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wireless bridge experience

I know someone who wants to cover their entire home with wireless access, and wants to do it from *upstairs* (in a home with 2 levels as well as a basement..[3 levels?]) because they want guaranteed connectivity to their kids xbox360. he has leukemia, they dont want to lose the connection on it ever.

ive read a number of threads here where suggestions were made to use a couple of wireless routers, one with dd-wrt, and make a wireless bridge. i suggested to them this may be a possibility.

but im wondering how *Well* its would work, and would appreciate some input from people who have done this 🙂

they want the main internet connection and router upstairs by the xbox, need wireless access to the floor below, and into the basement.

i was wondering if a couple of buffalo routers could handle this. flashing it to dd-wrt is no problem, as ive done this with my own. im just concerned about the range/reliability factor.

can i use a buffalo WHR-HP upstairs, and turn one in the basement into a wireless bridge and cover the home pretty reliably? i would think so, and almost think just the HP alone would cover the place, but i dont have enough experience with wireless in bi-level homes to be sure, and the experience i *do* have has the router in a central location on the ground floor.

anyone faced a similar situation?
 
If possible, I would run one wireless router upstairs, and run a wire to the basement and put one there (only as an AP, not a router)
 
Originally posted by: nweaver
If possible, I would run one wireless router upstairs, and run a wire to the basement and put one there (only as an AP, not a router)

theres a chance its possible, and id rather that than a bridging them wirelessly, ill have to take another look at their house over the weekend to see if its doable or not

 
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