Wireless routers as bridge?
 

Anyone know how difficult it would be to use 2 wireless routers like a bridge? One is a linksys, the other a d-link. The purpose would be to share an internet connection, and not so much access the other computers.

Any ideas would be appreciated!


-Colin

to share a wireless connection?! you just need that (1) router. your choice of the both.

or am i missing the idea here?

There's a computer that only has an ethernet card, and I want to plug that computer into one router. I'm just being cheap and not getting wireless for that computer if i can figure out how to bridge them.

It would depend on whether or not the routers can go into bridge mode, or if one of them can act as a "client".

For example, the Linksys WAP11 can work as a bridge or a client.

If you have one AP that can be a client, just configure the one hooked to the gateway PC to be a standard access point, and the client-capable AP on the other end.

If the Linksys unit is a BEFW11S4, it can only act as a standard access point, and can not be a bridge or a client.

which of the two routers that you have is/are wireless?

most wireless routers that i've seen, either made my d-link or linksys, have rj-45 (ethernet) jacks on them in addition to the antennas.

which model of the stated router do you have?

"If the Linksys unit is a BEFW11S4, it can only act as a standard access point, and can not be a bridge or a client."

That's what i have :(
The D-link is a 614+

Option B: how much is a really long ethernet cable?? :)

Thats the whole point with wireless. Get a wireless Card for the pc thats far away.....

Or is it that you are cheap(im cheap too) and already have these to wireless routers and was hoping to use the pair to connect? Well that wont work with the routers you have.

A wireless PCI adapter can be had for 10 to 30 bucks. You can easily sell one of those wireless routers for that much.

attar81, the linksys you mentioned has a built in router right? it's a wireless router. meaning it itself can act as a bridge between 2 networks, thus allowing you to share the internet connection.

don't use the d-link. take the line from your cable/dsl modem and plug it into the wan/internet port on the router. set up that router as per the instructions that came with it and both of your comps, or more, can share the connection via wireless.

and if you still need cat5 cabling, where do you live? i have a spool of 1000' and can cut you a custom length for like 5 bucks considering you don't take all 1000'.

oh, nevermind, just saw...UConn...forgive me, i'm a tard. but hey, if you're willing to pay for shipping charges, probably like 2 bucks, i'll cut it still