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What's it called when you use a wireless router to connect to and extend another wifi network, and / or connect wired devices to the router to connect to that other wifi network? (I have my cable modem downstairs, providing a wifi network, I have a (Linksys EA2700) router upstairs that I want to connect to that wifi and have the desktop computer hardwired to it connect.)
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# ¿ Feb 12, 2016 16:47 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 03:06 |
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Antillie posted:You are describing a wifi bridge. While certainly possible it usually requires 3rd party firmware such as DD-WRT. Is there a better way (other than hardwiring) to connect a desktop, a NAS, and an IP phone upstairs to a modem / router downstairs? The desktop I could just get a wifi card for, but the IP phone and the NAS probably not.
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# ¿ Feb 12, 2016 18:34 |
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Inspector_666 posted:Before you put to much effort into this, know that wireless bridging/extension will pretty much never work as well as you want.
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# ¿ Feb 12, 2016 21:10 |
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Krakkles posted:Thank you. Based on this, I'm taking the suggestion above for powerline networking. Thanks all! Thanks again, everybody.
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# ¿ Feb 13, 2016 23:24 |
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This may not be the right place for this, so please suggest where else this might be relevant/answered, but I figured you guys would probably have good suggestions. Is there a good "HTPC-like" simple option that I could use as a ... Network endpoint, for lack of a better term? The basic functions I'd be looking for would be to be able to RDP (specifically with the windows client, so that likely limits me to running some version of Windows) to the box, RDP from the box to other computers on my home network, run some version of uTorrent or something like it, and run headless. I used to use a Dell GX280 for this, but it was noisy and slow, so I parted ways with it, but I'd like to set this back up. I'd like it to be less than a couple hundred bucks, but I'm willing to pay for quality, ease of use, quiet, etc. I'm not afraid of building, either, if that's a good option, I just don't even know where to start looking at parts.
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2016 08:13 |
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Rukus posted:Either one of Intel's NUCs or those Mini PCs you can find on Aliexpress.
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2016 08:49 |
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smax posted:Seconding the NUC, be sure to get one of the new ones (it'll have "i6" in the name). Coming Soon This is the one I was looking at, which seemed like it would probably meet my needs: Intel Boxed, NUC Kit, Nuc5ppyh Components, Silver with Black Top (BOXNUC5PPYH) Should I wait for the 6th gen? Is there a release date? (I'm not seeing one so far, but I'm still googling.)
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2016 13:38 |
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What's better? Airport base station + external hard drive or Time Capsule? Cost is no object, reliability and functionality are king.
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# ¿ Oct 27, 2016 01:35 |
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Edit: Nevermind, looks like no modem, just router. Recommended what's in the OP. Thanks anyway!
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# ¿ Sep 10, 2018 19:31 |
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Devian666 posted:Which Modem should I buy? Turns out I'm not the only one.
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# ¿ Nov 13, 2018 08:57 |
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sellouts posted:I have a 6183 you could try out? Just pay for shipping and if you like it kick me a few bucks? Worked flawlessly until I upgraded to gigabit. ... and I'm going to buy something not-Arris when it doesn't.
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# ¿ Nov 14, 2018 19:40 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 03:06 |
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I’m not at all sure where to ask this, but: are there IP desk phones that I can connect simultaneously to a google voice account and a Microsoft teams account?
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# ¿ Jan 28, 2021 04:46 |