This type of tutorials is that they should appear on the internet. After almost a full day trying to configure a router I could do it with this tutorial on the first try. Thank you very much...
I was able to set up a repeater bridge with the help of this video in my parent's house for a pc. Works WAY better than that crappy wifi adapter previously It didn't work on my try with tomato (after trying many things), but with DD-WRT, it worked on my first try. We appreciate you helping out solely for the sake of helping other people! Keep it up
I started watching this with my Room1 router and by the time I finished, I was connected via my Room2 repeater, on which I am now writing this comment (I had to pause/repeat many sections of the video)! Very nice!
Thank you! You saved me the trouble of laying down a 30 foot Ethernet cable and drilling through my wall! Now my tv with broken wireless connects to the network!
I was aware of how to use and configure DD-WRT and setting up a Repeater Bridge, but I learned it the hard way. This video is perfect for beginners and the instructions are very clear. Great job.
I had always hoped this was possible instead of using those really weak range extenders. Thanks to your shared knowledge and second-hand equipment that cost me less that 15 USD, I have just been able to practically *triple* my effective speed from 12 to 34 Mbps and more importantly stabilize the connection (wired and wireless) throughout. Top man! (PS I would second the experience of others here. Upgrade the DD-WRT firmware once you have gone from factory. I had to before it would work)
You saved my day. I have tried several tutorials in the internet. I have being trying for arounf 4 hours and now it works like magic! We really need to do all the steps very precisely. The Lan part must come first, and the wifi part has to come afterwards. I tried to do both at the same time and it did not work. So your instructions are really good. Just one small tricky part is the IP of the Router and the IP of the Router 2 (repeater) that must be in the same mask. You posted a video called (UPDATED) showing this tricky part. So you are the best, you saved me some bucks because now I dont need a new repeater.
This is one of the best tutorials I have seen on the internet. My hats off to you. I got the DD-WRT on my old Linksys but was not sure what to do next. THANKS
@@Behfor , I downloaded one version of the firmware. It was not the OLSRD. Should I go ahead and download it and upgrade this version to it ? I just clicked on the second line without the OLSRD. I really didn't care if I bricked it as I have several older routers that have not been used in years. I seem to save everything lol
DUUDE!!!!This is exactly what I needed. THANK YOU!! i have been trying to do this for a few days now and with you mentioning DDWRT i have been able to start the process. DD-WRT is down right now but i will check back later.
A much better approach than at the DD-WRT forum. The "definitive" script I followed only did one [apply] after doing all the [saves]... so, when you end up with an non-communicating router, there's no knowing what went wrong. After multiple 30/30/30 resets and a few different scripts, I found this video. Your procedure of setting it up in stages makes it a little more clear where the issue is. In my case, I needed to install to an existing 10.0.0.x network. Default, of course, for the DD-WRT is 192.168.1.x. I'd lose communication at your first [apply] step. I added one step, before hitting that first [apply] . I added [Status][Wireless] and hit the [Site Survey] button at the bottom, then joined my primary router from the survey list. More than one "authoritative" script claims that the only thing this does is set give you an exact copy of the primary router's SSID. I think it does more than that. Once I added that step, everything else worked as described. Just because I'm a masochist, I did a 30/30/30 and ran your script again without the [Status][Wireless][Site Survey][Join], and again, no communication. Adding that step I think not only copies the primary SSID, but may also handle some subnet or internal routing voodo that may not be needed if you're installing to a default 192.168.1.x network. Thanks and Thumbs up. P.S. I'd also suggest not using what is maybe the most castrated version of the WRT54G router - the V5 - a truly sad piece of equipment. And also the one I had to work with.
Great tutorial. All steps worked. I have the exact same router as shown in the video. However would like to point out that I tried to do it initially with a different version of firmware but it didn't seem to work. Then I downloaded the exact same build as shown on your screen and installed it in the flash. That made it work as expected.
