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Can I use router-to-router??
I currently have a wireless router at the broadband cable entrance point downstairs, serving 3 machines, and a wire going upstairs (Mixed win xp and 98). I need to provide wired service to about 3 sites upstairs *and* wireless coverage upstairs (too far from the downstairs router). It was suggested that for upstairs I need a wireless access point and a switch. My question is whether I can instead use another wireless router upstairs, with its DHCP service turned off? (For details, it's a d-link di-614 router downstairs).
I've tried this once before, and indeed couldn't make the upstairs machines see each other by TCP/IP, and had to add NETBEUI just so they could share, (which introduced other problems). Is there some understandable reason why you can't hook a router to a router, even disabling all its firewall functions?
Also, should the wireless points be set to the same channel and SSID or different?
Thanks.
I've tried this once before, and indeed couldn't make the upstairs machines see each other by TCP/IP, and had to add NETBEUI just so they could share, (which introduced other problems). Is there some understandable reason why you can't hook a router to a router, even disabling all its firewall functions?
Also, should the wireless points be set to the same channel and SSID or different?
Thanks.
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If your router has defective firmware, contact the vendor. It is not realistic to expect someone to develop fixes for nothing.
And yes properly working wired to wireless bridge router would work. Netgear does not work. Linksys with the add on firmware does. Dlink is unknown.
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