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Thread ID: 94317	2008-10-24 07:46:00	Connecting two floors of a building	jwil1 (65)	Press F1

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714428	2008-10-25 08:58:00	You've got two options: 1) NetComm NP285 Turbo HomePlug Give you Ethernet over Power, will work quite well. Just plug your device in at each end (or into a switch) and you're away laughing :) A set of two will probably set you back around $160-180 2) Asus WL-520gU or WL-520gC running DD-WRT Firmware in Repeater-Bridge mode This will allow you to repeat the signal wirelessly, the Wireless Routers always get better signal than a laptop will, and it then repeats it so its quite a good option, but it halves the speed due to it having to receive and then relay the signal. Not a problem if you're just browsing or doing some basic file-sharing amongst a couple of clients It will set you back around $80	Chilling_Silence (9)
714429	2008-10-25 09:02:00	2) Asus WL-520gU or WL-520gC running DD-WRT Firmware in Repeater-Bridge mode This will allow you to repeat the signal wirelessly, the Wireless Routers always get better signal than a laptop will, and it then repeats it so its quite a good option, but it halves the speed due to it having to receive and then relay the signal. Not a problem if you're just browsing or doing some basic file-sharing amongst a couple of clients It will set you back around $80 So this is basically a router? Can you connect Cat cable to it? If the wireless signal is acceptable I'd far prefer to do that than switch to ADSL.	jwil1 (65)
714430	2008-10-25 09:09:00	Yes, it works brilliantly :) You can plug other devices into the LAN ports on the "repeater" router, and it they will be part of the network, visible from anywhere else, wired or wireless. Must be running DD-WRT firmware to do the repeater-bridge function though... was scary the first time I did the upgrade, but not the end of the world. Was easier to do the gC than the gU but both are great!	Chilling_Silence (9)
714431	2008-10-25 09:09:00	Cheap and nasty, Run a cable out the window to the other floor.	Metla (12)
714432	2008-10-25 09:11:00	CS: Ok, thanks. Sounds like the right thing to do. Out of curiosity, how can you tell which firmware it's running and how can you upgrade/change it?? Metla : :lol: might consider it :D	jwil1 (65)
714433	2008-11-05 04:05:00	OK - time for an update. I have bought an Asus WL-520GU and upgraded the firmware to DD-WRT. It is set to 'Repeater Bridge'. The problem is - I can't find anywhere to tell it the IP address of the other router, the SSID or the password to enter, in order to connect to it and extend the network. Any ideas??	jwil1 (65)
714434	2008-11-05 09:08:00	Anyone? :crying	jwil1 (65)
714435	2008-11-05 09:21:00	I haven't tried this myself, but when I was looking into setting up WDS on my network, my router's documentation said: - set the SSID, password/encryption key to be the same on each device - and see if you can find a settings page for entering MAC address of each wireless device - you probably need each device to have the other's MAC address	dyewitness (9398)
714436	2008-11-05 09:28:00	From Memory - and I have installed a few of those Routers Asus WL-520GU - the IP for the router is 192.168.1.1	wainuitech (129)
714437	2008-11-06 02:28:00	I've now got it working (kind of).... Here's the situation at the moment... -I have both routers connected by a cable (at the moment) -I can ping both routers from anywhere on the network -The routers have IPs 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 -Both routers have the same SSID and security key -When I connect wirelessly, it goes to the closest router -Router 1 is assigning IP addresses. Asus router (router 2) is not. -Router 2 (the one to act as an repeater/bridge) is set up as an AP at the moment But when I unplug the cable between the 2 routers, any connections from the Asus one are dropped and the 'limited connectivity' message appears. Running 3rd party DD-WRT firmware on router 2. Any ideas on what to do to get it up and running?	jwil1 (65)
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