XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: u9536612@gmail.com   
      
   On 2023-03-04, gtr  wrote:   
   >> The router's firmware would have to support that. Most OEM's don't offer   
   >> that option but you could check to see if 3rd party router firmware is   
   >> available for your specific model. dd-wrt, openwrt, and tomato are all   
   >> fairly popular.   
   >   
   > He's likely to need dd-wrt but it can be installed on most recent routers.   
   >   
   > As for the bridge versus the repeater this tries to explain dd-wrt's   
   > terminology but I find them both to be almost the same in practice.   
   > https://blog.flashrouters.com/2021/08/02/what-is-the-differenc   
   -between-client-bridge-wireless-repeater-modes-in-dd-wrt/   
   >   
   > How Does the DD-WRT Client Wireless Bridge Differ from Repeater Mode?   
   > "A Client Bridge links computers while a Wireless Repeater connects   
   > routers. If you are looking to extend wireless access to more remote parts   
   > of a home or office then use a Repeater. However, if you are looking to   
   > create a more seamless integrated network of computers without concern for   
   > extended wireless signal, then use a Client Bridge."   
      
   Assuming we're starting off with a soho router like the op seems to be   
   doing, then the way I look at the choice of setting it up as either a home   
   wireless repeater or as a home wireless client bridge is the bridge is   
   clearly the way to go over the repeater.   
      
   I'm assuming you're not connecting different subnets for this declaration   
   because if you're tying two networks together then you must use the bridge.   
      
   But if you're just trying to extend range inside a home on the same   
   network, then the wireless client bridge has what I understand to be a   
   speed advantage over the wireless repeater (assuming the same router in   
   both setups).   
      
   The wireless client bridge also can connect to just any old access point   
   inside your home (if you have them spread about that is) while the wireless   
   client repeater (as far as I'm aware) must connect to another router only.   
      
   If you have a PC with an Ethernet NIC, you can use the RJ45 output to   
   connect to either the wireless bridge or the wireless repeater so that's   
   the same there in terms of connected to a computer by wire to extend that   
   computer's range - but I'd use the bridge solely due to the faster speed.   
      
   In both cases you gain two new access points, where with the wireless   
   repeater, the router has two access points (5Ghz and 2.4Ghz) located in the   
   remote location but it's the same with the wireless client bridge since it   
   also has the same two access points since we're comparing the same router   
   set up in two different configurations.   
      
   In the end analysis, assuming you have a normal dual access point router   
   set up either as a wireless client bridge or as a wireless repeater, as far   
   as I can tell from thinking about it, both do the same job except the   
   wireless repeater is restricted to connecting to only another router (and   
   not another access point) and the wireless repeater is limited in speed.   
      
   That makes it a no brainer to extend signal in a home with an extra typical   
   router set up as a wireless client bridge, which you may need DD-WRT for.   
      
   I could be wrong because when I read the descriptions of the differences,   
   they don't sound anything like my experiences of using home soho routers as   
   wireless client bridges and as wireless repeaters.   
      
   Let me know if I'm wrong as I'm only basing this on experience where I have   
   a wired repeater and a wireless client bridge set up at this very moment.   
      
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