Hi
I want to do bassically this 👇👇
Internet <------> WiFi modem <----wireless----> old WiFi modem <------> PC
I want it to be wireless but i don’t even know if it is possible.
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No bad stop it.
Those tplink waps can do it. I can tell by the picture the model. The setting you are looking for is the range extender, or client mode. Either will give you a wired connection from a wireless router that’s in range. The client mode is wireless to wired, the extender mode is wireless to wired plus an extra wireless signal. Usually named 2.4/5_EXT
Possible, yes. As others mentioned, wired is always better, but you could use the 2nd router (assuming it has the necessary functionality/options) in wireless bridge mode to accomplish what you want.
You may also be able to use MOCA adapters instead of a wireless bridge, depending on your needs. MOCA would connect an ethernet port on each router into a nearby coax jack in your home, and then you can bridge the second router that way without needing to do the bridge wirelessly.
This is exactly what I will have to do with the old house my dad bought. 👏
Check if the modems have WDS bridging, then watch a techquickie video on how to set it up
I did that with a TP-Link RE655 WiFi repeater which has a LAN Port. Worked surprisingly well and I could even run some servers behind that setup.
Just use tenda router. Almost all tenda router support wireless repeating.
Thank you everyone for your help. I noticed there is no WISP or repeater mode in my router settings so i need to do it with wires.
No clue about the setup but wires for the win! It’ll be a much better connection …
If your router is supported by a *WRT like DD-WRT you can use “Client Mode” or bridge mode and you can do what you want to do.
You only need the router connected to the computer to have *WRT.
Client Mode would create a separate LAN for the computer. Bridge Mode would bridge the LAN from the main router.
Have you looked into an “ethernet powerline adapter”? Basically ethernet over you electrical wiring of the building.
If your phone supports it, you could use usb tethering (share your phones internet connection through a usb cable).
Or buy a wireless extender for your computer. My father-in-law has a Netgear one that I bought him. He uses his computer daily to work from home remotely. His PC from the router is about 8ft across the hall and 5ft to the right. Gets a good constant 300mb/s from our 500mbs plan. Also the router he’s getting signal from is a secondary router, not the main/ISP Router. He’s been working like that for 2 years now. Signal is great, even if doors in my room and his room are closed, or on weekends when the wifi is heavily used and he’s still working, no drops. Netgear
Or just buy a WiFi PCI card and actually install it in the PC. I guarantee you’ll get better performance and have less trouble than using an extender/bridge.
Ahh yes, but I’m my Father-in-law’s case, it’s a company desktop, so I couldn’t open the desktop and install the wireless card and install the driver without IT permissions and what not.
Mesh or wireless bridge?
I did exactly that about 15 years with 2 Linksys routers to connect an original xbox (they had no wifi). One router was flashed with DD-WRT to support client bridge mode to allow this to work but there are probably other routers that support this natively without flashing its firmware.
I would not recommend this solution unless it’s the only solution. Preferred solution will always be to be 100% wired, if it’s not possible, put the device on the wifi directly.
For a PC, if you can’t run a cable, why not just buy a WIFI PCI-E card or even WIFI USB dongle?
I do this with a mesh setup and it works fine. Everything else is connected to a different wap. I used to buy WiFi dongles for my desktop but they always go bad after a couple years (even the pci WiFi cards). A quality brand mesh with Ethernet ports work better and longer than a WiFi dongle. I have even had good experience streaming steam games from the desktop to a steam deck, which was also connected to the mesh devices.
When renting you don’t always have luxury of being able to run cable. You have to get a bit more creative.
You’ll have a rock solid connection to the first AP and then a shitty wireless connection to the router and then a rock solid connection to your ISP
Will it work? Yes. But you’re not gonna get the latency nor speed you think you’ll get on your PC.
Set up the router close to the computer as a wireless bridge
got confused by the picture. got even more confused after reading the post.
IF i understood correctly, it seems like you want to connect your pc to the router with an ethernet cable but can’t run a long cable directly. Scrap the monstrosity you were planning on doing. if you wanted to use a cable for the performance then you ain’t getting that with what you were planning on doing. you might as well add a wifi card or an adapter to the pc and connect it directly to the router if the wifi signal is reachable.
A better option would be to use a powerline adapter. Keep in mind though that powerline adapters are a hit or miss depending on how good your power lines are and multiple other factors. You’ll never now if they’ll work unless you try it yourself. So buy one and if it turns out to be shit, return it. this is the cheapest and the most hassle free option.
Another option would be buy mesh access points. This is also a decent option but you’ll probably spend more than if you bought a powerline adapter.
so basically, buy a powerline adapter. If that doesn’t work, then you’re only option is mesh
Power lines aren’t shit or good, Jesus Christ…. It can be that different parts of your installation are on different phases of the power grid. Then you have to rely on the high frequency signal to propagate over the air to the other phases. This can be improved by letting an electrician install a phase coupler. Here in Germany it would be 30€ an half an hour of the electrician
MoCa adapter or power line adapter.
Just set old router to AP Client mode if supported, and You’re good to go.