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9th March 2009, 04:59 AM
|  | Modding Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 848 posts. Location: Northern Ontario, Canada Reputation:  | | | Wireless networking with AP ????
I threw in the picture to support my description.
I want to try and set up the AP from my friend's router to my router, so that I can be able to use my computer on the internet without the wireless adapter.
Any ideas?
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9th March 2009, 11:38 AM
|  | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 8,001 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
Wotcha!
Not sure why you would want to do this that way - surely the best bet would be a wireless NIC for the desktop?? Cheaper too - unless I suppose if you don't have a wireless NIC to hand!
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9th March 2009, 09:40 PM
| | Modding Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 848 posts. Location: Northern Ontario, Canada Reputation: | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Albert Lionheart  Wotcha!
Not sure why you would want to do this that way - surely the best bet would be a wireless NIC for the desktop?? Cheaper too - unless I suppose if you don't have a wireless NIC to hand! | Albert, I'm trying to get my friend's router as AP so I can use my router to connect to AP and uses my computer on internet without the wireless adapter, is that possible at all?
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10th March 2009, 08:26 AM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 8,001 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
Sorry BW - I misunderstood what you are doing - and I would not know if it possible! I guess it might depend on the router? I have dealt with a similar problem by using the LinkSys range extender - not cheap but they do work as I have one here to boost the signal through a long and narrow house.
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10th March 2009, 01:37 PM
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I have good news and bad news. Good news it is possible. Bad news not with wireless. You will have to run a network cable to your router from your friends router for it to work. You will also have to configure your router correctly so it can be used as an AP. I did this once when I was needed to have wireless two separate places.
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10th March 2009, 02:57 PM
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Well. Thanks guys anyway  |
10th March 2009, 03:01 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 8,001 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
No worries - you could try a range extender....!
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10th March 2009, 03:31 PM
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One thing about range extenders that I found out the hard way. not all of them work with all routers. make sure you get one compatible with the router your friend is using.
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10th March 2009, 03:35 PM
| | TST Oracle | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 8,001 posts. Location: Market Haemorrhoids, Middle England Reputation: | | |
Agreed, although I have had no trouble with for example a Linksys router and a Linksys range extender, and my own setup is a Draytek router with a Linksys range extender.
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10th March 2009, 09:48 PM
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well, it would be REALLY nice to have the wireless to wireless AP from different kinds of brands.
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11th March 2009, 08:15 AM
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There is supposed to be some kind of standard but it only works when it wants to!
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