Wireless Network Help

[dеiтайожни]

So... You have a router, connected to your modem. You want to put your ethernet bridge near the edge of that routers range. Then you have another router, just connected to a computer, with no modem. You want that 2nd router to connect to the bridge in order to be on router 1's network and use that internet?

I believe you'd have to set the bridge to ad-hoc mode, it will pick up the signal from router 1 and be connected. Then just use windows to find the network, which will be through the bridge. Yeah...I think that'll work, try it!

But...isnt the wet11 802.11a/b? And I think I read something about a cantenna?! I'm almost positive your speeds will suck. What kind of range are you trying to cover?

You could sell your 2 routers, the bridge and pick up a Belkin Pre-N wireless router. I think that covers 250,000 sq ft, over the 40,000 sq ft a linksys wireless G router covers. It's only like $80, think about it!

[dochummer]

Thanks for the input guys. In response to deit's question. I have a wireless router with internet in one building. In the other building, I just have a router and wireless bridge. I want to be able to pull the internet over the wireless bridge to the second router so that I, in effect, extend the range of the network. Yeah, it would probably be easier just to scrap the whole thing and start from scratch...but hey...gotta have a reason to hate computers and networking...

So far, with the above setup, I had the wet11 (wireless bridge) connected to the ethernet 1 port of the 2nd router. I am able to ping the wet11, the 2nd router, and the 1st router w/ internet - from my computer which is wirelessly connected to the 2nd router. Unfortunately, I can't get to the internet. I've tried moving the wet11 connection to the "internet cable in" connection of the router (where you would normally connect the modem), and then I can't ping anything but the 2nd router. I tried switching to ad-hoc and infrastructure mode with either setup, with no luck.

The reason I'm trying this is because I know that the Wet11 is supposed to allow bridging of two "wired" networks...and figured it shouldn't be much harder to bridge two "wireless" networks. Of course, I have now reached the extent of my network computer geek knowledge and am now fumbling...any other ideas?

[dochummer]

For those interested. I picked up a linksys wireless router and connected it the wet11. Then, I shot the wet11 towards the netgear router. Switched to Ad-hoc...and everything worked like I wanted it to. Unfortunately, the other router that I am trying to connect...won't connect... it's a d-link router...

[RIC-H0]

Couldn't you just get a buttload of CAT and hardwire one to the other?
Not the easiest, but the most reliable, don't you think?

[KenP]

Thanks for the IP addresses. I'm hacking hou right now.

[Denny Crane]

You could also get higher gain antennas and Nuke any small animals or Birds within 10 miles.

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