what i know : to extend wireless range of a wireless router is to attach an access point to it.
my question is about:
SSID
channel
encryption
all of this have to be the same on the 2 devices ?
if the channel has to be different, my (Atheros) wireless card has a fixed channel no. in its settings, so how to fix that ?
Thank you.
Full Version: extending wireless range ?
Yes, all of that needs to be the same because the device extending your range is actually on your network.
Your card is unlikely to have a fixed channel. It probably uses whichever channel (1-11) is being used on the network that you connect to. You need to worry about the channel at the router/AP level.
Your card is unlikely to have a fixed channel. It probably uses whichever channel (1-11) is being used on the network that you connect to. You need to worry about the channel at the router/AP level.
QUOTE (tain @ Nov 6 2008, 05:16 AM) 
Yes, all of that needs to be the same because the device extending your range is actually on your network.
Your card is unlikely to have a fixed channel. It probably uses whichever channel (1-11) is being used on the network that you connect to. You need to worry about the channel at the router/AP level.
Your card is unlikely to have a fixed channel. It probably uses whichever channel (1-11) is being used on the network that you connect to. You need to worry about the channel at the router/AP level.
Thanks tain for your fast reply and for the info.
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