For the geeks - can 2 wireless routers talk to each other ?

I have a couple of Quest 2Wire 2700 HG-D DSL/Wireless routers
Is there a way to set them up in 2 different parts of the house so that they
talk to each other ?
This is to avoid having to run about 30 feet of RJ45 from the basement
to the 2nd floor

"D. A. Tsenuf" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>I have a couple of Quest 2Wire 2700 HG-D DSL/Wireless routers
>Is there a way to set them up in 2 different parts of the house so that they
>talk to each other ?

Check the web setup and see if these routers support WDS:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System>
That's about the only way they can effectively communicate without
either running CAT5 between routers and using one as an access point,
or converting one into a repeater.

> This is to avoid having to run about 30 feet of RJ45 from the basement
>to the 2nd floor

Only 30ft? Run the wire.

Incidentally, the connector is an RJ45. The cable is called CAT5.

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D. A. Tsenuf wrote:
> I have a couple of Quest 2Wire 2700 HG-D DSL/Wireless routers
> Is there a way to set them up in 2 different parts of the house so that
> they
> talk to each other ?
> This is to avoid having to run about 30 feet of RJ45 from the basement
> to the 2nd floor
>

Not likely. I'd consider running DD-WRT on a WRT54G (check the version
before jumping into it). You can use that device to bridge the
connection to your 2wire router.

But first, can you avoid this by installing wireless gear on the
computer/s at the 30' location? Can the 2Wire be moved closer?

Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> "D. A. Tsenuf" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>
>> I have a couple of Quest 2Wire 2700 HG-D DSL/Wireless routers
>> Is there a way to set them up in 2 different parts of the house so that they
>> talk to each other ?
>
> Check the web setup and see if these routers support WDS:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System>
> That's about the only way they can effectively communicate without
> either running CAT5 between routers and using one as an access point,
> or converting one into a repeater.
>
>> This is to avoid having to run about 30 feet of RJ45 from the basement
>> to the 2nd floor
>
> Only 30ft? Run the wire.
>
> Incidentally, the connector is an RJ45. The cable is called CAT5.
>

Darn, you got there before me Jeff.