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#102933 25-May-2012 23:13
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I have a Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3700
PC and printer attached to N600.
Portable devices use the wifi.
All is working well.
The N600 is upstairs.
I have a need to operate a laptop downstairs, which must operate via a LAN (for enterprise security reasons) and not via wifi.
What I wish to do is to acquire a wireless router for downstairs where I can attach a cable from the router to the laptop.
The connectivity between the upstairs N600 and the downstairs router is wireless.
My question is;-
Is it doable?
What type of router do I look for?
Any suggestions of a comparable make/model for the above setup.
Thanks

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  #630572 25-May-2012 23:45
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Any router will work just fine



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  #630611 26-May-2012 08:38
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I'm actually a little confused.

Are you wanting to connect a laptop to an ethernet port (WiFi disabled?) which then has a wireless connection to the router upstairs?

If so you don't want a router because that's not going to help you one bit. You need to buy a wireless bridge or a wireless AP capable of running in bridge mode, something most do these days.


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  #630633 26-May-2012 10:11
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I'm actually a little confused.

Are you wanting to connect a laptop to an ethernet port (WiFi disabled?) which then has a wireless connection to the router upstairs?

If so you don't want a router because that's not going to help you one bit. You need to buy a wireless bridge or a wireless AP capable of running in bridge mode, something most do these days.

Correct.. I want to connect a laptop to an ethernet port (and not wifi) downstairs.. and the gadget downstairs what ever it might be, connects wirelessly to the modem router upstairs.
Your suggestion of wireless bridge or a wireless AP capable of running in bridge mode looks to be the answer.
Do you have a make model to get me started looking?
Many thanks



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  #630649 26-May-2012 11:05
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Most of the TP-Link hardware supports client mode - you should be able to pick something up for $45 or so


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