Hi
I want to do bassically this 👇👇
Internet <------> WiFi modem <----wireless----> old WiFi modem <------> PC
I want it to be wireless but i don’t even know if it is possible.
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Check if the modems have WDS bridging, then watch a techquickie video on how to set it up
I did that with a TP-Link RE655 WiFi repeater which has a LAN Port. Worked surprisingly well and I could even run some servers behind that setup.
Mesh or wireless bridge?
Just use tenda router. Almost all tenda router support wireless repeating.
Thank you everyone for your help. I noticed there is no WISP or repeater mode in my router settings so i need to do it with wires.
If your router is supported by a *WRT like DD-WRT you can use “Client Mode” or bridge mode and you can do what you want to do.
You only need the router connected to the computer to have *WRT.
Client Mode would create a separate LAN for the computer. Bridge Mode would bridge the LAN from the main router.
Or buy a wireless extender for your computer. My father-in-law has a Netgear one that I bought him. He uses his computer daily to work from home remotely. His PC from the router is about 8ft across the hall and 5ft to the right. Gets a good constant 300mb/s from our 500mbs plan. Also the router he’s getting signal from is a secondary router, not the main/ISP Router. He’s been working like that for 2 years now. Signal is great, even if doors in my room and his room are closed, or on weekends when the wifi is heavily used and he’s still working, no drops. Netgear
Or just buy a WiFi PCI card and actually install it in the PC. I guarantee you’ll get better performance and have less trouble than using an extender/bridge.
Ahh yes, but I’m my Father-in-law’s case, it’s a company desktop, so I couldn’t open the desktop and install the wireless card and install the driver without IT permissions and what not.
No clue about the setup but wires for the win! It’ll be a much better connection …
Have you looked into an “ethernet powerline adapter”? Basically ethernet over you electrical wiring of the building.
If your phone supports it, you could use usb tethering (share your phones internet connection through a usb cable).
Possible, yes. As others mentioned, wired is always better, but you could use the 2nd router (assuming it has the necessary functionality/options) in wireless bridge mode to accomplish what you want.
You may also be able to use MOCA adapters instead of a wireless bridge, depending on your needs. MOCA would connect an ethernet port on each router into a nearby coax jack in your home, and then you can bridge the second router that way without needing to do the bridge wirelessly.
This is exactly what I will have to do with the old house my dad bought. 👏
Those tplink waps can do it. I can tell by the picture the model. The setting you are looking for is the range extender, or client mode. Either will give you a wired connection from a wireless router that’s in range. The client mode is wireless to wired, the extender mode is wireless to wired plus an extra wireless signal. Usually named 2.4/5_EXT
No, just don’t. Mesh might work for a doorbell, but just no.
A good mesh works fine for most people if you set it up properly
Maybe, I work in enterprise WifI and we’d never use mesh, really all because of the unknown interference. A homeowner could have a wifi TV on the other side of a referigator and get a garbage signal because of the referigator. Re-word and say “if you get lucky”…
Well of course enterprises use a wired backhaul due to the sheer number of users and interference, but in most consumer networks and houses a well placed mesh can do wonders
You can do this with triband mesh routers. Tp Link has a few good options. However, your PC will be getting the short end of the stick because the 2nd router will have substantially reduced & erratic throughput without a wired or fiber backbone connection to the primary router
It is possible, in fact I had quite a few years that same setup to reach my living room, it depends on the model of your router, if it allows AP mode via wifi and if it does, it is a matter of configuration and you will get that connection you need because some routers only have AP mode via cable and not via wifi.
You can do this with some ubiquiti equipment. Their in-wall AP’s have ports on them for you to plug in devices, and you can wirelessly mesh them to other AP’s
This isn’t an ideal setup though. You really should wire your AP’s whenever possible.
You can do this but it will suck. May as well just put a USB WiFi dongle on your PC. If you can run a cable to your computer— or at least between the APs— do it.
There are purpose-built equipment for this.
1: P2P WISP such as Ubiquity Litebeam. the old Litebeam M5 is even compatible with 802.11 WiFi when airmax is turned off. My weapon of choice for performance.
2: Mesh routers. What seem to be the common man’s choice these days.
3: Routers that can do Repeater Bridge or Client/Station bridge mode. Easily doable with DDWRT firmware. I only.buy routers that can have DDWRT or OpenWRT because of capabilities like this. Super flexible. Netgear nighthawks and older linksys routers usually can run DDWRT.
4: “WiFi Extenders” or Repeaters with a LAN port.
Go with UniFi site to site instead of commodity waps.