here's the answer.
whoever this Jack fellow is, he's good.
Peter

Hi

In order to be capable to communicate with the Main Router you need a
device (Wireless Router, or Access Point) that can be configured to
work in Client mode (Regular Access Point Mode would not provide
communication between two Wireless Routers/Access Points).

Most new Access Points can be configured as a Client.

very few Wireless Routers can be configured as a client.

Of the Brand name Entry Level Cable/DSL Routers

Buffalo Tech., some of the Belkin, and some of the SMC, 802.11g models
have the capacity to be configured out of the box as clients.

Linksys WRT54g v.1-4, and WRT54L models can be flashed with 3rd party
firmware and work as Clients.

These pages include more info concerning these issues.

http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html

http://www.ezlan.net/bridging

Regards.

Jack
pstock wrote:
> I am sure the answer to this simple and common question is buried in
> here somewhere. But I can't find it. can someone help.
>
> Since my maiin wifi router doesn't hit the front of my house, I am
> tryin to extend the range of my home WAN.
>
> One suggestion is to setup an access point to hit the front of the
> house. I've read and followed the Netgear instructions to do this but
> their example shows a wired connectino between the main wifi router and
> the AP, and then the PC connecting via wifi to the AP.
>
> This kind of defeats the purpose of things. I am trying to stay all
> wireless and avoid having to run a long ethernet cable across the house
> (or worse, pull it through the wall.)
>
> can an AP communicate to a wifi router via wifi?
>
> so, is it feasible to do:
> A) PC >wifi to> AP
> and
> B) AP >wifi to> main wifi router ??
> so all connections wireless?
>
> many thanks