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Re: Extending a 2Wire DSL wireless modem/router
Hey hdc, did you get it to work? If so, how?
I'm dealing with the same thing. Not sure of the exact model number of the 2Wire unit, but I'm sure it's close.
So, if I would like to extend the range, and have the use of the wireless network be seamless throughout the house, if I were to get the Linksys WAP54G, set it up as an access point, set the SSID to the same one as is being used for the 2Wire unit, it would work? Should I get the WRT54G wireless router instead?
The way it's set up is we have adapters that use the powerlines in the house to extend the range. However, we want it wireless. So I would have one of the adapters plugged into an outlet in the kitchen (the only place that the wireless signal does not reach), plug the AP into that adapter, set the SSID to the same one as the 2wire, and I'd be good to go?
If that did not work, then I could just plug a WRT54G or WAP54G into the 2wire, and then have another WAP54G repeat the signal, and just disable the 2wire network. That would work, right? If I would use this setup, which unit should I get to plug into the 2wire router, the WRT54G or the WAP54G? |
