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I'm going to be moving in the next month. The new residence will have Wi-Fi available. My current network setup involves:
- modem
- router
- desktop PC (wired)
- laptop PC (wireless)
- printer (wired, can be USB or wireless)
- NAS (wired)
- router
The modem is one provided by my ISP, the router is a D-Link WBR 1310.
If I use the provided Wi-Fi at my new location, is there a way my router can use the wireless signal to serve my computers, printer, and NAS?
(It may be possible for me to keep my own Internet service, but at the new location, which I believe would nullify the issue, I need to investigate that idea.)
UPDATE: I appreciate the responses so far. I'm not much on network terminology or technology, so having this assistance available is great. I'll add some clarifying remarks here:
- I'll be a tenant in a house, the owners use passworded Wi-Fi and will give me access. I don't imagine it will be heavily loaded.
- My laptop has a wireless card, so that's not an issue. It has been suggested to get a Wi-Fi dongle for the desktop. That would be the simplest solution, but I have a network printer and a NAS that need to be connected via router.
- Using Wi-Fi on my laptop would be ideal, but I can compromise on that and use just wired connections to my router, if that makes a difference.
- I'm willing to purchase a new router if that would be the best solution, and not too expensive.
- It may be possible for me to use my own Internet service at the new location, which I believe would be the simplest and best solution. I need to discuss with the landlord.
Are you wanting to extend your wireless network with your router? – Brian – 2010-08-31T02:36:54.273
@brianbolton I'm not sure what you mean...I will be in a new place that offers wifi, and wonder if my own router can piggyback off that to serve my own devices. If you mean would I still want to use the wireless on my router, then perhaps, for my laptop anyway. – Grant Palin – 2010-08-31T02:50:47.887
So, you want your existing D-Link WBR 1310 to: 1) act as a wifi-to-wired bridge, and 2) provide wireless to your laptop (to connect to your own network to use the printer and NAS, while not sharing those over the wifi as provided by your new place). I doubt those can be combined using that single router.
– Arjan – 2010-09-03T12:40:24.060With the conditions that you have just updated, then I would suggest purchasing a DD-WRT flash-able router. Using DD-WRT is not extremely complicated, and flashing the router isn't either as long as you follow the instructions. You can then bridge the properties wireless connection to your router, and thus to your other devices. – James Mertz – 2010-09-03T16:43:13.020
@Arjan I can compromise on the second point regarding using my own wifi on top of the landlord's. If I have to go all wired, I can do that. Not my favourite, but doable. – Grant Palin – 2010-09-03T17:42:26.380
See also How can I set up a wireless access point to connect to an existing wireless network? which, however, only covers the wireless-to-wired bridging.
– Arjan – 2010-09-04T12:33:02.783