Wireless Network

Hey,

I moved house a couple months ago, and now I'm trying to get everything set up properly. I have a small network (3 PCs/2 Xboxes) which operates mainly by ethernet. However, as it goes all the computers need to be kept in the room with the phoneline to access the network. This in itself isnt a huge problem, except that my flatmate whos room everything is in has a very different waking schedule to me, and has now started going to bed a lot earlier than I do. This basically meaning that I have to go through, and be without the net until he gets up. As I have difficulty sleeping until about 6, this is beginning to get to me.

We've spoken to our landlord, but we are completely banned from running any cables through the rooms. I'm looking to find a way to use a second router to work as a bridge to the other room.

In the flat we have a NetGear 834GT router connected, and 3 BT Home Hubs, and a Belkin router in the cupboard (long story). All of these work well enough. Is there a way I could set one of these to connect to the netgear wirelessly and allow my computer to connect to the network via its ethernet LAN.

Thanks anyone who can help.

 

It is very hard to find a Wireless Router that would do Client Mode as is.

Some Routers (Linksys 54G, Buffalo 54G line and few more) can do Client if flashed with free 3rd party firmware.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation

Otherwise buy a Linksys WET54G.

See also this page.

Wireless Bridging - http://www.ezlan.net/bridging.html
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