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Wireless Bridge
09-04-2011 9:39 AM
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I'm new to this forum but an age old plusnetter. . .
My Question is if anyone has any thoughts. . .
I have a thompson t585v8 and would like to know if it is possible to use this router in a wireless bridge setup?
My second router to act as a bridge can be another thompson router or a d-link, I can get access to both.
Cheers,
Ed.
Re: Wireless Bridge
09-04-2011 10:45 AM
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Re: Wireless Bridge
09-04-2011 2:28 PM
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I've never had cause to use the forums up until now, either plusnet have helped me 1st hand or the tinterweb provided the answers.. . .
but plusnets response to my query above is "they do not support advanced features"
Has anyone created a wireless bridge using std plusnet routers ?
Re: Wireless Bridge
10-04-2011 2:28 AM
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I don't think the router is configurable that way through the Web interface, though if you are feeling adventurous - and know what you are doing - it might be possible to do it via telnet and the command line interface.
Re: Wireless Bridge
10-04-2011 7:59 AM
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3Mb FTTC
https://portal.plus.net/my.html?action=data_transfer_speed
Re: Wireless Bridge
10-04-2011 8:27 AM
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Re: Wireless Bridge
10-04-2011 9:06 AM
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Re: Wireless Bridge
10-04-2011 10:20 AM
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Re: Wireless Bridge
10-04-2011 10:45 AM
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However I would expect that the Thompson cannot be configured to work the way you want.
Re: Wireless Bridge
10-04-2011 11:30 AM
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Quote from: fourfourdevon Only one side of a wireless bridge needs special configuration. For the first AP the second that forms the bridge just looks like a normal client.
Even if you want to run both using the same SSID and/or on the same subnet?
Re: Wireless Bridge
10-04-2011 11:41 AM
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When you make a bridge all traffic either side of the bridge will be on the same subnet.
There is no problem running multiple AP's with the same SSID, but as I say, I don't think in this case that is what you want to do...
You would be far better off using something like wireless extender homeplug (still not the fastest, but faster) or a wired network between the AP's if what you are trying to do is extend the wireless range.
When you said bridge, I thought you meant bridge, i.e. to get networking from one side of something to another, not wireless extender, if you want wireless extension you are far better off using wireless extension technology.
Re: Wireless Bridge
11-04-2011 7:36 AM
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I was also thinking of home plugs as a solution but the downstairs and upstairs are on separate ring mains so have been told that this may be an issue.
Re: Wireless Bridge
11-04-2011 1:19 PM
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Since you do want a bridge, than there is no need for the second wireless to be an AP at all, it just needs to be a client of the first AP.
This is quite advanced functionality for home routers, and from comments here the Thompson is anything but advanced.
You could try this dedicated bridge device from Linksys others are available, I purchased a Netgear one several years ago.
Re: Wireless Bridge
11-04-2011 1:39 PM
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11-04-2011 1:42 PM
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