XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: nospam@nospam.com   
      
   On Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:41:36 -0600, Char Jackson wrote:   
      
      
   > Every router with more than one LAN port has an Ethernet switch built   
   > in, almost always a 5-port switch where the 5th port is internally   
   > connected to the router section.   
      
   I found out that you're right that the DD-WRT software I flashed has an   
   option to turn the now unused WAN RJ45 port into a usable LAN RJ45 port.   
      
   Repeater Bridge DD-WRT Setup > Basic Setup > Network Setup > WAN Port >   
   Assign WAN Port to Switch = checkbox   
      
   That makes all five ports (4 LAN + 1 WAN) RJ45s into usable LAN ports.   
      
   Yesterday I finished setting it up as what DD-WRT calls a Repeater Bridge.   
   https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Repeater_Bridge.jpg   
      
   My plan is to plop that Repeater Bridge (inside or outside) wherever I need   
   stronger signal (if it has enough signal from any access point nearby).   
      
   Not only does that "new" Repeater Bridge give me instant strong signal   
   anywhere I plug it in, but it also gives me those five Ethernet ports   
   I had asked for when I first opened this thread.   
      
   One of those five Ethernet ports could be useful to plug a pc into if the   
   pc doesn't have a wireless NIC but if it only has an Ethernet NIC instead.   
      
   That way the Repeater Bridge also adds Wi-Fi to a pc.   
      
   All this is for free.   
   [1] Instant high signal strength for wireless devices like phones & laptops   
   [2] No wires other than the need for the power connection   
   [3] Five Ethernet ports   
   [4] Connects to any access point (not just to the one main home router)   
      
   I'm trying to think of a downside to having set up the spare router as a   
   Repeater Bridge, and I just can't think of any. Is there any downside?   
      
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