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    Default Ethernet RJ45 to wifi bridge

    I have a wired connection up to my shed, and want to have wifi up there. I have tried a wifi extender (Netgear WN2000RPT), but due to the shed being colourbond, and the house being brick and approx 30M away, it was never very successful. Also the wifi extender I have, can't be used as a bridge, ie connected to my wired network to give me wifi out.

    Any suggestions for a suitable product for around the $100 mark? There are a few on ebay, but having no experience with the brands they have, at that sort of price, I thought I'd get some advice from the network gurus on here.



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    Could not be easier
    You have a wired connection to your shed
    Just use anything you have as an Access Point in the shed.

    AP / Old Router / Old WiFi Modem, what ever you have laying around will work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oceanboy View Post
    Could not be easier
    You have a wired connection to your shed
    Just use anything you have as an Access Point in the shed.

    AP / Old Router / Old WiFi Modem, what ever you have laying around will work.
    haha, would be easy if i had an old wifi router laying around LOL. Although I've never tried to use one just as a bridge.

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    Get that "Bridge" idea out of your head
    That is not what you are doing here.

    You are simply deploying an AP on the end of a LAN cable.



    You can connect it 2 ways

    1. By using the Router function in the product (it will do it all automatically)
    2. By using anyone of the LAN ports (Manually configure, keeps it on the same sub net that way, the preferred method)

    Back to your original problem getting WiFi out to the shed, i have been very impressed with EoP products in situations where WiFi and Running a Physical LAN cable was impossible.
    It is far superior to WiFi Bridges which halve your speed everytime.
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    Yeah, bad terminology on my part there. Bridge would be between two wired networks.
    But yes, that looks like what I'm after. Why isn't that easy when you go into a shop? They all wanted to either sell me another wireless extender, or a new wireless modem/router.

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    Probably because they have no idea
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    Quote Originally Posted by oceanboy View Post
    Probably because they have no idea
    Oh yea!!!!! aint dat der truth
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    Get yourself a Ubiquiti Unifi Access Point.

    This one

    Or this one
    Last edited by irwazza; 30-08-16 at 08:11 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oceanboy View Post
    It is far superior to WiFi Bridges which halve your speed everytime.
    WiFi bridges don't halve your speed..... Repeaters do.
    Last edited by irwazza; 30-08-16 at 08:18 PM.

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    Wont there be issues if you put a wireless router in the shed - which is already coming off of a router ? Wont there be dns/dhcp issues ? Or do you have to manually configure each item in the shed ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mods View Post
    Wont there be issues if you put a wireless router in the shed - which is already coming off of a router ? Wont there be dns/dhcp issues ? Or do you have to manually configure each item in the shed ?

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    Won't have issues if configured correctly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by irwazza View Post
    Won't have issues if configured correctly.

    So, turn off the dhcp ?

    I only ask as I have exactly the same issue as the OP myself. I have a computer in the house, and have run a cable to the shed. It then goes into a wireless router, but that's where the issues start. I currently have dhcp turned on, but am happy to manually configure it if that will solve the conflict issues.
    Or, if it's easier to just buy a wireless AP, then I am happy to do that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mods View Post
    So, turn off the dhcp ?

    I only ask as I have exactly the same issue as the OP myself. I have a computer in the house, and have run a cable to the shed. It then goes into a wireless router, but that's where the issues start. I currently have dhcp turned on, but am happy to manually configure it if that will solve the conflict issues.
    Or, if it's easier to just buy a wireless AP, then I am happy to do that.

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    Turn DHCP off on the router in the shed. That way your primary router will handle addressing. A wireless AP is ideal but the router will do what you require

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    Quote Originally Posted by irwazza View Post
    Turn DHCP off on the router in the shed.
    You can actually do it either way
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    I run exactly the idea above. Two netgear routers. One with dhcp off. No issues ever
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    Quote Originally Posted by oceanboy View Post
    You can actually do it either way
    He is struggling to set this up, turning DHCP off on the secondary router simplifies it.

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    Thanks guys for the info.

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