Router --> Repeater

65n00в

65n00в

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Can I make a an old router function as a repeater?

It's an old 2WIRE gateway, b/g, I don't think b/g/n.

But I only want to use it for hardwired connections, not WiFi.

I would still like our new router/gateway to function as the default for WiFi.

Can someone help me?

[as long as I am allowed the upload space, I can take photos if someone needs them -- thanks]
 
Usually depends on the feature set for a repeater. Probably not unless it supports a third party firmware like dd-wrt.

You could use it as a wired access point without any additional modifications, though.
 
So, I would just hook one cable to one of the four ports of the gateway router. Then the other end to one of the ports at the 2WIRE?

No modifications, what about do I need the original router software on every pc that's WAP to it?

[Still a bit confused about diff btw firmware (embedded) and software]
 
Wired access point:
-Phyiscal cable from LAN of gateway device to LAN of AP device
-Configure static IP for secondary device (ie, if gateway 192.168.1.1, use 192.168.1.2)
-Disable DHCP on AP device
-Choose a different channel than the gateway (1,6 or 11) for the AP
-Use the same SSID and security settings so you can migrate between APs seamlessly

You might get a bit of varied performance in a mixed g/n environment but it should extend your range at higher performance than a repeater would.
 
65n00в were you able to get that going?

Agent Smith said:
He said not for WIFI!
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Good call, although that makes the setup that much more simple by just using the LAN ports of the other router and disabling DHCP for that secondary device.

Jamebonds1 said:
Do you mean connect from WiFi router to switches 5 port? Repeater is an device that connection from wired network to fiber cable network at longer distence.
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Please refrain from threads where you cannot comprehend the basic subject of the post. Your definition of a repeater is invalid, that would define a media converter.
 
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Jamebonds1 said:
Do you mean connect from WiFi router to switches 5 port? Repeater is an device that connection from wired network to fiber cable network at longer distence.
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A repeater in this sense is not a device that connects from a wired network to a fiber network, the OP is wanting to use an extra wireless router as a wireless bridge, where he can connect wired devices to his wireless network.
 
Jamebonds1 said:
No, I never said that ever.
I'm trying find out what op is talk about.

UPDATE:
An two router in bridge.... that would be work a bit on setting up. I can't remember... An access point?
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Yes, you told me that you are never wrong and you are always right. Remember?

He is wanting to turn his old wireless router into a wireless bridge. Meaning, his second wireless router would act as a client and join his existing wireless network, which would then allow the wired ethernet ports to be used so you can connect wired-only devices to a wireless network.
 
My bad on two accounts:

1. @beers If my username did not have a Russian в , would make it a lot simpler for people to @65n00в me.

2. I guess I did use b/g which refers to WiFi, right? I'll try to just remember to say wired or "ethernet".

I didn't know if a b/g/n router gateway could be wired to a b/g router and still be effective. That's why I mentioned WiFi frequencies I guess.

Just found my wire snippers today.

Will I run into any problems using cat6 jacks on the ends of cat5 cable? It's all Home Depot had. Best Buy didn't have anything and I didn't want to wait for Newegg.
 
65n00в said:
My bad on two accounts:

1. @beers If my username did not have a Russian в , would make it a lot simpler for people to @65n00в me.

2. I guess I did use b/g which refers to WiFi, right? I'll try to just remember to say wired or "ethernet".

I didn't know if a b/g/n router gateway could be wired to a b/g router and still be effective. That's why I mentioned WiFi frequencies I guess.

Just found my wire snippers today.

Will I run into any problems using cat6 jacks on the ends of cat5 cable? It's all Home Depot had. Best Buy didn't have anything and I didn't want to wait for Newegg.
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Now you confused me even more. From the beginning, what are you hoping to accomplish?

Are you wanting to use an old router as a switch to give you more wired ports? I thought you wanted to create a wireless bridge, but now you are saying this has nothing to do with WiFi?
 
{i thought beers answered it for me the first time}

I'll refer to the new gateway router as ATT & the old router gateway as 2WIRE:

The ATT rg is the same one that AT&T uses for their fiber network, so I wanna keep that one for WiFi. (we don't yet have the AT&T fiber network in our area though)

The ATT rg is at the far north end of the house. Until I figure smth out, it's gonna be running ethernet cable from the north end 3/4 of the way south along the house floor.

But the cable isn't long enough to run from one end of the house to the other, so...

What I wanted to accomplish [hopefully, if possible] was to re-purpose the 2WIRE rg so that cable runs from ATT to 2WIRE; then a second cable from 2WIRE to a PC on the house south end.

I'd just say "switch" or "bridge" even after looking up the definitions, but likely I'd get them confused and then I'd confuse people even more.
 
65n00в said:
What I wanted to accomplish [hopefully, if possible] was to re-purpose the 2WIRE rg so that cable runs from ATT to 2WIRE; then a second cable from 2WIRE to a PC on the house south end.
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Ah. My second solution would work for you, the primary one includes additional wireless coverage, although you could do the same steps and disable the SSID on the secondary and it would still work.

Basically the terminology for this would be using the device as a wired switch (and avoiding the wifi and routing functions).
 
If you lose coverage in that area, it wouldn't hurt to have it enabled.

Otherwise, I'd probably leave it disabled since your device may renegotiate to the stronger AP in that area and drop data rates from N to G.
 
Okay, thanks. I deleted my last post to do a redo, with a paint image sketch of the outline of our house, failed miserably. You still got the message =)
 
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