I watched this video last summer and was very reluctant to upgrade firmware. But now I tried and it worked smoothly. Thank you for explaining it in detail👍
Sir. I've been messing around for over a week watching vids from so called "guru's" on the subject. After giving up in exasperation, I've taken a final look today and happened upon your vid. There's so much more information and described with clarity in simple terms for us not so techie oldies. I'll be trying again later and will report back. Great vid.thanks. R
Awesome video! I already knew how to set up my extra router as a client bridge but didn't know why it didn't rebroadcast the signal, this creates new possibilities, thank you!
Joshua Hammer II Thanks man! I'm glad you found it useful! Yup, in the client bridge mode you can't add a virtual interface whereas is the repeater bridge you have that option.
I had converted my LinkSys Router to a wireless bridge years ago and did a reset the other day and was unable to get back Internet. Your video did the trick. Great work!
Greetings, I do all the steps the same but when I configure the virtual interface and put the type of encryption and password, everything is saved well but I do not internet, but if I leave the disabled security mode there if it gives me internet, how can you help me? min 8:59
This was such a terrific tutorial. The drawings really explained it in ways that others have not been able to. I am happy to say that after hours of trying this on my own, I stepped through the process along with your video and you had me up and running in 10 minutes! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Hey Kenneth, I'm glad this was helpful to you and you could successfully set up the repeater bridge :-) Thanks for letting me know too, it definitely motivates me to make more videos :-)
I'm happy to report that this works great on Linksys E2500 using dd-wrt v3.0-r33772 (11/16/17). Yeah!!! I had to tweak the wireless network mode to "G-Only" through trial and error, but I found the right one eventually. Thank you very much!!
Thanks, Behfor. Your video was perfect! Following your instructions, I was able to connect my wife's pc in a new home office at a former spare bedroom in my house, while also extending the range of my wifi network to reach the outside garage for a new internet "smart" garage door opener. Again, thank you so much for this video. Warmest regards, -Terry
WOW! As a follow up to yesterdays comment; It's taken me one hour (because I had to keep rewinding the vid to double check everything, lack of confidence no doubt) followed instructions to the letter! and EUREKA! I've done it! I'm so euphoric I've managed to do something as technical (In my eyes) as this.. Thanks so much. At this moment in time, I feel that you're the 2nd coming of the Messiah! haha. So pleased, what is it the youngsters say these days? "You rock" :-() (The vid about the DD-WRT software install is excellent too) A loyal follower of yours from now on. Again many thanks.. So much better than some of the so called "Guru's" on here.
Hahaha, thanks so much! I'm truly happy that this video was useful for you! Thanks for subscribing to my channel and also sharing your experience! I really appreciate it! Have a great day :-)
5:30 Mine doesn’t have the option REPEATER BRIDGE. It only shows the options: “AP” “AP(WDS)” “Station” “Station Bridge (Routed)” “Station (WDS)” “Station (Miktotik WDS)” Could you help me solve the problem?
Thank you Behfor for your tutorial. Actually your tutorial was the best to helped me setup my LINKSYS WRT54GS as Repeater Bridge. I'm trying to learn how to change the channel from your other videos to speedup the repeater that is much slower than the router. Thank you again. Wishing you best of luck!
@@Behfor Happy New Year! I watched your videos and I failed to change the channel in my DD-WRT. I'm wondering do you have any specific video on how to change the channel or suggestions? Thank you in advance.
Really appreciated this video, had to do some minor tweaking on my end to get this working. But I now have a working extender ready to connect the CCTV network to! Thanks
spot on. same router same requirement (secondary router used to connect my tv via LAN). Followed the steps as shown in video and it works. Brilliant video and many thanks :)
Excellent tutorial! The pictorial visualizations aided understanding alot. I struggled until I did a release/renew of the IP address, right after "Apply Settings". BINGO, it worked....
I mounted my repeater on the garage ceiling to be close to the client device. Had some network issues and did a factory reset on the parent router. What a PIA. I have bring the router down and repeat the programming of the repeater. Probably have to factory reset it too. Can’t connect to the VAP I created. Darn I won’t be so quick to do that again.
