Router into a Receiver

[Chodam]

I am not sure where to post this so I thought General Hardware would be the place to start.

I just built my new computer and I had to put in a wireless card because the modem and router are too far away.
Needless to say since they are far away my signal strength is not so great I lag all the time in LAN games.

So my question is.
Is there a way to turn my old wireless G WRT54G router into a receiver so I can get a better signal?

or is there something else I can do to improve it.

 

[engiNURD]

Your best option is to run a CAT6 wire to your PC from your router.

You can try all these amplified antennas and what not, but wired is always better than wireless for online gaming. LAN games? everyone else is hooked up to your router except you? hehehe.

 

[Dangman]

So my question is.
Is there a way to turn my old wireless G WRT54G router into a receiver so I can get a better signal?

or is there something else I can do to improve it.

Wait, so you now have one new router and one old router (the WRT54G) correct? Assuming that's the case, you can install DD-WRT on the old Linksys router, set it to bridged mode and hook it up to your PC. It'll be a giant wireless adapter at that point.

 

[gwarren007]

On my WRT54GL I use Tomato - Very nice!!