XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: nospam@nospam.com   
      
   On Sat, 4 Mar 2023 20:41:44 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:   
      
      
   >> OK thanks. I don't think that's for me.   
   >   
   > I tend to agree ...   
      
   It took many hours last night but I have earned a newly found appreciation   
   for how WONDERFUL having a spare router can be, in that I can plug it in   
   almost anywhere in the house, and I get instant high signal strength there.   
      
   All I need is electricity and signal from somewhere (which can be either   
   the home router's access points, or any other access point around my home).   
      
   What took the most time this week was mainly in learned enough to DECIDE   
   what to do with the spare router, where I didn't know for the longest time   
   what the difference was between setting up the spare router "Wireless Mode"   
   as an AP, Adhoc, Client, Client Bridge, Repeater or Repeater Bridge.   
      
   While I first asked to set it up as a "dumb switch", I soon realized these   
   two were the most versatile options for extending the main router's range.   
   https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Client_Bridge.jpg   
   https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Repeater_Bridge.jpg   
      
   And of those, the more versatile option turns out to be a Repeater Bridge.   
      
   A Repeater Bridge has the following advantages.   
   [1] It can be placed anywhere there is enough signal from anything   
   [2] That signal can be from the main router or from a nearby access point   
   [3] There's no need for any wires (other than for the power supply)   
      
   What you gain with a Repeater Bridge wherever you plop it down, is   
   [1] You gain five Ethernet RJ45 ports for free (one is configurable)   
   [2] You gain a strong access point wherever you plop the Repeater Bridge   
   [3] I can't figure out even a single downside to a Repeater Bridge setup   
      
   Can you think of any downside to this approach for everyone to use?   
      
   Instead of throwing away this spare router, just by the act of turning it   
   into a Repeater Bridge allows me to plop it anywhere that has any signal   
   from any access point (not just from the main router's access points) and   
   instantly I get strong signal with no wires wherever I place it.   
      
   That's really nice!   
   What could be better than that!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)