What a great video. Easy to follow, and it works... but for me, up to a point. I'm using an old Linksys Wrt320n. Whilst plugged in via ethernet everything works fine. As soon as I switch on the re-broadcasting, the 320n loses all ability to connect to the internet. I've done it 3 times, step by step, pausing on the iPad at every interval to make sure I have it the same. I think this must be a quirk in my kit or else the dd-wrt version running on it. But the work done in this video is still great! So clear.
I've been sitting on doing this for a few years and finally someone that explains it perfectly. I finally got a repeater and extender with my old Linksys. This is fantastic!!! Thank so very much!!!
Hi Behfor, I have an issue that has come up after following your instructions. I guess this worked for a little while but then it stopped connecting to the internet. I can access the Linksys WRT54G router with the dd-wrt firmware on it at the prescribed 192.168.1.220 (new address I assigned) even through my Spectrum wireless connection? However, there is no internet connection wired or through Wi-Fi on the Linksys WRT54G router with the dd-wrt firmware on it? I can connect to the Linksys WRT54G router wired or wireless but it has no Internet Access? When applying changes to the repeater router I do get this warning: "Please check the followings before connecting again: If you have changed your router's IP address, please note that you must release/renew your client(s) address(s) on the network. If you are connected via WLAN, please join the network and then click Continue." Not sure what that means? After going over and over it everything seems to be setup according to your instructions, so I’m not sure what is happening. I did notice that your dd-wrt version on the video included more “Wireless Network Modes” on it than mine? Mine dd-wrt version only includes: Disabled, Mixed, B only and G only. My Spectrum router include: g, g/n, and n. It was configured for “g/n”. I changed it to just “g” and also changed the dd-wrt to just “g” so that they would match (after this issue happened). I still have the issue. Is the router just broken? Or is it something else? Would you have any ideas on what may be happening here and how to resolve it? Thanks, John PS Should I just purchase something like the WIFI Ultraboost - wifi-booster.co/homepage/US/x-64/ PPS By the way I love your site!!!
Good tutorial. I've been looking to put a second router in a far bedroom bridged wirelessly to the main router in the living room on the other side of the house which is connected directly to the cable modem. The step through and diagrams really helped.
Thank you so much! After my wireless NIC started dropping alot of packets i had to switch to a wired setup but it would have required drilling holes or laying a cable across the room. I had an old ddwrt router but i couldnt remember how to set it up as i havent done networking since i switched careers 4 years ago. It was driving me nuts. This video had be up and running and remembering how this stuff works again, all in just 10 minutes! Thx again
I'm delighted to see your video with a detailed explanation, which helped me understand well despite my poor English. But in Wireless Mode drop sown list on my tp-link tl-wr741nd router, there's no Repeater Bridge. There are only AP, Client, Client Bridge(Routed), Adhoc, WDS Station, and WDS AP
Behor, thank you for your great tutorial: your instructions are clear and precise. Because of you I was able to reconfigure a Linksys WAP54G Wireless G Access Point to run in reverse and operate as a Repeater and a Bridge. This has enabled me to keep using a Sony Ray DVD player: it's internal WiFi modem has stopped working but now it is hard wired to the LAN output of the Linksys. I got great joy out of making something I would have thrown out, come back to life. Thanks again, from Australia.
You made my day buddy with your super nice comment :-) I'm really really glad you found this video useful and you could set up a repeater and connect your Sony DVD player!! Awesome! Thanks again and have fun in the beautiful Australia :-)
@@Behfor Hi again, Behfor. I forgot to mention that as well as the Bridge being able to supply a LAN to the DVD, the Repeater has increased the WiFi in the room from 75% to 100% and that will now run the set top box. If you ever come Down Under let me know and I'll have you around for a BBQ.
Bravo. Thanks for consistent and very insightful tutorial and good sense for humor is also always welcome. In combination with your other tutorial on installing the dd-wrt on router it worked like charm. I'm little above average user, not the it-pro, and I was able to configure it out with minor twists and turns. Many many thanks. My kids are also gratefull to you, because there is no more connection lags on the other storey of our house.
