Can I use two DLink DI-524 wireless routers as a 'repeater'?

Sorry for messing up the terminology, but here's my situation. I've got
one DLink wireless router hooked within my office LAN (with IP address
192.168.1.100). It works fine - laptops are able to connect to it
wirelessly.I have an additional router which I want to use to
wifi-enable my home (which is about 40 feet away - but the concrete
inbetween doesnt let the signal of the first penetrate).

Now, can I have the second router configured in a such a way that

(a) it has no ethernet wires attached to it
(b) it serves as a 'repeater' of sorts to allow the laptops connecting
to it to access the office network

If so, how do I configure my 2nd router?

Lemme know if my situation isnt that clear...

Thanks,
Sid

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>one DLink wireless router hooked within my office LAN

Do you own your office LAN, and/or is the company clear on allowing
you to use it? There are concerns about security, access, and
appropriate use of bandwidth that you and they will need to think
about. [For instance, no 'file sharing' apps allowed, etc]

>my home (which is about 40 feet away - but the concrete
>inbetween doesnt let the signal of the first penetrate).

Concrete is really bad, you are going to need to find a location
that's line-of-sight to the office LAN and your house to place your
repeater, and supply power to it.

>Now, can I have the second router configured in a such a way that
>
>(a) it has no ethernet wires attached to it
>(b) it serves as a 'repeater' of sorts to allow the laptops connecting
>to it to access the office network

You can set up many APs in repeater mode, though it'll cut your
available bandwidth in half. Not all routers will work in repeater
mode, so you may want to make sure you get a repeater or AP.

That said, Duh-Link products are notorious for problems, last time I
tried to set up D-Link repeaters with D-Link APs that they were
_supposed_ to work with I wasted about a week proving that it was an
unmitigated disaster and running wires to APs. [And then replacing
them all with Linksys WAP54Gs with WAPPOE power-over-ethernet, which
works really well.]

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Sorry for messing up the terminology, but here's my situation. I've got
> one DLink wireless router hooked within my office LAN (with IP address
> 192.168.1.100). It works fine - laptops are able to connect to it
> wirelessly.I have an additional router which I want to use to
> wifi-enable my home (which is about 40 feet away - but the concrete
> inbetween doesnt let the signal of the first penetrate).
>
> Now, can I have the second router configured in a such a way that
>
> (a) it has no ethernet wires attached to it
> (b) it serves as a 'repeater' of sorts to allow the laptops connecting
> to it to access the office network
>
> If so, how do I configure my 2nd router?
>
> Lemme know if my situation isnt that clear...
>
> Thanks,
> Sid
>
If the primary router can't transmitt a signal through the concrete
wall, how do you expect a second router to do so? Anyway, most routers
cannot be configured as repeaters or bridges.

Good luck, jimbo

In article <OKednSErJ4nvH6vZRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > Sorry for messing up the terminology, but here's my situation. I've got
> > one DLink wireless router hooked within my office LAN (with IP address
> > 192.168.1.100). It works fine - laptops are able to connect to it
> > wirelessly.I have an additional router which I want to use to
> > wifi-enable my home (which is about 40 feet away - but the concrete
> > inbetween doesnt let the signal of the first penetrate).
> >
> > Now, can I have the second router configured in a such a way that
> >
> > (a) it has no ethernet wires attached to it
> > (b) it serves as a 'repeater' of sorts to allow the laptops connecting
> > to it to access the office network
> >
> > If so, how do I configure my 2nd router?
> >
> > Lemme know if my situation isnt that clear...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sid
> >
> If the primary router can't transmitt a signal through the concrete
> wall, how do you expect a second router to do so? Anyway, most routers
> cannot be configured as repeaters or bridges.

Most quality wireless routers and access points have a "Bridge" mode
setting, and have for many years. Some require a firmware update, others
don't.

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In <(E-Mail Removed) .com> on 7 Apr 2006
04:29:58 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>Sorry for messing up the terminology, but here's my situation. I've got
>one DLink wireless router hooked within my office LAN (with IP address
>192.168.1.100). It works fine - laptops are able to connect to it
>wirelessly.I have an additional router which I want to use to
>wifi-enable my home (which is about 40 feet away - but the concrete
>inbetween doesnt let the signal of the first penetrate).
>
>Now, can I have the second router configured in a such a way that
>
>(a) it has no ethernet wires attached to it
>(b) it serves as a 'repeater' of sorts to allow the laptops connecting
>to it to access the office network
>
>If so, how do I configure my 2nd router?
>
>Lemme know if my situation isnt that clear...

