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Originally Posted by danmpem If you are feeling like it, I would recommend daisy chaining a wireless router. Then get a few of these. These work on any computer regardless of OS or whether it's a desktop or laptop. The Zydas Wireless USB card is very inexpensive (well, on Ebay) and has served me well over the years. | How do you "daisy chain" wireless routers? I have a very nice D-Link DIR-655 that I used to replace a Netgear WNR834B that wasn't giving me quite the range I wanted. I'd love to set the Netgear up on the opposite (or midway) part of the house and get a longer signal range (essentially using it as a wireless repeater). But I can't figure it out, and you guessed it, Netgear support points me to D-Link and D-Link support points me to Netgear. |
You could buy a whole new repeater, but I have a theory as to what might work instead. It saves some money if you already have a second router.
A wireless bridge is an external wireless card that is plugged into a computer LAN card. The computer thinks its on a wired connection when, in reality, it's not.
If your D-link is going to be the one broadcasting a wireless signal, leave it the way it is. Buy a wireless bridge, and use it to establish a wireless connection to the router. Once its established, plug in into your Netgear router instead of a computer. The Netgear router should broadcast the connection it now has.
Now, this is in theory, and I would only recommend doing it if you can acquire a wireless bridge for really cheap. If you can't get one, then purchase a wireless repeater. It would be a good idea to buy a D-link brand repeater. That way you aren't sent in circles trying to figure out what to do.