help with wireless setup

[noleson]

I remember reading somewhere that you can setup two wireless routers to intercommunicate. I own two linksys routers and would like to set one up as a receiver and the other one as a broadcaster. Does that make sense? The reason is that the original access point I have is two floors above me and I dislike having to carry computers up two flights of stairs in order to perform any updates after repairing them. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Nick

 

[Nodsu]

Only some routers can work as wireless extenders. AFAIK you need custom firmware to make WRT54G work this way. Also, using another router would be a silly overkill.

You should get a wireless access point that can work as an extender.

Or, even better - run a cable down to your place. You can use weather-proof cable on the outside wall if needed.

 

[raybay]

Wrong equipment. Can be done, but is a worthless exercise which will give you more trouble than good connections.

 

[noleson]

I would run a cable, but my father doesn't want to drill holes in the house.

So what you are saying is that it's absolutly pointless to try to run this setup? i might not have been as clear with my post because it was late, so what i am asking is if it's possible to configure a WRT54G as a repeater? My main access point is a WRT54GX4 and it has sufficient range, but i just need something that could allow me to configure computers with out having to install a wireless NIC, so i can test the connection. i'm not interested with connection speed, just with the ability to connect them. If it's not a viable soultion, well, i'll just have to keep carying computers up staris then. thanks for your help.

 

[raybay]

Get a different father. This is important.

 

[noleson]

nah, the one i have is decent enough, lol. oh well, i guess i'll just have to be content with lugging machines up and down stairs.

 

[Kevin16]

It shouldn't be hard to do. You need to turn on WDS so that one of the routers can repeat the signal. And yes, you will need new firmware.

Try this or this

 

[noleson]

Thanks Kevin, i'm gonna give that a try and see if it works.

 

[noleson]

after reading those two guides, i'm not sure if it will work for me as the firmware for the WRT54G and WRT54GX4 are different and i didn't see a fimrware upgrade for my WRT54GX4 that would enabls those options. thanks for your help anyway. i'l still give it a try

 

[RealBlackStuff]

If you can't drill holes, is there any objection to having a cat5 cable hanging outside via open windows (as Nodsu already mentioned)?
Cheapest and easiest solution!

 

[noleson]

thanks for all the help, i've taken care of the problem.

 

[raybay]

How about sharing with us what worked... and how it all came out?

 

[noleson]

actualy i was able to persuade my parents to allow me to run some additional cables. I will keep looking and trying to get my two routers to sommunicate, and if a can manage to get it working, i'll post how it works. thanks again for your help.

 

[Kevin16]

I don't understand why you can't use just one router. The range should be at least 100 feet. If there is a lot of radio deflecting material between you and the router, have u considered an external antenna?

 

[noleson]

lol, no, that's not the issue. my PC has a wireless NIC already installed. Personal internet access isn't the problem. The problem arises when i work on other's computers. I wanted to have the 2nd router avaliable so that i could plug the other computers into it.