Madcow: Thanks, I think I'll go with that. Justin: So a bridge is something I'd connect to with a hardwire cable and then the bridge would seek out my wifi? Am I understanding that correctly?
When we're talking about a bridge or using custom router firmware, it's a second device. So you would connect to the bridge (or modified router) with an Ethernet cable and the bridge would wirelessly connect to your router in the basement. It's fairly simple to set up, I'm not super technical but I do have a lot of IT…
+1 for Justin's suggestion of a bridge, you don't need DDWRT though, you could buy a bridge like this one [ame="http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Wireless-4-Port-Bridge-TEW-640MB/dp/B004FMI3DA"]Amazon.com : TRENDnet 300 Mbps Wireless N 4-Port Media Bridge TEW-640MB (Piano Black) : Electronics[/ame] Doing it this was allows…
Custom Firmware, basically means installing a custom/os/rom/software that is not provided by your manufacturer, while the hardware you bought is crippled by software, but is capable of much more, ie: bridging etc. In many cases the "bridge" I have suggested to you is the same hardware as some routers, but charged at a…
If you have an extra wifi router sitting around you could load DD-WRT on it and set it up as a client bridge, here's a tutorial. That's what I use, my whole office is plugged into one router that connects via wifi to the ATT U-verse modem in the living room. It might even be worth it to look into buying a router and…
correct, typically all you have to do is put the network name & password into the bridge via it's web interface. The custom firmware I mentioned earlier will unlock a router giving it the ability to work as a bridge, that's if you have an extra router or two laying around like I do. The risk of flashing custom firmware is…
I see a pci-e 1x slot (the little white one), that is typically what wifi cards will use. What wifi card did you get? I still say you should have gone with a bridge.
what's the prob? My biggest issue was that I forgot the IP address of my bridge and IPCONFIG wouldn't display it when I was hooked up to it. I eventually figured out it was 192.168.1.6, typed that into my browser and was able to set everything up from there.
I wish I could fix my wireless bridge... now I have no TV as my sat receiver needs an internet connection. I have no idea how I set it up and the routers weren't really ideal to begin with :/ But the powerline adapters they have on sale here ain't cheap either.