| Hack: | Aligning Antennas at Long Distances | |
| Subject: | amplifying a wireless signal | |
| Date: | 2003-09-25 07:52:12 | |
| From: | anonymous2 | |
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I have two 802.11b wireless access point routers, is it possible to have one plugged into an ethernet port and for the other to pick up the wireless signal and share it without wires?
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amplifying a wireless signal
2003-10-08 15:43:02 anonymous2 [View]
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amplifying a wireless signal
2003-09-29 18:45:16 anonymous2 [View]
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Historically, consumer wireless AP's that supported bridging did so at the expense of being able to support clients also. That is, wireless AP's in "bridge" mode typically functioned as dedicated network bridges without support for "repeating" (serving wireless clients), effectively disabling their "access point" functionality.
Only recently, with the advent of WDS (wireless distribution services), has the latest wave of consumer-level 802.11 equipment begun to support bridging/repeating in earnest.
If you are purchasing new equipment, you can look at the Belkin 54g series (F5D7xxx). With the latest firmware, their routers and AP's support wireless bridging and repeating.
If you are using not-so-new equipment, consult the vendor to see if they have plans to support WDS in a future firmware release.