You're welcome. There is no "Bridge" mode! But if you mean what is the difference between "Repeater" & "Repeater Bridge" this video can help you: ua-cam.com/video/rmB7n-ABNaA/v-deo.html
This is the best explanation. Great tutorial video You explained everything clearly in a simple words. Thanks for the effort of described about the bridge. Keep it up behfor. Two thumbs up !!!!!!
Very detailed and thorough explanation of how to turn an old DD WRT router into a bridge repeater! Unfortunately it didn't work for me, although I can't figure out why. I tried to use an ancient (but known working) Linksys WRT160N V3 with DD WRT installed. I did a 30/30/30 reset each time and followed your instructions exactly each time but no joy. Very odd because I'm sure that I've used this very same router as a repeater before. Ah well, still terrific detailed instructions even though they didn't work for my router.
Working good with d'link dir-600 for wired pc. Losing internet access when enabling virtual wireless. I need to reset the router and repeat the process again. Overall excellent video. I
Thanks Again Behfor. You are awesome. I am trying to do the same for my elderly next door neighbor that can not afford internet. I have a Linksys EA4500 and found out the only supporting firmware is openwrt. I have it installed on the old router and unfortunately the other online videos leave a lot to be desired unlike yours. Can you tell me what settings I need to change to get this device to repeat my guest WIFI on this openwrt router? Thanks again Behfor, and have a great day! :)
Hi, I had a similar problem and just rebooting the router for a couple of times fixed the problem for me. Also what you can try is to remove the password for the SSID in question (just for testing purposes) to see if it broadcasts the SSID or not, if it does then add the password.
Thanks. I think what most people leave out of these explanations is that different brands of routers may not play well together in this configuration, or might not work at all. Even the same brand of router can use a different chip set. Do you know of a particular router that is a bit more inter-operable with other routers? I'm looking to bridge a home router with a mobile Huawei hotspot, then connect another router to the the home router Wan port to issue private IP addresses for my LAN. I also would like to bridge two additional routers to that home router in star configuration, so it's sort of a start/daisy chain mix when including the Huawei.
Excellent tutorial, but I could not get my old router to work. After following your steps one by one, at the end I got a message to the effect that if I had changed my router's Ip (which of course I had), I had to register/renew it on my main router and then hit continue. I do not know how to register or renew it, so I was stuck. That was the end of my adventure. Can you help? I would be very thankful for any suggestions. My main router is a Huawei and my secondary router is an old Linksys Wireless G using a DD-WRT system.
I love your instructions and I was able to set up the bridge without issues. Unfortunately, the last couple of days, I am losing my Ethernet connection with a "Window detected a network Conflict." The way to resolve is is to power off the bridge router. Do you have any idea where I can look to fix the issue? Thanks your wonderful videos and keep up the good work.
Thanks for this wonderful illustration! I have a similar problem that I hope you can find a solution for. Just purchased a security camera system that came with an NVR. The cameras are wireless which is great, but some of them are too far from the NVR and cannot get the signle. Someone told me that I should use a repeater to fix it, but I don't know how to use DD-WRT to make that work effectively. Do you have a solution? Regards..
Thanks for your comment. There should be 2 possibilities: 1- if the NVR has its own wireless network and the cameras connect to the NVR using that network, then the DD-WRT router should be configured to extend and repeat the NVR wireless network for a better range. 2- But if the NVR doesn't have a wireless network and the cameras connect to the NVR by using a Wireless router, then the DD-WRT should be configured to repeat the wireless router. Either way it should be possible, you just need to determine which method is used in your security camera system. Hope that helps.
The whole system is wireless. The problem though is that the NVR wireless setup is different from regualar Access Points. It has several Identification items such ass BSSID and ESSID. It also broadcast in a hidden protocol that cannot be captured by ordinary wireless devices like computers or mobiles. The software seems generic and is used with most IP Cameras that I've come across. Just like what this manual is for support.zositech.com/hc/en-us/articles/235215347-Wireless-NVR-System-Instruction-Manual
It shouldn't matter if the primary SSID is hidden at all, however, I'm not too sure about the NVR software, I still think it should be possible to do that though, unless the NVR is doing some sort of mac address filtering to allow only certain IP cameras to connect and nothing else! The best way is to give it a try! I'm actually on a trip right now and I can find one of these NVRs in about 2 weeks and give it a try and let you know then if you can wait for that long of course.
