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Another AP or Repeater?

  • 01-07-2009 05:20PM
    #1
    ve
    Closed Accounts Posts: 448 ✭✭


    I have a Netgear Wireless AP in my house serving a PC and a few laptops fine. We recently converted the garage (not connected to the house) and now have 2 more desktop computers out there. From the garage we can just about get a signal from the AP in the house. It works but the connection was not reliable and would drop and reauthenticate every few mins.

    If I bought another one of my Netgear Wireless AP/Routers could I create an ESSID (both SSID's of both APs equal to eachother) so I could join the two wireless networks together and share the resources of all.

    I am not sure if the house and garage share the same power line so I don't want to go down the power socket networking route.

    What options do I have available to me? (Another AP or Repeater?). If repeater, where can I buy one, as I can't seem to find anywhere that stocks them online.


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  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,523 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    ve wrote: »
    I have a Netgear Wireless AP in my house serving a PC and a few laptops fine. We recently converted the garage (not connected to the house) and now have 2 more desktop computers out there. From the garage we can just about get a signal from the AP in the house. It works but the connection was not reliable and would drop and reauthenticate every few mins.

    If I bought another one of my Netgear Wireless AP/Routers could I create an ESSID (both SSID's of both APs equal to eachother) so I could join the two wireless networks together and share the resources of all.

    I am not sure if the house and garage share the same power line so I don't want to go down the power socket networking route.

    What options do I have available to me? (Another AP or Repeater?). If repeater, where can I buy one, as I can't seem to find anywhere that stocks them online.

    You could use two routers if they support wireless distribution system (WDS) or client bridge mode.


  • #3
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,454 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    Spear wrote: »
    You could use two routers if they support wireless distribution system (WDS) or client bridge mode.

    List of supported equipment here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System


  • #4
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    Did you make any progress with this op? Looking to do similiar myself.


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