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Old 03-27-2007, 03:59 AM
John Navas
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Default Re: 2nd Router or access point for wifi extension connected by network cable?

On 26 Mar 2007 05:37:44 -0700, fortstvincent@free.fr wrote in
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>In our house I have a broadband modem connected to a wifi router which
>I use to connect (by wifi) to the Internet on our only computer. We
>now have an office which is out of range of the wifi (30 metres and
>several stone walls). I have run a rj45 network cable to the office
>and plugged it into a LAN port on the house wifi router. Could someone
>tell me what I need to buy to be able to connect to Internet by wifi
>in the office, preferably without having to do any complicated
>configuration? For the moment I don't need to do any file sharing over
>a network, but I may need to in the fairly near future. Do I need a
>wifi access point or another wifi router (routers are slightly
>cheaper)?


Get a wireless router, and configure it as an access point, as described
in the How To below.

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