<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Brian Mathis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brian.mathis+ale@betteradmin.com" target="_blank">brian.mathis+ale@betteradmin.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Jim Lynch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ale_nospam@fayettedigital.com" target="_blank">ale_nospam@fayettedigital.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I think you can also configure dd-wrt to provide access to additional<br>
WiFi clients beyond the reach of the main router (hybrid client / AP<br>
mode) but I haven't done that either and I don't think that's available<br>
in the stock firmware.<br>
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OK I have more experience with Tomato, but I'll try to install dd-wrt on this router. In any case I won't lose any capabilities. I'm guessing a wifi device, especially the one in the router can act both a master and a slave at the same time? Meaning it can connect to the building router and also serve wifi to other devices at the same time?<br>
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Jim.<br></blockquote><div><br><br></div></div></div>Rarely can you have a router act as both an access point and a client, unless it actually has 2 separate radios (like one on 2.4GHz and another on 5GHz).<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">This brings up the question of why do you need to provide a wireless access point to your clients, only to bridge it to the other wireless network? All the airwaves are the same, so why not go directly to the main WiFi AP? If there's something preventing you from doing this, there's likely a reason and you should be working with those in control to get the access you need directly on the existing wireless.<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">On the other hand, it's very simple to setup a router running something like Tomato to act as a wireless client, and then bridge the wired network connections to the wireless, so if you only need to connect wired devices, it's fairly simple.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
</font></span></div><span><font color="#888888"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br clear="all"><div>❧ Brian Mathis</div>
<br></div></font></span></div></blockquote><div><br></div>You can do what brian stated if you want to take a wireless connection and give the wired devices internet access.<div><br></div><div>If you're trying to extend the wireless network, it's best to use the model of extender that is compatible with the existing wifi access points [use linksys extender with a linksys AP, etc...]. There exists universal wifi extenders but as others have stated, they have issues and can be tricky.</div>
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