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Your old router is a better dedicated access point than any mesh extender you can buy

Good Wi-Fi starts with good architecture.
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Your old router isn't trash, and one piece of software turns it into the best access point in your house

Every time I mention that you don't really need custom router firmware anymore, someone reminds me that OpenWrt is still going strong. While Broadcom refuses to open up its Wi-Fi drivers for use, ...
SlashGear

Router Vs. Access Point: How Are They Different?

When researching how to set up a Wi-Fi network, you're going to hear a lot of talk about routers and access points. While both help you connect to the internet, their roles in a network are ...
TweakTown

Using an old router as a DIY wireless Access Point

If you are anything like me, you have probably been through your fair share of wireless routers. You may even have a collection of them growing in your storage room, if you haven't gotten around to ...
Ars Technica

Extend WiFi with a 2nd router as an Access Point

- two rooms in the apartment get a really weak (if any) signal from the main router due to thick concrete walls - an Asus RT-AC66U is available to extend the WiFi into the other 2 rooms - a couple of ...
Ars Technica

DI-524 as access point.

I have a Dlink DI-524 router i would like to<BR>try to use as a access point. This router would be hooked to intel 865 motherboard's 10/100 ethernet port. Only the DI-524 would be connected on the ...