Hello all,
New member here. I'm hoping you can lead me to the right board so I can get my questions answered. I did scan your long list of postings but didn't find anything that related to my immediate problem. This is where I need your help.
Task:
My task is to extend the range of my in-law's home wi-fi router so I can pick up its signal in my 3rd floor apartment located some 500 feet away. The distance is more or less in a straight line over farms and through a few trees. I have a high-gain antenna at the apartment that should compensate for any foliage attenuation. The antenna is directly hooked to a USB wi-fi adapter and the combination should be able to pipe the signal directly into my laptop. I also have an old Dlink DIR-655 router that has worked well for more than 10 years. I wish to configure the router as a wi-fi extender so it can extend the range of my in-laws router in my direction and allow me to pick up the signal in my apartment.
Step 1: Access 655's config screens so it can be reconfigured as a wi-fi extender.
Problem: I can't access the 655's config screens while the house router is online. For these initial steps my laptop is connected to the house router located just a few feet away via wi-fi signal. The 655 is connected to the laptop as well but via ethernet cable. If I disconnect said cable the laptop connects immediately to the internet allowing me to refer to the online videos (and this forum) that I am using for guidance. There is no connection between the two routers so they should not be interfering with each other, but yet they are.
The 655 has been 30-30-30 reset. I saved its configuration so I can restore it to its former use if/when that becomes necessary. Really, though, all I need it to do right now is become a wi-fi extender. I have a fair idea how to do that -- I just need to get to Step 1 first.
Can you assist me here?
Many thanks!
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Topic: Convert DIR-655 into Wireless Range Extender (Read 7540 times)