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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1012937" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>What I'm trying to do is, connect an older Airport Extreme Base Station (the "flying saucer" type) as a wireless bridge...getting it's wireless signal from my "Main" Belkin router.</p><p></p><p>If both routers supported WDS...then the setup would be much easier. The Belkin doesn't have WDS...but the older Airport Extreme Station does.</p><p></p><p>There's supposed to be a router firmware flashing program called DD-WRT (for compatible routers)...but this is only supposed to be used/needed on the router that is acting as the bridge:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/" target="_blank">How To Turn An Old Router Into A Wireless Bridge</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3628576" target="_blank">DD-WRT Tutorial 2: Extend Range with WDS - www.wi-fiplanet.com</a></p><p></p><p>Since the Apple Airport Extreme Base Station already supports WDS...it doesn't need to be flashed (and it isn't in the compatible router list for DD-WRT either).</p><p></p><p>As can be seen in the first link above using two non-Apple routers...what I want to do should be "doable"...but since the router that I'm using as the wireless bridge is an Apple product...the instructions don't directly apply...so I have to experiment until I get it right...but it's a pain in the neck!!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1012937, member: 56379"] What I'm trying to do is, connect an older Airport Extreme Base Station (the "flying saucer" type) as a wireless bridge...getting it's wireless signal from my "Main" Belkin router. If both routers supported WDS...then the setup would be much easier. The Belkin doesn't have WDS...but the older Airport Extreme Station does. There's supposed to be a router firmware flashing program called DD-WRT (for compatible routers)...but this is only supposed to be used/needed on the router that is acting as the bridge: [url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-an-old-router-into-a-wireless-bridge/]How To Turn An Old Router Into A Wireless Bridge[/url] [url=http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3628576]DD-WRT Tutorial 2: Extend Range with WDS - www.wi-fiplanet.com[/url] Since the Apple Airport Extreme Base Station already supports WDS...it doesn't need to be flashed (and it isn't in the compatible router list for DD-WRT either). As can be seen in the first link above using two non-Apple routers...what I want to do should be "doable"...but since the router that I'm using as the wireless bridge is an Apple product...the instructions don't directly apply...so I have to experiment until I get it right...but it's a pain in the neck!!!:( - Nick [/QUOTE]
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