Two linksys WRT54G's working together?

I have a linksys WRT54G connected to my cable modem, in my office at one end
of my house. A couple of PCs are wired to it, as well as a wired 4 port hub
at the other end of my house. I use a wireless laptop as well. The area
near the 4 port hub gets lousy or no wireless signal. Can I use an
additional WRT54G connected to the hub at that end to improve things? Or
must I go with a WAP54G or WRE54G? The WRT54G is the cheapest alternative,
but the possible config issues worry me. Thanks much!

newbie wrote:
> I have a linksys WRT54G connected to my cable modem, in my office at one end
> of my house. A couple of PCs are wired to it, as well as a wired 4 port hub
> at the other end of my house. I use a wireless laptop as well. The area
> near the 4 port hub gets lousy or no wireless signal. Can I use an
> additional WRT54G connected to the hub at that end to improve things? Or
> must I go with a WAP54G or WRE54G? The WRT54G is the cheapest alternative,
> but the possible config issues worry me. Thanks much!
>
>

Most wireless routers can be configured as wireless access points. Some
wireless routers can have the wireless broadcast turned off. I am not
familar with Linksys so I don't know for sure about the WRT54G. And I am
not sure if you can have two wireless access points on the same network.

Good luck, jimbo

At one point I tried wiring a 2nd WRT54G to the main one, to work as an
access point only, but failed miserably. Somehow "turning off DCHP" wasn't
enough. The WRE is designed to do nothing but receive a wireless signal and
amplify it, however it is pricier than the other options.


"jimbo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> newbie wrote:
> > I have a linksys WRT54G connected to my cable modem, in my office at one
end
> > of my house. A couple of PCs are wired to it, as well as a wired 4 port
hub
> > at the other end of my house. I use a wireless laptop as well. The
area
> > near the 4 port hub gets lousy or no wireless signal. Can I use an
> > additional WRT54G connected to the hub at that end to improve things?
Or
> > must I go with a WAP54G or WRE54G? The WRT54G is the cheapest
alternative,
> > but the possible config issues worry me. Thanks much!
> >
> >
>
> Most wireless routers can be configured as wireless access points. Some
> wireless routers can have the wireless broadcast turned off. I am not
> familar with Linksys so I don't know for sure about the WRT54G. And I am
> not sure if you can have two wireless access points on the same network.
>
> Good luck, jimbo

I suppose you need the "repeater" function for your application. If
you want both wireless devices to broadcast but one just amplifies the
signal, I would guess that a router will not work. (As you have
discovered.)

Good luck, jimbo

newbie wrote:
> At one point I tried wiring a 2nd WRT54G to the main one, to work as an
> access point only, but failed miserably. Somehow "turning off DCHP" wasn't
> enough. The WRE is designed to do nothing but receive a wireless signal and
> amplify it, however it is pricier than the other options.
>
>
> "jimbo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsfadnUoOcrZVHyDeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>newbie wrote:
>>
>>>I have a linksys WRT54G connected to my cable modem, in my office at one
>
> end
>
>>>of my house. A couple of PCs are wired to it, as well as a wired 4 port
>
> hub
>
>>>at the other end of my house. I use a wireless laptop as well. The
>
> area
>
>>>near the 4 port hub gets lousy or no wireless signal. Can I use an
>>>additional WRT54G connected to the hub at that end to improve things?
>
> Or
>
>>>must I go with a WAP54G or WRE54G? The WRT54G is the cheapest
>
> alternative,
>
>>>but the possible config issues worry me. Thanks much!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Most wireless routers can be configured as wireless access points. Some
>>wireless routers can have the wireless broadcast turned off. I am not
>>familar with Linksys so I don't know for sure about the WRT54G. And I am
>>not sure if you can have two wireless access points on the same network.
>>
>>Good luck, jimbo
>
>
>

"jimbo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Most wireless routers can be configured as wireless access points.

Really?

The three i have got could not and the last one: an EDIMAX 6104 pretended to
do, but could not neither.

Which (affordable) WR, with AP feature and possibly with an integrated DSL
modem, would you recommend?
Can it also connect to other brand AP's?

Michel Firholz wrote:
> "jimbo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsfadnUoOcrZVHyDeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>>Most wireless routers can be configured as wireless access points.
>
>
> Really?
>
> The three i have got could not and the last one: an EDIMAX 6104 pretended to
> do, but could not neither.
>
> Which (affordable) WR, with AP feature and possibly with an integrated DSL
> modem, would you recommend?
> Can it also connect to other brand AP's?
>
>
>

Any D-Link or Netgear wireless router can be configured as an access
point. All it takes is to turn OFF DHCP. I am using a Netgear in that
mode right now. The Netgear is connected to one of the ethernet ports
of a D-Link wired router. The D-Link is connected to my cable modem
and is the "main" (Gateway)router. The Netgear only provides extra
ethernet ports and wireless access. And be sure you give the access
point (Netgear in my case.) a unique IP address. My D-Link is
192.168.0.1. Netgear default is also 192.168.0.1 so I changed it to
192.168.0.2.

Good luck, jimbo

"jimbo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EtidnefQTL8b9V_enZ2dnUVZ_v-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Michel Firholz wrote:
>> "jimbo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> newsfadnUoOcrZVHyDeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>
>>>Most wireless routers can be configured as wireless access points.
>>
>>
>> Really?
>>
>> The three i have got could not and the last one: an EDIMAX 6104 pretended
>> to do, but could not neither.
>>
>> Which (affordable) WR, with AP feature and possibly with an integrated
>> DSL modem, would you recommend?
>> Can it also connect to other brand AP's?
>>
>>
>>
>
> Any D-Link or Netgear wireless router can be configured as an access
> point. All it takes is to turn OFF DHCP. I am using a Netgear in that mode
> right now. The Netgear is connected to one of the ethernet ports of a
> D-Link wired router. The D-Link is connected to my cable modem and is the
> "main" (Gateway)router. The Netgear only provides extra ethernet ports and
> wireless access. And be sure you give the access point (Netgear in my
> case.) a unique IP address. My D-Link is 192.168.0.1. Netgear default is
> also 192.168.0.1 so I changed it to 192.168.0.2.
>

We probably were speaking about two different thinks.
I thought about a WR configured as an access point _client_ to forward the
wireless network to another wired island with no wired link between the two
routers.