using usr9108 as wireless repeater with linksys WRT54G

[plodhi2002]

would like to use the USR9108 ADSL Gateway as a wireless repeater to extend the range of my Linksys WRT54G router so that I can use my wireless devices all over the house.

 

[bill001g]

It does not have that ability. You would have to load third party firmware. Normally I recommend dd-wrt but since this is a dsl device it is unlikely there will be a image. openwrt might have a image, they have non standard images where they load a non dsl code base into a dsl router...which of course makes the dsl not work which is not a issue in your particular case.

The key to remember is a repeater will degrade the signal for all devices in the house. You trade performance for coverage.

 

[plodhi2002]

It does not have that ability. You would have to load third party firmware. Normally I recommend dd-wrt but since this is a dsl device it is unlikely there will be a image. openwrt might have a image, they have non standard images where they load a non dsl code base into a dsl router...which of course makes the dsl not work which is not a issue in your particular case.

The key to remember is a repeater will degrade the signal for all devices in the house. You trade performance for coverage.

 

[plodhi2002]

the usr9108 in wireless section can be selected as wireless bridge instead of AP, so I was wondering if I selected this mode and using 'bridge restrict' enabled put the MAC address of the WRT54G in the usr9108's selection box and choosing the same SSID name as on WRT54G would that work?

 

[bill001g]

When you run it as a wireless bridge it is only half of a repeater. It will connect to the main router via wireless and bridge the signal to the ethernet ports. You would need a second device acting as a AP to take the ethernet signal and connect to user running wireless signals. Years ago a repeater was a client-bridge and a AP in a single box and it had 2 independent radios.

Now days repeaters are software based but because they only use a single radio they double the amount of traffic as well as any interference etc.