Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
There's nothing wrong with using the same SSID / password no. Devices should switch between routers when they use the same SSID, though they may not be very intelligent about leaving the weaker signal and joining the stronger signal. If the AP has the ability to set a "minimal power allowed" that can help but most consumer devices don't provide something like that. On 2018-07-12 6:53 PM, Winterlight wrote: So there is nothing wrong with using the same SSID and password as the primary wifi you are trying to extend? At 06:24 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: I use different SSID's on each access point usually. Just my habit lopaka On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:02 PM, Winterlight wrote: > > should a Access Point use the primary wifi SSID name but with a different > IP...or should it use a different SSID name? > > > > > At 02:36 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: > >> At 01:08 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: >> >>> Your method would work. I suggest checking to see if the router supports >>> DD-WRT and installing a version of that. >>> >> >> I checked at https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/ and my TEW-639GR isn't listed... >> so that is that. >> >> Thanks Chris. >> m >> >> >> >> It will generally allow you to >>> put in AP only mode even if the original version didn't have that option. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Winterlight < >>> winterli...@winterlight.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is >>> pluged >>> > into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP >>> Server >>> > in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks >>> > >>> > >>> >> >> >
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
So there is nothing wrong with using the same SSID and password as the primary wifi you are trying to extend? At 06:24 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: I use different SSID's on each access point usually. Just my habit lopaka On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:02 PM, Winterlight wrote: > > should a Access Point use the primary wifi SSID name but with a different > IP...or should it use a different SSID name? > > > > > At 02:36 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: > >> At 01:08 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: >> >>> Your method would work. I suggest checking to see if the router supports >>> DD-WRT and installing a version of that. >>> >> >> I checked at https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/ and my TEW-639GR isn't listed... >> so that is that. >> >> Thanks Chris. >> m >> >> >> >> It will generally allow you to >>> put in AP only mode even if the original version didn't have that option. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Winterlight < >>> winterli...@winterlight.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is >>> pluged >>> > into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP >>> Server >>> > in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks >>> > >>> > >>> >> >> >
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
I use different SSID's on each access point usually. Just my habit lopaka On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:02 PM, Winterlight wrote: > > should a Access Point use the primary wifi SSID name but with a different > IP...or should it use a different SSID name? > > > > > At 02:36 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: > >> At 01:08 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: >> >>> Your method would work. I suggest checking to see if the router supports >>> DD-WRT and installing a version of that. >>> >> >> I checked at https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/ and my TEW-639GR isn't listed... >> so that is that. >> >> Thanks Chris. >> m >> >> >> >> It will generally allow you to >>> put in AP only mode even if the original version didn't have that option. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Winterlight < >>> winterli...@winterlight.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is >>> pluged >>> > into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP >>> Server >>> > in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks >>> > >>> > >>> >> >> >
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
should a Access Point use the primary wifi SSID name but with a different IP...or should it use a different SSID name? At 02:36 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: At 01:08 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: Your method would work. I suggest checking to see if the router supports DD-WRT and installing a version of that. I checked at https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/ and my TEW-639GR isn't listed... so that is that. Thanks Chris. m It will generally allow you to put in AP only mode even if the original version didn't have that option. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Winterlight wrote: > In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is pluged > into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP Server > in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks > >
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
At 01:08 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: Your method would work. I suggest checking to see if the router supports DD-WRT and installing a version of that. I checked at https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/ and my TEW-639GR isn't listed... so that is that. Thanks Chris. m It will generally allow you to put in AP only mode even if the original version didn't have that option. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Winterlight wrote: > In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is pluged > into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP Server > in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks > >
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
I've got 3 routers doing similar. 2 are tomato firmware and the other is DDWRT. With base firmware there are likely to be more issues depending on the router and available settings. One is doing like the original poster suggested. The other 2 are routing VPNs on different subnet lopaka On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 12:10 PM, Thane K. Sherrington < th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > Yeah, that should work, but there might still be NAT settings you have to > change. > > T > > > On 12-Jul-18 3:13 PM, Winterlight wrote: > >> In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is pluged >> into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP Server >> in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks >> >> >> >> > > >
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
Yeah, that should work, but there might still be NAT settings you have to change. T On 12-Jul-18 3:13 PM, Winterlight wrote: In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is pluged into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP Server in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
Your method would work. I suggest checking to see if the router supports DD-WRT and installing a version of that. It will generally allow you to put in AP only mode even if the original version didn't have that option. On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Winterlight wrote: > In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is pluged > into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP Server > in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks > >
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
I usually set it as access point, let router get assigned network addy by using the WAN port to connect it to network (set for auto or you can manually assign addy & gateway), and disable DHCP assignment for wifi so it is handled by primary router. lopaka On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 11:13 AM, Winterlight wrote: > In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is pluged > into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP Server > in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks > >
[H] router as switch and wifi only
In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is pluged into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP Server in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks
