DD WRT Wireless Repeater Suggestions

[lunaoso]

A few months ago I "hacked" my Linksys WRT54G v.(8 maybe? I'll check if its needed). I successfully put DD WRT or it and set it up as a repeater for my other Linksys router. It's been working fine for the most part, but the problem is in the "fringe" area, where devices kinda of have signal from the normal router, but would benefit from switching to the repeater, as the signal is iffy. I've been trying to find a solution for a few months, to try and figure out how I could get all of my devices to switch over to the repeater at this "fringe" area. I know a lot of people here are pretty good at this kind of stuff, so I figured someone may be able to give me a solution if there is one.
Thanks in advanced!

PS- Wasn't sure if this would fit more in the Peripherals or the Apple TV/Home Theater. Mods feel free to move it if necessary.

 

[blueroom]

Why not start by upgrading that ancient G router.

 

[lunaoso]

Why not start by upgrading that ancient G router.

Lol, just reusing the old router. The "non-repeater" is an N router. The repeater was just an easy setup to install DD WRT so I decided to reuse it, just for the outer reaches of my home.

 

[lunaoso]

So is there no way to fix this? It's somewhat annoying as this "fringe" area is in places around the property where wifi is used a lot.

 

[waw74]

if you can run an ethernet cable (powerline networking will also work) you might have better luck

on your mac, get istumbler, verify that both your base stations are broadcasting. you should see them both in the list of networks

also on your mac, alt-click the airport icon. the BSSID is the mac address of the base station's wi-fi that you are connected to. this will let you verify that you are connected to the repeater and not the main.

when in the fringe area, try turning off wi-fi on your laptop and then back on, see if you connect to the repeater.