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ddockery   01-16-2003 at 03:42:10 AM

I currently have 2 Netgear MR814 Wireless cable/dsl routers with built in 4 port hub. One of these is still unopened, and I don't want to open it unless this will work properly... Can I use one as my main router, then share that same connection with the other router wirelessly? Basically, I want one upstairs to connect to the cable and connect to 3-4 machines. The other will reside downstairs and connect to my home theater devices. Can this be done, or so I have the wrong hardware?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Drew

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kwebb68   01-17-2003 at 04:23:13 PM
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No, you'll need a dedicated workgroup bridge like the WET11 or an AP that has a WGB mode, what most SOHO AP's call "Client mode". The only caveat there is this can be proprietary. The WET11 is "supposed" to associate to any Vendors AP.

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ddockery   01-17-2003 at 04:33:07 PM
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So basically, I'd be best served by getting a Netgera bridge then, correct?

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kwebb68   01-17-2003 at 07:23:59 PM
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If they make a workgroup bridge then that would certainly be one of your choices. They don't make dedicated bridges and you wouldn't want one if they did anyway. A netgear AP that has a "client mode" or something like the WET11.

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