Hooking two wireless routers together

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Billybob51106

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This is my setup, I have my dsl -> Netgear WNDR3300 wireless router with a PC hooked up and a couple of laptops.

In the basement I am building a lab to learn Red Hat. I have no way of getting a drop down there without the wife beating me. Can I purchase another router and daisy chain them together?

-Bill
 
yeah, Just get a wireless bridge and new Router.. I have a setup in the basement wireless connected to my main upstairs wireless router... Still get high speeds, but all the benefit of having all my devices downstairs locally connected on N
 
Yes it is possible. One way to accomplish this is via WDS. Another would be to get a 2nd router that supports wireless client mode (kinda like having a wireless card in your computer). A 3rd option would be to get a wireless ethernet bridge, like those wireless gaming bridges (same thing, just a marketing term).

Netgear has clear instructions on how to set up WDS:
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2745

Setting up a router in client mode or getting a wireless ethernet bridge should be as simple as putting in your existing SSID of your wireless network and the WPA/WPA2 passphrase into the new router or ethernet bridge. It should connect up and then you connect your wired desktops/laptops/servers to the bridge or router and they are connected to your network.
 
I just took an Asus router, flashed it with DD-WRT and use it as a wireless AP. We have the interent downstairs, so that router just pulls its signal off our main router in the basement wirelessly so the PCs upstairs can get internet.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index
 
You may also try a wireless gaming adapter. You can configure them to connect to your wireless network then plug your server right into the adapter's Ethernet port. They can be had for <$20 on eBay.

Cheers!
 
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