Using Router as a wifi extender problem.

MrJunez · October 24, 2019

So as the title states i wanna have this old netgear router as a wifi extender so that my room can have wifi signal and so that i can run short ethernet cables to my pc. So ive connected the router throught its lan port via ethernet to the other router. my problem is when i try to connect to the old router it leaves me to connect to my main router instead of the old router im using as a extender. also i couldnt change its ip from 10.0.0.1 because of it saying its messing with something in the WAN Area which i have no idea about. How can i fix this? Im also learning cyber security so when i monitor my traffic all that comes up is ips that say who is who is something like that in wireshark

LIGISTX · October 24, 2019

I think it would really depends on the router, but your going to want to plug your "old router" which is your "new range extender" into your PC. Don't have your PC plugged into anything else, or on wifi. This way when you go to 192.168.1.1 for example, you get the "new range extender" your looking for. You should be able to change its IP in the webUI somewhere, but without knowing and seeing which you have and the WebUI, I have no idea how to help ya with that.

Also though, your saying you want to run short ethernet runs to the PC, I don't really understand what your trying to accomplish. You won't be able to use your "new extender" as a wifi to ethernet bridge unless it has the firmware to do that, or there is a DD WRT firmware for the router your using which would likely allow you to set up "more advanced fun things" like that. So, if you plan on running a wire to your PC, why not just run it from the original router, not this new extender in a wifi->ethernet bridge?

MrJunez · October 24, 2019

42 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

I think it would really depends on the router, but your going to want to plug your "old router" which is your "new range extender" into your PC. Don't have your PC plugged into anything else, or on wifi. This way when you go to 192.168.1.1 for example, you get the "new range extender" your looking for. You should be able to change its IP in the webUI somewhere, but without knowing and seeing which you have and the WebUI, I have no idea how to help ya with that.

Also though, your saying you want to run short ethernet runs to the PC, I don't really understand what your trying to accomplish. You won't be able to use your "new extender" as a wifi to ethernet bridge unless it has the firmware to do that, or there is a DD WRT firmware for the router your using which would likely allow you to set up "more advanced fun things" like that. So, if you plan on running a wire to your PC, why not just run it from the original router, not this new extender in a wifi->ethernet bridge?

the WebUI is the old webUI of netgear like this one in this image https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiXpfrW_bPlAhVMU98KHbOUBD4QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fkb.netgear.com%2F120%2FHow-to-configure-a-NETGEAR-DSL-Modem-Router-for-Internet-connection-with-Smart-Wizard&psig=AOvVaw1b_x8zHJ299F6Pv4c4lA-o&ust=1571975084082970

also reason why i wanna run a short ethernet cable is because my router is to far. its in my mothers room and i have several devices to connect to the internet but the signel is poor in my room to be able to connect to that router my main one that is.

LIGISTX · October 24, 2019

1 hour ago, MrJunez said:

the WebUI is the old webUI of netgear like this one in this image https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiXpfrW_bPlAhVMU98KHbOUBD4QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fkb.netgear.com%2F120%2FHow-to-configure-a-NETGEAR-DSL-Modem-Router-for-Internet-connection-with-Smart-Wizard&psig=AOvVaw1b_x8zHJ299F6Pv4c4lA-o&ust=1571975084082970

also reason why i wanna run a short ethernet cable is because my router is to far. its in my mothers room and i have several devices to connect to the internet but the signel is poor in my room to be able to connect to that router my main one that is.

If you could run a single wire from the main router to your new one, you could use it as a wireless access-point and a switch... But if that isn't possible, im not sure you can configure the router you have to receive a wifi signal and bridge that to its ethernet ports... You would have to google your specific router and see what the interwebz has to say.