Yeah.. no problem, I can wait and thank you very much. The NVR software seems generic and is available to so many different camera brands. This link ua-cam.com/video/-NugNLC3OAc/v-deo.html&app=desktop shows how to implement software repeaters through the cameras themselves, but it's not easy to implement.
tu tutorial esta mucho mejor explicado que yo haya encontrado ya que estoy utilizando ese firmware DD-WRT por primera vez y quede un poco confuso de uso pero ya sali de ese problema por este video muchas gracias.
Hello Behfor. I understand how to Bridge two routers. But I have a question that 'normal' users just can't even fathom, so hopefully you will be able to provide some insight. My question is: On a wireless bridge configuration, how would you configure for MU MIMO on the Wifi Bridged (second) router and is MU MIMO even effective on the Bridged router? (specifically 2x Netgear R7000p (which allows for turning MU MIMO on or off}. You are the "Go to" so Thanks in advance, your answer will help me to stay within a properly knowledgeable space with regard to WIFI Bridging.
Router#2 produces a better signal than a laptop running wirelessly from Router#1? In other words. If I am in Room2 and I have #2 Router bridged (connected) and I have my Laptop connected wirelessly to Router#1. Which signal (how many bars) would be stronger?
I was having the same idea! I've done it, but....because the two rooms are close to each other the wireless extender is interfering with the signal of the main router. I have no idea how to set them to different channels. Changing the standard is not an option, it loses the signal straightaway (doesn't connect), simply set the 2nd router to a different channel is not allowed. It runs well for 5 sec then it set itself automatically to the same channel where it gets the internet from.
Unfortunately it is expected behavior that the repeater stays on the same channel as the primary router and it is not possible to change that. If the repeater has only one radio then it can only be on one channel at the same time, so that's why the repeater and the wireless bridge have to be on the same channel. And that (as you mentioned) can cause interference. I would suggest to try other channels on the primary router and let the repeater broadcast on the new channels and see if that improves the condition. Also you can change the location of both primary and secondary routers to make sure the repeater is located within but closer to the edge of the primary router coverage area, this will help to reduce the interference. Reducing the TX power on the primary router might also be an option in order to reduce the primary router cell size but I don't recommend this unless I exactly know what I'm doing and I've done a site survey to make sure this is not causing any connection issues to other devices on the network as this is going to reduce the coverage area. Hope that helps.
Thank you very much for your answer. Moving the 2nd router further is a good idea. I have tried different channel, and yes some of them work better than others, I don't know why, but it seems this network has been stabilized. Thx again.
At 5:24 on Wireless Mode I only have AP, Client, Client Bridge, Adhoc, WDS Station, WDS Station (Mikrotik) and WDS AP. ROuter is a Tp-link TL-WR841n V8 with DD-WRT v3.0-r44715. Any idea how to set it up ?
Thank you for the step by step instructions. I was successfully able to make the computer in the other room work with a wired connection but as soon as I add the Virtual Interface, even the wired connection stops working. Thoughts?
Very good tutorial. I set this up as shown but connected the e2500 to my guest network of my main router network. I can connect to the E2500 wirelessly with a laptop but the E2500 does not connect to the internet. Is this because I have set it connected to the guest network instead of the main network?
Hey man.. really nice video... I understood the concept but have a different router and seems internet is not working though the extender/secondary router is well connected to the root or primary router. I have DLINK 610L. I changed the IP, disabled DHCP and enabled WDS + AP option.. All this on the secondary one. Also enabled 'Bridging' option on root which is Technicolor and added MAC Ad for the secondary router. Not sure what else should I do.
