AirPort Base Station to boost reception, or as repeater?

sjcaguy · Feb 7, 2004, 02:08 PM

Okay, so I'm setting up a wireless network to stretch from my house to my neighbors house (super close by...small houses in a college town). The reception is not great next door at their place, and we're trying to find a cheap way to improve it.

The question is this: they have a standard AirPort Base Station which they aren't using (in a closet...so sad), and I'm wondering if there is a way to use it to boost the signal or function as a repeater of sorts. Does this make sense? Basically, I'm wondering if it has an ability to pull the signal from my house and improve it somehow for inside their house.

I'd appreciate any help on the matter. Thanks!

robotrenegade · 09:20 PM

Get one of these.
Dr Bott

::Edit::
Added Link

How to add antenna to old basestation

iEric · Feb 7, 2004, 09:25 PM

robotrenegade, does that really work??

mystixman · Feb 8, 2004, 12:18 AM

you can use it as a repeater. just set up the second airport to connect to the internet via WDS to the first airport.

sjcaguy · Feb 8, 2004, 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mystixman
you can use it as a repeater. just set up the second airport to connect to the internet via WDS to the first airport.

was this in response to my question, or the post regarding the antenna? if i CAN use the base station as a repeater, that would be awesome. does it make any difference that the router at my house is not an AirPort Base Station? It's a linksys router...

Thanks for your help!

robotrenegade · Feb 8, 2004, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iEric
robotrenegade, does that really work??

I've never done it but looks right to me. Its worth the chance.

robotrenegade · Feb 8, 2004, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sjcaguy
was this in response to my question, or the post regarding the antenna? if i CAN use the base station as a repeater, that would be awesome. does it make any difference that the router at my house is not an AirPort Base Station? It's a linksys router...

Thanks for your help!

Only if you have a static IP. I think you have to lock in the basestation to a IP address that dosn't change

Feb 7, 2004, 02:08 PM	#1
sjcaguy macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2003	AirPort Base Station to boost reception, or as repeater? Okay, so I'm setting up a wireless network to stretch from my house to my neighbors house (super close by...small houses in a college town). The reception is not great next door at their place, and we're trying to find a cheap way to improve it. The question is this: they have a standard AirPort Base Station which they aren't using (in a closet...so sad), and I'm wondering if there is a way to use it to boost the signal or function as a repeater of sorts. Does this make sense? Basically, I'm wondering if it has an ability to pull the signal from my house and improve it somehow for inside their house. I'd appreciate any help on the matter. Thanks!
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Feb 7, 2004, 09:15 PM	#2
robotrenegade macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Greenville,SC	Get one of these. Dr Bott ::Edit:: Added Link How to add antenna to old basestation Attached Images __________________ 15" i7 Macbook Pro Retina \| Mac OS 10.8 \| iPhone 5 Last edited by robotrenegade; Feb 7, 2004 at 09:20 PM.
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iEric macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada	robotrenegade, does that really work?? __________________ 13" MPA, 1.8 Ghz i7; TBD; 32 GB iPhone 4
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Feb 8, 2004, 12:18 AM	#4
mystixman macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA	you can use it as a repeater. just set up the second airport to connect to the internet via WDS to the first airport.
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