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feed a usb wifi signal into a router?
i have a 500mw usb wifi card and can connect to a network with about a 50% signal. i have a linksys router with ddwrt on it. i tried repeater mode on the router but the signal is not strong enough to pick up. so i was wondering if i could somehow use my computer i am receiving the signal on and send it to the router via ethernet to rebroadcast it so i can pick it up on my other wifi devices??? thanks!
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10-26-2009, 09:20 PM
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Re: feed a usb wifi signal into a router?
Hi,
What is the model number of the router? Its possible to rebroadcast the wireless signal, What you need to do is configure the ICS in the 1st computer and connect the linksys router to the 1st pc lan port and configure the router as an AP. But the speed will be very slow. Regards, L8ians |
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10-26-2009, 09:50 PM
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Re: feed a usb wifi signal into a router?
thanks ill give it a try..i have 3 linksys wrt54g's..v8..TM.. and v.3 all with ddwrt firmware. i was reading a little about using a usb wifi adapter to turn your computer into a router. do you know if that will that be any faster? Thanks i'll let you know if this works for me...
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10-27-2009, 09:35 AM
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Re: feed a usb wifi signal into a router?
I'd just pick up an Ethernet equipped wireless bridge to connect directly to the router properly and eliminate ICS from the picture.
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10-27-2009, 05:55 PM
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Re: feed a usb wifi signal into a router?
can i configure a router running dd-wrt to be a wireless ethernet bridge? i tried the ics thing and i have no luck..it would be nice if there was a way to hook my computer up to the internet port on the router and my computer would just be like a modem.. im lost!! i have a 33ft usb extension so i guess ill just have to plug it into whatever computer im using and deal with no wifi on my iphone or htc touch...
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10-28-2009, 09:13 AM
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Re: feed a usb wifi signal into a router?
Yep, DD-WRT supports wireless bridge configuration.
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