What is difference between this technique of bridging and WDS? I want to enable my raid Harddisk to be used by all devices and wanted to use this by enabling WDS in my wifi router... How I do this by any of above method? Thanks
Many thanks for the great tutorial Behfor. As soon as I add wifi from virtual Interfaces. The connection between room2 and room1 router lost. Could you help as to what settings need to be done?
I remember I had this issue happen to me a couple of times. Rebooting the secondary router for a few times fixed the issue for me. You can also try adding the virtual interface and the new WiFi with no password first and test to see if it works fine and then add the WiFi password. Thanks!
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This type of tutorials is that they should appear on the internet. After almost a full day trying to configure a router I could do it with this tutorial on the first try.
Thank you very much...
Thank you so much for your comment. I'm very happy that this video was useful for you :-) This will definitely inspires me to male more videos.
Your method of explanation is the best I've seen. I hope that you're making a good living with your technical and teaching skills.
Thank you :-)
I was able to set up a repeater bridge with the help of this video in my parent's house for a pc. Works WAY better than that crappy wifi adapter previously
It didn't work on my try with tomato (after trying many things), but with DD-WRT, it worked on my first try. We appreciate you helping out solely for the sake of helping other people! Keep it up
That's great! I'm very happy this video was useful for you :-) thanks for sharing your experience!
I started watching this with my Room1 router and by the time I finished, I was connected via my Room2 repeater, on which I am now writing this comment (I had to pause/repeat many sections of the video)! Very nice!
That's awesome! I'm glad you could successfully set up a repeater bridge, thanks so much for sharing your experience :-)
Thank you!
You saved me the trouble of laying down a 30 foot Ethernet cable and drilling through my wall!
Now my tv with broken wireless connects to the network!
You're very welcome! I'm very glad this video was useful for you and saved you some trouble! Thanks for letting me know :-)
:-D
I was aware of how to use and configure DD-WRT and setting up a Repeater Bridge, but I learned it the hard way. This video is perfect for beginners and the instructions are very clear. Great job.
Glad it helped! Thanks :-)
The video has been online for 3 years and I just now find it .. You are God. I leave you a like. Thank you so much.
Glad I could help! Thanks :-)
@hoi hoi
Sorry, so you're not a god. You are the Maradona of routers. Thanks.
This tutorial actually worked! The other ones didn't work for me. The important thing is not to apply any settings till the last change.
Great! I'm glad this worked fine! You're right, you should only click Apply Settings at the very end.
I had always hoped this was possible instead of using those really weak range extenders. Thanks to your shared knowledge and second-hand equipment that cost me less that 15 USD, I have just been able to practically *triple* my effective speed from 12 to 34 Mbps and more importantly stabilize the connection (wired and wireless) throughout. Top man!
(PS I would second the experience of others here. Upgrade the DD-WRT firmware once you have gone from factory. I had to before it would work)
Thanks, I'm glad this was useful for you 👍
You saved my day. I have tried several tutorials in the internet. I have being trying for arounf 4 hours and now it works like magic! We really need to do all the steps very precisely. The Lan part must come first, and the wifi part has to come afterwards. I tried to do both at the same time and it did not work. So your instructions are really good. Just one small tricky part is the IP of the Router and the IP of the Router 2 (repeater) that must be in the same mask. You posted a video called (UPDATED) showing this tricky part. So you are the best, you saved me some bucks because now I dont need a new repeater.
Thanks so much! I'm very glad this video was useful for you! Cheers :-)
This is one of the best tutorials I have seen on the internet. My hats off to you. I got the DD-WRT on my old Linksys but was not sure what to do next. THANKS
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks so much 😀👍
@@Behfor , I downloaded one version of the firmware. It was not the OLSRD. Should I go ahead and download it and upgrade this version to it ? I just clicked on the second line without the OLSRD. I really didn't care if I bricked it as I have several older routers that have not been used in years. I seem to save everything lol
DUUDE!!!!This is exactly what I needed. THANK YOU!! i have been trying to do this for a few days now and with you mentioning DDWRT i have been able to start the process. DD-WRT is down right now but i will check back later.
