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This question is incredibly similar, but DIFFERENT. so before you vtc, please hear me out.

I have my wireless router [router1] connected to my ISP.
I have a wireless network being broadcast from router1 through my house.
I have a computer in my living room [failbox] that does NOT have wireless connectivity.
I want to use a SECOND wireless router [router2], to 'catch' the network broadcasted by router1.
Router2 will then (hopefully) extend the network BY WIRE to failbox

how can I do this?

[Edit - To clarify any questions, the distance is too great for me to connect the routers by wire. The two routers have to be able to communicate with each-other by wireless only]

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Ender
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Yes, it's called a wireless bridge. Get an AP that supports being in bridged mode.

Also, this is off-topic. Take a minute to read the FAQ for the site that you are on before you post in the future.

MDMarra
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What you would need is a so-called "ad-hoc" wireless configuration, where two devices talk between themselves without a central access point to bind to; many wireless adapters support this, as this is typically used when you don't have an access point; some routers/APs support it too, so you maybe can configure the two routers to participate in the same wirelss network; but this strongly depends on those routers' features and configuration.

Also, if one of the routers can be configured as a wireless client, instead of acting as an access point, you could have it connect to the other one's network and achieve the same result. Again, whether this is actually doable depends on the specific routers we are talking about.

Massimo
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Depends on what wifi capabilities router2 has. If it can be turned into a wireless bridge, its possible, but most don't support this feature.

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