D-Link 2750U as a Wireless Bridge

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Hey everyone,

I have been googling solutions to this dilemma but to no avail.:cry:

I wish to use my D-Link 2750U router to act as a sort of "repeater".

I live in a block of flats here at university and me and my friend decided to split the cost of an uncapped 4mbps line.

He lives relatively close to me (an apartment diagonal to me 1 floor underneath) and i can pick up his modems reception but only 2 bars of signal strength. Problem is that it wont connect at all.

I have a DLINK 2750U router laying around and I have done a little bit of research on bridging. I understand i could use an old router to work as a bridge in order to pick up a good signal strength from his primary router and sort of 'repeat' this signal to the DLINK router at which i can then connect my laptop and other devices in order to access internet etc.

Is it possible to do this?

If so, how do i do this?

Humblest of Regards,
Amith
 
I do recall it's not possible with this one.

But beyond that buy yourself a dedicated device and save yourself a LOT of pain and trauma.

Also this flat being downstairs I'm not sure you are going to have any luck with repeating to be honest, unless there is a very specific wall structure or stair well in place to facilitate it.

Just "seeing" his SSID isn't enough. You want at least 50% signal where the repeater is to connect from.
 
Drake2007 said:
I have the exact same router which I used as an extra AP by running an ethernet cable to another ADSL router. That is the only way to do it with this one, it will not work as a repeater as such.
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Yes you can do a wired bridge with pretty much anything.

A wireless bridge is a whole different story.
 
Yes and the title of the thread specifically states WIRELESS bridge.

So no idea why you even posted in the first place.

No, it is not possible. If you actually read the requirement.
 
falcon786 said:
Best solution will be for him to mount a wireless access point outside his window closest to your flat, this should cover both of you.
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True, but once you have to drill a hole for wires, it is better to connect by cable. 20m Etherent cable will cost between R50 abd R100.
 
Thanks for all the replies. I think, in that case, i might as well just get a dedicated device and avoid the hassles.

One more thing, would software like DD-WRT or Tomato work with this router so that the wireless process can be done? I checked on the site and the router is not listed as a supported device but they also specify that just because its not listed, does not mean it cant be supported. They told me to do a number of checks to see if the chipset is supported but that FCI site they refer me to is cluttered and messy.
 
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