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I have two routers and I want to extend my Wi-Fi range.
First router: TP-Link AC1750
- directly connected to cable modem (192.168.11.1)
- SSID is
main_router
- DHCP is enabled
Second router: TP-Link TL-WR1043ND
- IP: 192.168.11.2
- Gateway: 192.168.11.2
- SSID is:
secondary_router
, this one is bridged tomain_router
- DHCP is disabled
Both router have the same start and end IP address (for LAN).
My laptop is connected to main_router (5 GHz network, but 2.4 GHz is also available). But most of the time I get an empty webpage and I need to refresh the web page until it's OK.
Wi-Fi is used to connect the secondary_router to main_router.
@majenko said that both router need to operate in bridge mode, but I don't know how or if this is even possible with my used hardware.
1Why gateway 192.168.11.2 for the second router, should be the cable modem 192.168.11.1, there is probably a mistake in your question. – Vojtěch Dohnal – 2016-07-19T11:20:59.477
You are approaching this all wrong. First, lease see #2 from this PDF: https://wirelessaction.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/4-myths-about-wi-fi.pdf - with that being said, you need a wireless access point, a.k.a those things you see in ceilings in public places, sometimes schools. Those are not routers. Routers send data between 2 networks; you don't need that capability it sounds like. This is all explained in more detail here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i777lddg8s
– InterLinked – 2017-04-30T20:02:16.327