Access Point or Client? Want Client Please Help Me!

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georgeberz
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 17:41    Post subject: Access Point or Client? Want Client Please Help Me! Reply with quote
I have a Linksys e4200 running as my main router with ddwrt big.

I want to hook up 3 kids computers across the house and was thinking of making one wireless router into a client? to access the linksys e4200 wirelessly then plug the 3 kids computers into 3 of th e4 ports on the back of a TP link router.

So I would like to install ddwrt on a TP link Wr743nd router, done installed...

How do I go about making it into a client, I have installed ddwrt on it fine and I see a place to change from access point to client, but is dosent seem to show me any wireless routers to connect to, Am I on the right track...

Is that possible am I thinking correctly?

Thank you

George
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madman999
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 18:16    Post subject: Reply with quote
i think you need to go to the wireless security tab and configure it to connect to your main router using the same ssid, channel and security password(as if you were simply connecting another wireless client like a laptop).

what should happen is then you can go to the sysinfo page wireless tab and verify that you are connected to your main router.

your secondary router should get an ip address via dhcp from the main router for it;s wan.

even though the 3 wired pcs will have a different ip address range from the 2nd router all traffic should pass through to the main router and get to the internet.

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american40
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:18    Post subject: Can you give more detail? thanks Reply with quote
Can you give more detail on setting it up from scratch? thanks
Malachi
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:27    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Bridged
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