Can I use an AP as a better client/receiver for my PC?

In my home I have ADSL broadband over the phone line, coming into a BT
Home Hub (DSL modem/firewall/wireless router). The wireless coverage
is not good, especially to an office where my wife's PC is located.
Moving the router is not an option. But...

My wife's PC has a little USB dongle as a WiFi client. I also have a
spare NetGear wireless access point. Would it be a good idea to
replace my wife's PC's dongle with the NetGear AP? Is it possible to
configure an AP to act as a client? How?

Thanks

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> In my home I have ADSL broadband over the phone line, coming into a BT
> Home Hub (DSL modem/firewall/wireless router). The wireless coverage
> is not good, especially to an office where my wife's PC is located.
> Moving the router is not an option. But...
>
> My wife's PC has a little USB dongle as a WiFi client. I also have a
> spare NetGear wireless access point. Would it be a good idea to
> replace my wife's PC's dongle with the NetGear AP? Is it possible to
> configure an AP to act as a client? How?
>
> Thanks


Or use a USB extension cable (type A male to type A female)
to move the dongle to a more favourable place

--
Graham

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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c9244517-376c-4747-b117-(E-Mail Removed)...
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> In my home I have ADSL broadband over the phone line, coming into a BT
> Home Hub (DSL modem/firewall/wireless router). The wireless coverage
> is not good, especially to an office where my wife's PC is located.
> Moving the router is not an option. But...
>
> My wife's PC has a little USB dongle as a WiFi client. I also have a
> spare NetGear wireless access point. Would it be a good idea to
> replace my wife's PC's dongle with the NetGear AP? Is it possible to
> configure an AP to act as a client? How?
>
> Thanks
>
>


Probably not.

But how about using the access point as, well, an access point?
Cable it back to the router, and that will extend the wireless coverage.

--
Ron

In article <c9244517-376c-4747-b117-(E-Mail Removed)>,
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>In my home I have ADSL broadband over the phone line, coming into a BT
>Home Hub (DSL modem/firewall/wireless router). The wireless coverage
>is not good, especially to an office where my wife's PC is located.
>Moving the router is not an option. But...
>
>My wife's PC has a little USB dongle as a WiFi client. I also have a
>spare NetGear wireless access point. Would it be a good idea to
>replace my wife's PC's dongle with the NetGear AP? Is it possible to
>configure an AP to act as a client? How?

It may be possible - some access points can work in "reverse" and act as
a client bridge. You'd best look at the manual, or it's configuration
screens, or post the full model number...

But you might be easier just getting a USB extension cable for the Wi-Fi
dongle thing and oving that to a better place.

Gordon

In article <c9244517-376c-4747-b117-23fd54fd5ec7
@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, (E-Mail Removed) says...
>
> In my home I have ADSL broadband over the phone line, coming into a BT
> Home Hub (DSL modem/firewall/wireless router). The wireless coverage
> is not good, especially to an office where my wife's PC is located.
> Moving the router is not an option. But...
>
> My wife's PC has a little USB dongle as a WiFi client. I also have a
> spare NetGear wireless access point. Would it be a good idea to
> replace my wife's PC's dongle with the NetGear AP? Is it possible to
> configure an AP to act as a client? How?

That's called bridging, and if your AP and the home hub supports
bridgind then you might get it working. Otherwise, purchase a set of
homeplugs.
--
Regards
Jon