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Internet & Networking => Networking => Topic started by: fitted on October 21, 2012, 08:50:58 AM
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hello
I am connected to a secured wifi using a wireless tp-link adapter. I can access the router settings page but I can't reach the router for connecting an Ethernet cable. the router model is: TP-Link WR641G/WR642G
I have a TP-Link WR741ND router and I want to use it to extend the wifi. so this is not a case of 2 routers directly. because I can't connect the two routers with an Ethernet cable. is there a way to extend the wifi using the router I have?
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This link may help you extend your signal -> http://www.labnol.org/software/add-router-to-wireless-network/19716/
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If you feel like taking a plunge here, you can install an alternative firmware for your routers from DD-WRT http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index (http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index) (this includes flashing your routers, this can brick a router if not done right, and will make a router useless if bricked)
This will allow you to create a wireless repeater, a wireless bridge, and a few other things as well, eliminating the need for an Ethernet cable. The firmware only needs to be installed on the repeater, and not the main router that connects you to the internet.
With a solution like this, you would not need to run cable throughout your house.
Directions on how to create a wireless bridge from an old router http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge (http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge). Make sure your router is compatible before trying.
If you do not feel like using the DD-WRT, using Ethernet cable between routers and setting the one that does NOT connect to the internet as a access point will do the trick, as the link from a previous poster explains in detail.