On Sun, 2010-07-04 at 13:20 -0500, Donovan wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Brian Wall <kc0iog at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Elvedin Trnjanin <trnja001 at umn.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> I used the client mode for wireless networks to connect several devices that were not WiFi capable to a much larger network. The real-time bandwidth monitor is occasionally useful as well if you have Comcast.
> >
> > I had a thought, and I can't tell if it's possible.. can you set one
> > up to be a repeater (full client and AP mode at the same time)?  I've
> > thought about doing this as a cheap way to extend the range, however
> > from what I've seen you can only do one or the other.  This I would
> > require 2 units, which makes the problem less interesting.
> >
> > Brian
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> You sure can.  We've set these up as repeaters as we had nothing but
> trouble with the so-called "range extenders" from any manufacturer.
> This kept a very solid connection for a client of our's who was
> pushing wireless out to his garage.  It takes some tinkering to get
> going and I don't remember the exact method but it definitely works.
> 

Lifehacker just did a howto on using DD-WRT to set up a repeater a few
weeks ago:

http://lifehacker.com/178132/hack-attack-turn-your-60-router-into-a-600-router

Paul