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Wifi repeater that works with eircom router?

  • 24-10-2007 9:36pm
    #1
    rc28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭


    Hey, I'm wondering if anyone could give me some advice.
    I would like to extend the range of our existing netopia 2247nwg router(eircom) and have found that a repeater is what i should be looking for (btw is a repeater also called a WDS?). What i would like to know is by how much a repeater like this one;
    http://www.expansys.ie/d.aspx?i=106490
    will extend the range to (i want it to cover the back garden). Is it compatible with my eircom router and is it easy to set up? I have another eircom router spare(3347nwg) but i don't think that can be used as a repeater?
    Thanks in advance for any advice.


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  • #2
    rc28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭rc28


    Surely someone on boards has tried to extend their wireless network range at one point? i've tried dearching the forums but there are no relevant results.


  • #3
    vampire_cn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭vampire_cn


    rc28 wrote: »
    Hey, I'm wondering if anyone could give me some advice.
    I would like to extend the range of our existing netopia 2247nwg router(eircom) and have found that a repeater is what i should be looking for (btw is a repeater also called a WDS?). What i would like to know is by how much a repeater like this one;
    http://www.expansys.ie/d.aspx?i=106490
    will extend the range to (i want it to cover the back garden). Is it compatible with my eircom router and is it easy to set up? I have another eircom router spare(3347nwg) but i don't think that can be used as a repeater?
    Thanks in advance for any advice.

    it surely works. there should be a repeater mode in ap config. but u d better make sure there is at least 50% coverage overlap when u extend ur wireless network for the best perfomance.


  • #4
    vampire_cn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭vampire_cn


    rc28 wrote: »
    Hey, I'm wondering if anyone could give me some advice.
    I would like to extend the range of our existing netopia 2247nwg router(eircom) and have found that a repeater is what i should be looking for (btw is a repeater also called a WDS?). What i would like to know is by how much a repeater like this one;
    http://www.expansys.ie/d.aspx?i=106490
    will extend the range to (i want it to cover the back garden). Is it compatible with my eircom router and is it easy to set up? I have another eircom router spare(3347nwg) but i don't think that can be used as a repeater?
    Thanks in advance for any advice.

    it surely works. there should be a repeater mode in ap config. but u d better make sure there is at least 50% coverage overlap when u extend ur wireless network for the best perfomance.

    the ssids of ur router and repeater should be the same.


  • #5
    rc28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭rc28


    vampire_cn wrote: »
    it surely works. there should be a repeater mode in ap config. but u d better make sure there is at least 50% coverage overlap when u extend ur wireless network for the best perfomance.

    the ssids of ur router and repeater should be the same.
    Thanks a million, but are you talking about the repeater i linked to or the spare router i have?
    Edit; nevermind i realised your last sentence clears that up


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