On Fri, 16 Mar 2018, David Wright wrote: > On Fri 16 Mar 2018 at 10:24:36 (-0700), Don Armstrong wrote: > > The software might not support it, but if openwrt or ddwrt can run > > on the hardware, they should support bridging. > > I can make sure the router I buy can run openwrt or ddwrt, but it > would be handy to know if I need to buy two or whether the current one > can at least do the job at one end of the diagram.
It's likely that they can run ddwrt or openwrt, but you'd have to check. > > I suggest that you instead run the second router as a switch with an > > attached wireless AP instead, > > So you're saying that a router can run as a switch. This is presumably > by just ignoring the WAN port and using just the LANs?¹ Yes, assuming you disable the dhcp server on the second router. [Or you could bridging the WAN port into the lan bridge, and use all of the ports. You'll need openwrt to do that; most router firmware doesn't support that setup.] > And what does buying a WAP do that the wireless on the router can't > cope with? Nothing; my point was just that's what you should do with your existing equipment. [IE, totally ignore the router functionality of the second router.] > Let's just imagine there's a wireless-proof gauze screen between the > two halves of the house. One router in each half is up to the task of > covering its half but no more. At the moment, one half of the house > (ironically the side with the modem) has next to no coverage. > ¹ ie what's outlined in this one > http://smallbusiness.chron.com/setting-up-wireless-routers-same-ssid-68675.html Right; this is basically how you cover areas where a single AP won't cut it. -- Don Armstrong https://www.donarmstrong.com I would like to be the air that inhabits you for a moment only. I would like to be that unnoticed & that necessary. -- Margaret Atwood "Poetry in Motion" p140