Comments on: How To Turn An Old Router Into A Wireless Bridge http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:48:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jorge Sierra http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-438235 Jorge Sierra Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:51:57 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-438235 What you want is to set up the wireless bridge as a repeater bridge. You’ll see it in the DD-WRT options.

]]> By: Bob H http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-438228 Bob H Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:42:18 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-438228 The wireless bridge talks wirelessly to the AP. Can a laptop talk wirelessly to the bridge? Or does it have to be hard wired? The diagram shows three devices connected to the bridge – can they be wireless?

]]> By: Jorge Sierra http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-438227 Jorge Sierra Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:30:19 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-438227 I’m afraid I still don’t understand what exactly it is you want to do. Do you want to set up a separate SSID for the bridge? Do you want the wireless bridge to broadcast the same SSID as your main wireless router?

]]> By: Bob H http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-438216 Bob H Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:13:35 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-438216 I mean could I plug in a wireless router into the wireless bridge so I have a wireless network where the bridge is?

]]> By: Jorge Sierra http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-438210 Jorge Sierra Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:36:58 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-438210 You should be able to just directly connect the laptop to the wireless bridge with an ethernet cable. Just plug it into one of the ports (not the Internet/uplink port).

]]> By: Bob H http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-438020 Bob H Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:08:42 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-438020 This is the exact setup I need except I need to connect a laptop wirelessly to the wireless bridge portion of the network. What do I need to plug in to the wireless bridge so I can connect to it wirelessly? Thanks. Great article!

]]> By: shawn http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-437327 shawn Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:12:43 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-437327 Would it work if I use another brand wireless router to create as a bridge?

Currently, I have an Netgear router and a Lynksys lying around and i’m thinking of using the lynksys as a bridge.

Thanks Shawn

]]> By: Jorge Sierra http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-436153 Jorge Sierra Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:55:47 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-436153 I’m not sure. That happens with my (shitty) AT&T 2Wire DSL router. I have a couple of DD-WRT routers connected to it via wireless, but they do not show up in the connected device list.

]]> By: Dr Y Adam http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-436150 Dr Y Adam Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:48:12 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-436150 Hi.

Why does the name of the wireless bridge not show up as “Attached Devices” in my main router. Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Dr Y Adam http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-435399 Dr Y Adam Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:51:23 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-435399 Hello. Just checked DHCP server and it was already disabled. All is well then. Thanks once again.

]]> By: Jorge Sierra http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-435395 Jorge Sierra Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:30:08 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-435395 I don’t think it is disabled by default. You may want to disable it on the DD-WRT bridge if you already have DHCP running on your main router. Having two DHCP servers running on the same subnet can cause a world of pain (especially when you don’t realize that’s what the problem is).

]]> By: Dr Y Adam http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-435392 Dr Y Adam Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:20:38 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-435392 Hi. Thanks. All sorted. Working like a dream. Quick question though: Is DHCP turned off by default in DD-WRT router? Regards.

]]> By: Jorge Sierra http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-435391 Jorge Sierra Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:17:15 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-435391 No, the first three from left to right. Something like 192.168.1.10

]]> By: Dr Y Adam http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-435387 Dr Y Adam Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:36:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-435387 Hi. Thanks for prompt reply. Do you not mean “the last three sets of numbers need to be the same.”

Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Jorge Sierra http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/#comment-435383 Jorge Sierra Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:06:24 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7288#comment-435383 The DD-WRT router needs to be on the same subnet, so the first three sets of numbers need to be the same. Change your DD-WRT router to 192.168.1.x. Just be sure you don’t select a number that is already in use by another computer.

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