[TriLUG] Using my second router as repeater

[Andy Barnhart]

I would also find a different SSID on the repeater to be less confusing and
it seems that some devices also get confused. We have a wireless printer
that had issues with it. I ended up just getting a better router as it was
only a small area of my house I was having trouble getting to.


On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Shrenik Shah <ssshah5 at ncsu.edu> wrote:

> Hello Dave,
>
> Thanks for your input and good suggestions. Actually, I am travelling
> currently and I am in India right now. iBall might be limited to India
> only. I will have to check on the DD-WRT support as indicated by you. I
> just wanted to do some fun experiment stuff with the extra router. If it
> doesn't work, I will end up buying a repeater or something.
>
> Thank you,
> Sincerely,
> Shrenik Shah
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 1:48 AM, David Burton <ncdave4life at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > It'd be a lot easier to just buy a repeater. Intrex has the "Winstars
> > WS-WN518N2 300Mbps Wireless Repeater/Access Point, 802.11
> > b/g/n<http://www.win-star.com/eshop/goods.php?id=133>"
> > for $29.99. I've used it, and it was straightforward to set up, and seems
> > to work okay. The only annoying thing is the strange form factor, which
> > covers up an entire power outlet.
> >
> > Note that it "repeats" onto a different (configurable) SSID than your
> > primary network, unlike some other repeaters that I've seen. I think I
> > prefer this way. Repeaters that duplicate the main SSID result in a more
> > "seamless-looking" network, but they confuse me, and you're never really
> > sure what you're connecting to.
> >
> > I'd never heard of iBall or your iBall router before, but here's there
> > manual for it:
> > http://www.iballbaton.com/Download/84/iB-WRX150N%20-%20QIG.pdf
> > I don't see it in the DD-WRT supported device
> > list<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices>,
> > though it might work if it's a clone of something else.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 1:03 AM, Shrenik Shah <ssshah5 at ncsu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Everyone,
> > >
> > > I have 2 routers and I am in need of extending/boosting the range of my
> > > WiFi. I am thinking to use my second router as a repeater. I haven't
> done
> > > this before. Upon reading some online suggestions, it seems that
> > installing
> > > DD-WRT on the router can help me treating it as a repeater. I will be
> > using
> > > the iBall (iB-WRX150N) router as the repeater and my Belkin router will
> > > work as normal router.
> > >
> > > I would greatly appreciate any suggestions/pointers for this.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Shrenik Shah
> > >
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