Cool man! I'm glad this was helpful :-)
Never saw any tutorial like this on youtube, simple and easy to understand, thank you !
Thank you very much! I'm happy this was helpful for you :-)
A much better approach than at the DD-WRT forum. The "definitive" script I followed only did one [apply] after doing all the [saves]... so, when you end up with an non-communicating router, there's no knowing what went wrong. After multiple 30/30/30 resets and a few different scripts, I found this video. Your procedure of setting it up in stages makes it a little more clear where the issue is. In my case, I needed to install to an existing 10.0.0.x network. Default, of course, for the DD-WRT is 192.168.1.x. I'd lose communication at your first [apply] step. I added one step, before hitting that first [apply] .
I added [Status][Wireless] and hit the [Site Survey] button at the bottom, then joined my primary router from the survey list. More than one "authoritative" script claims that the only thing this does is set give you an exact copy of the primary router's SSID. I think it does more than that. Once I added that step, everything else worked as described. Just because I'm a masochist, I did a 30/30/30 and ran your script again without the [Status][Wireless][Site Survey][Join], and again, no communication. Adding that step I think not only copies the primary SSID, but may also handle some subnet or internal routing voodo that may not be needed if you're installing to a default 192.168.1.x network.
Thanks and Thumbs up.
P.S. I'd also suggest not using what is maybe the most castrated version of the WRT54G router - the V5 - a truly sad piece of equipment. And also the one I had to work with.
Great tutorial. All steps worked. I have the exact same router as shown in the video. However would like to point out that I tried to do it initially with a different version of firmware but it didn't seem to work. Then I downloaded the exact same build as shown on your screen and installed it in the flash. That made it work as expected.
I watched this video last summer and was very reluctant to upgrade firmware. But now I tried and it worked smoothly. Thank you for explaining it in detail👍
Glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know 😀👍
Great video, even better than the instructions on the DD-WRT wiki. With your help I finally got my repeater bridge working. Thank you!
Awesome!! I'm very happy you found this video helpful and could successfully setup your repeater bridge! Thanks! :-)
Thanks man! The one video on youtube with clear cut instructions on how to do this. Much appreciated.
Your'e very welcome! I'm glad this video was useful for you! :-)
Sir. I've been messing around for over a week watching vids from so called "guru's" on the subject.
After giving up in exasperation, I've taken a final look today and happened upon your vid.
There's so much more information and described with clarity in simple terms for us not so techie oldies.
I'll be trying again later and will report back.
Great vid.thanks. R
I'm very glad you liked my video and I wish you luck in this project! Thanks 😀👍
Awesome video! I already knew how to set up my extra router as a client bridge but didn't know why it didn't rebroadcast the signal, this creates new possibilities, thank you!
Joshua Hammer II Thanks man! I'm glad you found it useful! Yup, in the client bridge mode you can't add a virtual interface whereas is the repeater bridge you have that option.
I had converted my LinkSys Router to a wireless bridge years ago and did a reset the other day and was unable to get back Internet. Your video did the trick. Great work!
I'm very happy this video was useful for you! Thanks so much for letting me know :-)
It's nice to see a man put pen to paper to explain things.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked this video :-)
Greetings, I do all the steps the same but when I configure the virtual interface and put the type of encryption and password, everything is saved well but I do not internet, but if I leave the disabled security mode there if it gives me internet, how can you help me? min 8:59
This was such a terrific tutorial. The drawings really explained it in ways that others have not been able to. I am happy to say that after hours of trying this on my own, I stepped through the process along with your video and you had me up and running in 10 minutes! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Hey Kenneth, I'm glad this was helpful to you and you could successfully set up the repeater bridge :-) Thanks for letting me know too, it definitely motivates me to make more videos :-)
Thank you for this tutorial! This is the simplest yet best tutorial I’ve seen on this. I got my repeater set up in just a few minutes. Thank you!
