i put the same ssid same chanels but at 2nd and 3rd floor internet is not coming only iam getting at 1st floor. please help me sir.

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Comment from Peter on 2007-01-05

2007-01-05T19:04:11Z

Hello Leo,

nice work!

I'm just trying tu set up the shared internet connection. Got 1 PC with DSL modem connection and notebook with wireless function. Bought an USB wireless adapter from A-Link to set up the connection between PC and notebook. It works, but I'm not able to set up the sharinf of internet connection on my PC...

Any idea?

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Comment from Duffy on 2006-12-29

2006-12-30T05:47:45Z

You can also use a Linksys WRE54G Range extender (repeater) out at the edge of the first access points signal and it will simply boost and repeat everything both ways wirelessly.

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Comment from rojoloho on 2006-12-29

2006-12-30T05:28:59Z

Leo,,

Good work..

I presently have a Belkin setup utilizing a Wireless Router that has 3 "wireless" Access points conected to it.. I still had a range problem, so I connected another router in a Bridge configuration, wirelessly to the original router..
On the Second Router I hung 3 additional wireless access points..

Hence: Two Routers connected in a bridge configuration and 6 access points all extending the range of the Routers.. Only 1 cable from the PC to the Initial Router..

Works flawlessly and serves many boxes ..

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