Ars Technica

Dedicated AP vs routers in AP mode?

Moving for the first time in nearly 20 years - going from a large mostly 1-story house to a 4 floor townhome with heavy insulation between floors. I've used a PC running a firewall distro (IPFire) for ...
Ars Technica

WLAN AP in Bridge mode behind router: websites loading slow and incomplete

I am stumped at this problem. I have 2 customers. Both use a FritzBox (popular german router) as their router and both have DrayTek WLAN Access Points connected via Ethernet. The APs are configured in ...
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Here's How to Turn Your Old Wi-Fi Router Into an Access Point

Even if it works well, most experts recommend replacing your Wi-Fi router every five years. Instead of trying to convince ...
CNET

Want To Improve Your Wi-Fi Connection? Try Transforming Your Old Router Into a Wi-Fi Boosting Access Point

Don’t toss your router just yet. Here are simple steps for using it to improve the Wi-Fi signal of your new equipment. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...