XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: nospam@nospam.com   
      
   On Sun, 5 Mar 2023 09:14:55 -0500, Newyana2 wrote:   
      
      
   >| Who wouldn't want extended range for free without cost or waste?   
   >| And who wouldn't want to save landfills from one more piece of waste?   
      
   >   That makes sense, *if* it really adds notable usefulness   
   > to re-use the old router. I didn't understand that you're   
   > going mostly wireless. I had bought a switch for adding   
   > more cables and thought that was what you wanted   
   > to do. I don't have any experience with wifi extending   
   > options because I simply don't use wifi. Sorry to confuse   
   > things.   
      
   Please do not apologize. I learned a LOT from this thread, and, from that   
   learning, I acquired a healthy APPRECIATION for how powerful routers are!   
      
   Even old routers.   
      
   I apologize that I started asking only how to turn the old router into a   
   dumb switch but then when I started learning what an old router could do, I   
   "moved the goalposts" to asking how to make it a more useful Repeater   
   Bridge.   
      
   It took most of the night last evening to set it up and debug why it wasn't   
   working the way it's documented, but I can simplify the final results that   
   it's WONDERFUL to be able to plug in a Repeater Bridge almost ANYWHERE in   
   your home that has "low signal" strength - and voila - it's fantastic!   
      
   No wires!   
      
   I put the spare router inside a cabinet in the kitchen powered up.   
   Then I tested it by connecting with phones and laptops in the kitchen.   
      
   Instantly I have a VERY STRONG wireless signal strength in that kitchen.   
      
   A wonderful versatility is that if I need a VERY STRONG signal somewhere   
   else in the house, or even outside the house (if it's not too far away),   
   I can just pick up that spare router and move it to that location.   
      
   Any location that is close enough to receive "some" signal from any access   
   point in the house (notice very clearly I didn't say the home router!), can   
   get instant HIGH SIGNAL strength simply by plopping the spare router there.   
      
   That's pretty useful don't you think?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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