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Here's my setup...
My cable modem is connected to a BEFW11S4 (ver. 3) wireless access point
router, which in turn is connected to a WSB24 wireless signal booster. I
have good coverage through most of the house, except now my wife wants to
use her laptop out on the patio on the opposite side of the house. There is
still a signal out on the patio, but it is extremely weak. Sometimes it
drops out entirely.
I was led to believe that I could set up *one* WAP11 as a repeater with the
BEFW11S4 to get better coverage. I later learned (after I purchased a
WAP11..I later took it back when I couldn't set it up to do what I wanted it
to do) that I actually need *two* WAP11's to do this.
Is this true? If not, how do I set up a WAP11 to work as a repeater with a
BEFW11S4?
I've called Linksys tech support (some phone-droid in India) and they also
told me I needed two WAP11's...that the WAP11 won't communicate with my
BEFW11S4 unless it's hard-wired to the unit. I find this hard to
understand. In essence, I have to *bypass* the wireless function of my
BEFW11S4 by setting it up with one WAP11, then set up *another* WAP11 to act
as a repeater for the first WAP11.
This just doesn't seem right. I talked to the resident guru on wireless
networks at Altex electronics and it didn't sound right to him either. He
said he's done this with D-Link equipment with no problems and can't see why
it shouldn't work with Linksys equipment.
What's the scoop on this?
Thanks in advance.
Here's my setup...
My cable modem is connected to a BEFW11S4 (ver. 3) wireless access point
router, which in turn is connected to a WSB24 wireless signal booster. I
have good coverage through most of the house, except now my wife wants to
use her laptop out on the patio on the opposite side of the house. There is
still a signal out on the patio, but it is extremely weak. Sometimes it
drops out entirely.
I was led to believe that I could set up *one* WAP11 as a repeater with the
BEFW11S4 to get better coverage. I later learned (after I purchased a
WAP11..I later took it back when I couldn't set it up to do what I wanted it
to do) that I actually need *two* WAP11's to do this.
Is this true? If not, how do I set up a WAP11 to work as a repeater with a
BEFW11S4?
I've called Linksys tech support (some phone-droid in India) and they also
told me I needed two WAP11's...that the WAP11 won't communicate with my
BEFW11S4 unless it's hard-wired to the unit. I find this hard to
understand. In essence, I have to *bypass* the wireless function of my
BEFW11S4 by setting it up with one WAP11, then set up *another* WAP11 to act
as a repeater for the first WAP11.
This just doesn't seem right. I talked to the resident guru on wireless
networks at Altex electronics and it didn't sound right to him either. He
said he's done this with D-Link equipment with no problems and can't see why
it shouldn't work with Linksys equipment.
What's the scoop on this?
Thanks in advance.