In a given neighborhood, there are 3 open access wireless networks, jojo, linksys and internetmad. Therefore you (the client) will operate in your own IP address space, which is different from address space the repeater connects to. Effectively the SSID network it connects to becomes your ISP. Unlike WDS, once you have this appliance setup, it will work with any open network.Īrchitecturally the repeater connects to another wireless router as a client, getting a single IP address via DHCP. This functionality is also known as Wireless Client Bridge, or Range Extender. This How-To provides step-by-step instructions for creating a Universal Wireless Repeater appliance: a device that you can place anywhere and it will wirelessly repeat the strongest signal, onto another wireless network (with or without security). That is NOT what these instructions are for! If you are in the wrong place, click here: Linking Routers See the wiki on linking routers if you wish to connect two routers in your home. These are OUT OF DATE instructions for creating a special UNIVERSAL repeater as explained below, not for linking the routers you own.

THESE ARE NOT THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING A REPEATER OR A REPEATER BRIDGE which is the normal way to link routers. A repeater is just a very normal client which, at the same time, can also be an access point, independent of the SSID and type of encryption used.

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