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dclive

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I see from another post in the forums (and I've done it in the past) that getting a WRT-54G/GS going with a mesh network is trivial. I agree; it's easy. I need to do this with a wireless N network, no Apple Airport Extremes, and with at least one (bought and paid for) DLINK DIR-655 Wireless N router (running firmware 1.10, not 1.04 or earlier).

I have a large house and have a set of computers and printers on either side of the house. One side has the DIR-655, internet connection, etc. and the other side has a single computer with a wireless NIC in it - and I want to change that so that both that computer and a few other odds and ends on that side of the house are fully on the wireless network - with wireless N.

Is there an easy way to do this? I need Wireless N, and I need the ability to have multiple ports available, and I need to be able to turn off the computer (so running ICS on the computer itself is out of the question). I want a cheap little router....what's the best way to do this?
 
Using Dart-N for any thing but regular Wireless Router and Client computer is inflexible and expensive, there is No way around it.

The manufacturer to Not want to take the risk of using Darft (as in None Standard) and come out with inexpensive hardware that provides all the flexibility that is needed for elaborate Wireless networks.
 
Someone's doing it:
http://www.wifi-forum.com/wf/showthread.php?t=73982
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A cheaper solution is the SMCWEB-N it can bridge on 2.4ghz... (unfortunately antenna's are fixed can't be replaced) I'm currently using this with a Dlink dir-655 with WPA2 with 40mhz the trick to make it work is to manually set the channel manual-vs- autosync - and you can't hide the SSID (hiding SSID isn't a security measure anyway due to the MFP problem mentioned above) updated firmware from all vendors is a MUST.
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It's odd he mentions the DIR-655; I'm curious how he got that working. I'm guessing the SMCWEB-N handles the client setup all by itself, without formal WDS. Time to grab the manual...
 
Confirmed - the SMCWEB-N can act in client mode, hence doesn't need WDS, and should allow my ethernet clients on the faraway location to hop onto the wireless network. Hooray! My horrible DLINK USB Rangebooster N NIC can go back to Best Buy!

 
Client mode is more flexible than WDS, It does not need a WDS capable source. I think that the SMCWEB-N does Client and Not WDS.

You can make a WDS system like by using a Device in Client mode and feeding its Wire output with a short wire to a regular AP (or a Wireless Router as an AP) installed near it.

 
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