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Answer» sir, A wireless repeater (also called wireless range extender) takes an existing signal from a wireless router or wireless access point and rebroadcasts it to create a second network.The above definition is not exactly good. It implies this is a normal behavior for routers. It is not. Quote Since only one wireless device can transmit at once, wireless transmissions are doubled (router to repeater and then repeater to client versus just router to client), and so:You can not be a client to a network that is already on the local cable. As mentioned, the Client Mode is to join to a wireless router and provide an Ethernet connection to another network. In that mode it is not a range extender. Client Mode is to help computers that do not have a wireless connection and are to far away to run an Ethernet cable. Or when the Ethernet cable is not allowed to cross over a driveway or property line or go thru a wail. The client provides an Ethernet connection for computers not close to the main Ethernet cable. By use of a high gain antenna, a client mode router can bromide network connection over very log distance, up to 1300 feet (or 400 meters) in some cases. A wireless bridge / repeater system makes use of two routers, in addition to the main router. The second trouper is a Client and the third counter is an AP. If both the second and third routers r are in the same area, a different channel has to be used for the third router. Nearby computers only connect wireless on the third router. Some bad information has been given about using one device as both a client and a AP at the same time. Only a few devices can do that. This is similar to the 'ad-hoc' method or the mesh network method. Quote A wireless ad hoc network (WANET) is a decentralized type of wireless network. The network is ad hoc because it does not rely on a pre existing infrastructure, such as routers in wired networks or access points in managed (infrastructure) wireless networks. Both Ad-Hoc and Mesh network are not compatible with most routers. These types of networking have lower performance levels and are often avoided. Does this help any? The terminology is confusing. Repeater should have only one meaning, but it does not. This is by no means an comprehensive coverage of the subject. What you need to know is that only some routers can extend the wireless range with only two routers. In by case, I use three routers to reach my objective. The main router, is connected to the Internet. Second is a client, which feeds Internet traffic over cable to the third router, which is AP on another channel. My Roku picks up from the third router. The Roku can not get stable reception from the main router. And I can not run a cable over the property line. And the Roku does not have a cable connection. Only the second router is DD-WRT. EDIT: A reference: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/network-wifi/3494655/how-set-up-router-as-repeater/ After you read the article you will see that some readers had some questions abo0ut the procedure.If anyone gives me step by step instructions from scratch to make my second router(dd wrt firmware flashed) into a repeater/range extender that will be well appreciated. You can also look at: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Universal_Wireless_Repeater Quote A repeater is just a very normal client which, at the same time, can also be an access point, independent of the SSID and type of encryption used.I visited the above wiki webpage and found that my DDwrt control panel doesn't look like the one that's shown there itis atheros version and the "repeater"option is not available in mine I have only "router","AP"etc.I just want to use my old tp-link router as my repeater/range extender .right now I have flashed it using dd wrt atheros (you can find the complete description in my first post in this thread),I dont mind flashing the firmware again with similar versions as dd wrt.but I want it to be able to work as a repeater as I have seen it work for many people but not for myself which is frustrating Ravikiranac, I am sorry to hear that you're FRUSTRATED. I have been using the DD-WRT router for several months to help may have entry the Internet using wireless inside my home. It was very frustrating to get it to work because some of the information published is either out of date or is not clearly explained. If English is not your native language, it can be very hard to comprehend what has gone on with the wireless industry in the past seven years.** (Even hard for native speakers.) New protocols and abilities have been added to the wireless system and we used to connect computers into a network. The DD-WRT was a practical solution to solve a problem one could not wretch with slight of hand on commercial wireless routers he sold four home use. This firmware would allow a router to be used to become the AP mode or a client mode wireless device. I used one router as a client mode and on other router asset and AP mode in order to extend my neighbor's wireless to to my home. This works very well for me and gives suitable performance level without reducing the performance of my neighbors network. Let ma briefly review what I did. My neighbor has a very good connection to the Internet and has a wireless range with a signal that is rather low. My wireless devices in my house are not able to reliably receive the week wireless signal from my neighbors router. That is why I put up a router with the DD-WRT firmware to capture the weak signal from my neighbors router. Another router is connected by a short table and works as a local AP mode wireless. It transmits on a different frequency and has a different identification. My neighbors router only has to provide one connection to my DD-WRT router. What that means is that I am not really using the DD-WRT thing as an automatic repeater. Instead, my solution now needs two separate routers connected with a short piece of Ethernet cable. Both are standard, shelf contained routers with their own power supplies. One is DD-WRT. They are not USB Devices. They perform their job even when no computer is connected to them. I have a Roku device that can access my local network using wireless. I do not have to have a desktop, laptop or tablet connected in order to use my Roku wireless device. Of course, there are now more modern ways to accomplish this same task with less the equipment. But I wanted to use equipment that I have on hand and that would work without making any adjustments to my neighbors router. He is letting me access the wireless using the password for the guest account. Thus I have to use what works for me. But at you may wonder why I am not using the router in the automatic repeater mode. That mode is more difficult to set up because of the age of the router. The new standard requires the use of both the 2.4 and the 5.8 GHz wireless bands. But my equipment does not work on the higher frequency. The DD-WRT has alternative firmware that allows an the router to be used as a automatic repeater, but as documented, it is not easy to do. In fact, many people have trouble using that form of DD-WRT. Now if there's anybody here on the form that thinks it's very easy and can be done with older equipment, please speak up and and tell us how to do it. I personally have spent several weeks doing research on the automatic repeater mode and were not able to get to work right on the equipment I have at hand. Part of the problem is poor documentation with the expressions " repeater" and "extended" when applied to one wireless router. Please, if anybody on this form believes it is easy to setup any older router as a automatic repeater on wireless, speak up here - and tell us how it's so easy. ** See this article from 2008 The Best Wi-Fi Yet Have not heard back from the OP. As a follow up on my research into repeaters and range extenders, here are some reports that confirm I am not the only one having trouble. Part of the confusion comes from advertising PR says it is so simple. No, it is not so simple. Fro similar posts, search for Repeater wireless Extender not working Links: WiFi repeater not working Quote Repeaters are in the grand scheme of wireless networking kind of dumb. You need to get the repeater communicating on the network, with the proper network ssid, proper encription and password etc, with it's own IP address that will not cause conflicts and it will work properly.Wireless repeater not working No solution given. Repeater No t Working Quote Good luck. My has been in/out working for weeks. Universal Repeater not working Quote I can still see the network. The signal in the back Moral: If you buy a wireless repeater, try to read the manual. If you don't understand it, send it back to the vendor. The thread may be closed soon. |
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