If your home and office share the same power system, my suggestion is
powerline Ethernet to connect your home access point to your office network.

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Leythos wrote:
> In article <OKednSErJ4nvH6vZRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
> says...
>
>>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>
>>>Sorry for messing up the terminology, but here's my situation. I've got
>>>one DLink wireless router hooked within my office LAN (with IP address
>>>192.168.1.100). It works fine - laptops are able to connect to it
>>>wirelessly.I have an additional router which I want to use to
>>>wifi-enable my home (which is about 40 feet away - but the concrete
>>>inbetween doesnt let the signal of the first penetrate).
>>>
>>>Now, can I have the second router configured in a such a way that
>>>
>>>(a) it has no ethernet wires attached to it
>>>(b) it serves as a 'repeater' of sorts to allow the laptops connecting
>>>to it to access the office network
>>>
>>>If so, how do I configure my 2nd router?
>>>
>>>Lemme know if my situation isnt that clear...
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Sid
>>>
>>
>> If the primary router can't transmitt a signal through the concrete
>>wall, how do you expect a second router to do so? Anyway, most routers
>>cannot be configured as repeaters or bridges.
>
>
> Most quality wireless routers and access points have a "Bridge" mode
> setting, and have for many years. Some require a firmware update, others
> don't.
>
Many Access Points have a bridge mode. Tell me of a router that has a
bridge mode.

jimbo

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In <FLidnbJv1axkcKvZRVn-(E-Mail Removed)> on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:55:59 -0600,
jimbo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Leythos wrote:

>> Most quality wireless routers and access points have a "Bridge" mode
>> setting, and have for many years. Some require a firmware update, others
>> don't.
>>
>Many Access Points have a bridge mode. Tell me of a router that has a
>bridge mode.

Turn off DHCP, and plug everything into the LAN side, leaving the WAN side
disconnected. Voila! Bridge mode.

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John Navas wrote:
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>
> In <FLidnbJv1axkcKvZRVn-(E-Mail Removed)> on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:55:59 -0600,
> jimbo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>Leythos wrote:
>
>
>>>Most quality wireless routers and access points have a "Bridge" mode
>>>setting, and have for many years. Some require a firmware update, others
>>>don't.
>>>
>>
>>Many Access Points have a bridge mode. Tell me of a router that has a
>>bridge mode.
>
>
> Turn off DHCP, and plug everything into the LAN side, leaving the WAN side
> disconnected. Voila! Bridge mode.
>

You get no cigar. All you have done is create an access point, not a
bridge. And OP said he didn't want any "wires" attached to the second
router.

jimbo

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In <nq6dnSYhyZ1KcqvZRVn-(E-Mail Removed)> on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:03:57 -0600,
jimbo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>John Navas wrote:

>> Turn off DHCP, and plug everything into the LAN side, leaving the WAN side
>> disconnected. Voila! Bridge mode.
>
>You get no cigar. All you have done is create an access point, not a
>bridge. And OP said he didn't want any "wires" attached to the second
>router.

That's nonetheless a *host* wireless bridge. If the wireless router has a
client mode, then you have a *client* wireless bridge. Bridging is
independent of how the wireless works.

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John Navas wrote:
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>
> In <nq6dnSYhyZ1KcqvZRVn-(E-Mail Removed)> on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:03:57 -0600,
> jimbo <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>John Navas wrote:
>
>
>>>Turn off DHCP, and plug everything into the LAN side, leaving the WAN side
>>>disconnected. Voila! Bridge mode.
>>
>>You get no cigar. All you have done is create an access point, not a
>>bridge. And OP said he didn't want any "wires" attached to the second
>>router.
>
>
> That's nonetheless a *host* wireless bridge. If the wireless router has a
> client mode, then you have a *client* wireless bridge. Bridging is
> independent of how the wireless works.
>
It's NOT a bridge. Your solution requires an ethernet cable between
the two routers. All you have with your solution is a second wireless
Access Point in the existing network.

jimbo