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bridging between 2 routers

hulls
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bridging between 2 routers

Hi
I'm using the Zyxel router supplied for FTTC and also have lying around a Thomson 585vn that I had tried out.  Is there a way to bridge between these in order to extend my wifi network to my garage?
John
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hulls
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Re: bridging between 2 routers

Is that a "no" then?  Undecided
John
PeterLoftus
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Re: bridging between 2 routers

This may be helpful
see "Botched up a home network and it's working!" under  "Hardware" forum
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PeterLoftus
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Re: bridging between 2 routers

Strat
how do you do that? add the link I mean Huh
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whelpton
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Re: bridging between 2 routers

This is going to be hard without the forum creating a link.
Name you want to show here

Scratch that, it wasn't as hard as I thought!
hulls
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Re: bridging between 2 routers

Thanks
I'll have a look at that.  Ideally I'd like them to connect to each other wirelessly, but a cable (or homeplug?) would be a good second best.
John
PeterLoftus
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Re: bridging between 2 routers

If your like me you get most satisfaction from utilising kit lying around  Cool
if you Google "WIFI booster" you will see the kit you are thinking about. I think around £30 from Maplins  Shocked
But if you have the cable and the router or should I say switch  Wink
Peter
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hulls
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Re: bridging between 2 routers

Thanks Peter.
My son set this up now.  He can access the internet from his Macbook in the garage as he wanted.  router to homeplug, homeplug to router, and he has logged into the second router.  I'm not entirely sure how he set it up, because I haven't had a look yet, but oddly the second router doesn't come up on the DHCP list of the first one. I'm not too bothered as it works.
John