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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hi

I want to do bassically this 👇👇

Internet <------> WiFi modem <----wireless----> old WiFi modem <------> PC

I want it to be wireless but i don't even know if it is possible.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It's called a wireless bridge

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Either route a cable from the first router(trust me it's worth it) or just get a stronger WIFI dongle for the PC.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Go with UniFi site to site instead of commodity waps.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You can do this but it will suck. May as well just put a USB WiFi dongle on your PC. If you can run a cable to your computer— or at least between the APs— do it.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I believe it would be the same speed and less reliable to do it this way than just connecting the computer to WiFi.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

There are purpose-built equipment for this.

1: P2P WISP such as Ubiquity Litebeam. the old Litebeam M5 is even compatible with 802.11 WiFi when airmax is turned off. My weapon of choice for performance.

2: Mesh routers. What seem to be the common man's choice these days.

3: Routers that can do Repeater Bridge or Client/Station bridge mode. Easily doable with DDWRT firmware. I only.buy routers that can have DDWRT or OpenWRT because of capabilities like this. Super flexible. Netgear nighthawks and older linksys routers usually can run DDWRT.

4: "WiFi Extenders" or Repeaters with a LAN port.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It’s possible and it will suck

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
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