[dorkbotdc-blabber] dear lazy web... wifi repeaters

[Alberto Gaitán]

Matt, no issues with overdriving the gain?

Jason, in bridge mode, the WT54G automatically joins a random access 
point, or do I set it to a specific one?


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On 6/25/08 10:55 AM, M@ wrote:
> I have a WRT54GL and I was having signal strength issues at home. I
> ended up upgrading the firmware to unlock the antenna strength option.
> 
> The firmware I am currently running is:
> Firmware Version: v4.71.1, Hyperwrt 2.1b1 + Thibor15c
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> M@
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> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Jason Schlauch
> <jason.schlauch at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Alberto Gaitán
>> <alberto.gaitan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> If I want to travel to a wifi-spotty area and want to increase my chances of
>>> being able to connect to open hotspots, can I buy a wifi repeater and
>>> automatically pair it to an (possibly weak) open accesspoint?
>> If you hack a Linksys WRT54G with the dd-wrt firmware you can
>> configure it to work in a "bridged" mode where your laptop connects to
>> the WRT54G (either wirelessly or via ethernet) and the WRT54G connects
>> to a remote access point.
>>
>> This allows you some latitude for hacking the hardware since you'll
>> probably be more willing to accept the risks associated with trashing
>> the WRT54G than you would your laptop.
>>
>> There are lots of WRT54G antenna hacks out there.  Google it.
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