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Need to extend wi-fi (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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Part of my house gets little to no wi-fi and I want to get that covered properly. So, I have an Asus AX-86U router and was thinking about getting a newer BE one and making the old one the AP/mesh/whatever. I'm going to run a cable to the bad part of the house and I also want to be able to use the old router like a switch (it'll be by the TV and consoles). What's the best way to set that up?

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[–] wheresmysurplusvalue@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I did something like this maybe 10 years ago and it worked just fine after disabling DHCP on the one which is supposed to be just an AP.

One thing to double check, there are protocols for gracefully switching the AP your device is connected to as you walk out of range of AP1 and into range of AP2. You might want to check if that can be supported if your setup will have routers from 2 different brands. Otherwise, your phone will probably want to hang onto a weak connection even when you're close to the other AP. I'm not a networking person, so maybe this isn't a problem anymore.

[–] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

I'm getting another Asus and I've found the AP mode in the settings of the one I currently have so it shouldn't be too much of an issue.

[–] Snort_Owl@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

AP mode on asus router disables DHCP by default