2 Routers - 1 Network (less wires...) HELP!

[Meractik]

I wish to utilize two wireless routers instead of route cables around my house. The current wireless setup (aka 1 router, 1 modem) is in the living room, I wish to extend this signal into an office and utilize the router in that office more like a switch (just one that is not physically connected...) I want the two routers to talk wirelessly to each other but I also wish to be able to utilize the physical LAN ports on the one in the office to plugin network printers, Desktop PC, etc...

So here is the situation:

Current setup utilizing 1 router/ 1 modem is a surfboard modem and a Belkin N600 HD Wireless Router
running Tomato Shibby Firmware. Both 2.4Ghz and 5.0 Ghz are setup and broadcast on this router with Wireless Security as follows - WPA2-Personal AES (5.0 GHZ) & WPA-Personal AES (2.4 GHZ) *My laptop doesn't support WPA2*

I would like some assistance in figuring out how I could possibly utilize my secondary router (Netgear) in the office to connect to this Belkin router and sort of perform as a repeater/switch on the network..

I read the manual and see that the netgear has something called WDS (page 93 of manual) but it states that encryption needs to be either Off or WEP - I would like to keep security and have failed to get this to work.. I am assuming that if i input the MAC as directed that alone limits device accessibility which I am okay with as security but still I cannot get this setup right...

Any help anyone could lend is greatly appreciated, Ill be monitoring this thread often within the next couple days so I should be able to reply rather quickly..

Thanks!

 

[ch33zw1z]

What you need is a Wireless Bridge, or a DDWRT / Tomato compatible router to set up as a Client Bridge. This won't allow you to extend the wireless signal, but will let you get ethernet into the other room.

 

[Meractik]

What you need is a Wireless Bridge, or a DDWRT / Tomato compatible router to set up as a Client Bridge. This won't allow you to extend the wireless signal, but will let you get ethernet into the other room.

So you're saying the Netgear I am trying to utilize will not allow for me to setup a Wireless Bridge? What if I flashed it with Tomato firmware (assuming its compatible...)


maybe this? http://slickdeals.net/f/5622454-Tomato-beta-firmware-now-available-for-Netgear-N600-WNDR3400v1


Or what if i switched routers to place the netgear one in the living room and attempted to use the belkin one from the other room to be the wireless bridge? (its already running tomato shibby)

 

[VirtualLarry]

What you need is a Wireless Bridge, or a DDWRT / Tomato compatible router to set up as a Client Bridge.

This. I have something setup like this, with three E2500 Cisco routers with Shibby Tomato on them, running 5Ghz, using Wireless Bridge mode on two of them, and one of them running in AP mode.

 

[ch33zw1z]

So you're saying the Netgear I am trying to utilize will not allow for me to setup a Wireless Bridge? What if I flashed it with Tomato firmware (assuming its compatible...)


maybe this? http://slickdeals.net/f/5622454-Tomato-beta-firmware-now-available-for-Netgear-N600-WNDR3400v1


Or what if i switched routers to place the netgear one in the living room and attempted to use the belkin one from the other room to be the wireless bridge? (its already running tomato shibby)

I would just switch the routers around, only flash the N600 to tomato if required.

 

[Binky]

Consider spending a few dollars on a few Unifi units.

 

[Meractik]

I flashed the N600 with tomato shibby beta firmware, works like a charm - i had nothing to lose since I was not going to be utilizing the router if I didn't take the risk. Thanks for the input everyone.

 

[ch33zw1z]

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