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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Yes it’s possible. I did it about 6 years ago. My router connected to PC didn’t support that functionality, but luckily it was compatible with DDWRT firmware. I installed DDWRT, configured it and didn’t touch ever again in 6 years.
No bad stop it.
Thrift store and check if router can support dd-wrt. Get dd-wrt on router, setup to connect to WiFi to 5ghz if your phone is able to get 5ghz where you’re at.
Configure dd-wrt router to connect to your WiFi as client bridge mode.
👌 was an easy $25 thrift store router find, then you’d have 3 extra ports for other devices and a repeater too if needed.
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It’s called a wireless bridge
Set up the router close to the computer as a wireless bridge
Just set old router to AP Client mode if supported, and You’re good to go.
got confused by the picture. got even more confused after reading the post.
IF i understood correctly, it seems like you want to connect your pc to the router with an ethernet cable but can’t run a long cable directly. Scrap the monstrosity you were planning on doing. if you wanted to use a cable for the performance then you ain’t getting that with what you were planning on doing. you might as well add a wifi card or an adapter to the pc and connect it directly to the router if the wifi signal is reachable.
A better option would be to use a powerline adapter. Keep in mind though that powerline adapters are a hit or miss depending on how good your power lines are and multiple other factors. You’ll never now if they’ll work unless you try it yourself. So buy one and if it turns out to be shit, return it. this is the cheapest and the most hassle free option.
Another option would be buy mesh access points. This is also a decent option but you’ll probably spend more than if you bought a powerline adapter.
so basically, buy a powerline adapter. If that doesn’t work, then you’re only option is mesh
Power lines aren’t shit or good, Jesus Christ…. It can be that different parts of your installation are on different phases of the power grid. Then you have to rely on the high frequency signal to propagate over the air to the other phases. This can be improved by letting an electrician install a phase coupler. Here in Germany it would be 30€ an half an hour of the electrician
Either route a cable from the first router(trust me it’s worth it) or just get a stronger WIFI dongle for the PC.
Yes, this is called WDS. Not usually the fastest or most reliable but it is possible.
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.
It’s possible and it will suck
Go with UniFi site to site instead of commodity waps.
I believe it would be the same speed and less reliable to do it this way than just connecting the computer to WiFi.