You bet! I'm very glad this was helpful for you! Cheers :-)
I'm happy to report that this works great on Linksys E2500 using dd-wrt v3.0-r33772 (11/16/17). Yeah!!!
I had to tweak the wireless network mode to "G-Only" through trial and error, but I found the right one eventually.
Thank you very much!!
Glad to hear that! Thanks 👍
Thanks, Behfor. Your video was perfect! Following your instructions, I was able to connect my wife's pc in a new home office at a former spare bedroom in my house, while also extending the range of my wifi network to reach the outside garage for a new internet "smart" garage door opener. Again, thank you so much for this video. Warmest regards, -Terry
Hey Terry, thanks for the message! I'm very glad this video was useful for you! That's very good news! Thanks :-)
WOW! As a follow up to yesterdays comment; It's taken me one hour (because I had to keep rewinding the vid to double check everything, lack of confidence no doubt) followed instructions to the letter! and EUREKA! I've done it! I'm so euphoric I've managed to do something as technical (In my eyes) as this.. Thanks so much. At this moment in time, I feel that you're the 2nd coming of the Messiah! haha. So pleased, what is it the youngsters say these days? "You rock" :-() (The vid about the DD-WRT software install is excellent too) A loyal follower of yours from now on. Again many thanks.. So much better than some of the so called "Guru's" on here.
Hahaha, thanks so much! I'm truly happy that this video was useful for you! Thanks for subscribing to my channel and also sharing your experience! I really appreciate it! Have a great day :-)
5:30
Mine doesn’t have the option REPEATER BRIDGE. It only shows the options: “AP” “AP(WDS)” “Station” “Station Bridge (Routed)” “Station (WDS)” “Station (Miktotik WDS)”
Could you help me solve the problem?
Thank you Behfor for your tutorial. Actually your tutorial was the best to helped me setup my LINKSYS WRT54GS as Repeater Bridge. I'm trying to learn how to change the channel from your other videos to speedup the repeater that is much slower than the router. Thank you again. Wishing you best of luck!
Glad it helped and happy new year :-)
@@Behfor Happy New Year!
I watched your videos and I failed to change the channel in my DD-WRT. I'm wondering do you have any specific video on how to change the channel or suggestions? Thank you in advance.
This was the best tutorial to get DD-WRT up and running. Thanks for this video
That's awesome! I'm very glad this video was useful for you. thanks :-)
Your channel has everything I needed in the past months.
Glad if I could help, thanks
Your video was excellent. I watched a lot that were not, so thank you very much for taking the time to do this. This method worked perfectly for me.
Glad it helped! Thanks :-)
Really appreciated this video, had to do some minor tweaking on my end to get this working. But I now have a working extender ready to connect the CCTV network to! Thanks
You're very welcome! Glad this was useful!
6 years later: can confirm this still works, thank you!
Glad to hear that, thanks for sharing 🙂
spot on. same router same requirement (secondary router used to connect my tv via LAN). Followed the steps as shown in video and it works. Brilliant video and many thanks :)
Glad to hear that, thanks 😀👍
Excellent tutorial! The pictorial visualizations aided understanding alot. I struggled until I did a release/renew of the IP address, right after "Apply Settings". BINGO, it worked....
Great to hear! Thanks :-)
I mounted my repeater on the garage ceiling to be close to the client device. Had some network issues and did a factory reset on the parent router. What a PIA. I have bring the router down and repeat the programming of the repeater. Probably have to factory reset it too. Can’t connect to the VAP I created. Darn I won’t be so quick to do that again.
Nicely done. Followed instructions you presented and it's working perfectly! Thank you for taking the time to post this.
Great! Thanks for letting me know! I'm glad this video was helpful for you :)
At long last I've found that good tutorial. Thank you for your work !
Glad you liked it, thanks 👍
THIS is the exact setup I've been searching for! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
You're very welcome! I'm glad you found it useful :-)
I used the first half of this video to give my FireTV a cable to the bridge. Linksys WiFi works better than the WiFi built into the TV. Thanks!
What a great video. Easy to follow, and it works... but for me, up to a point. I'm using an old Linksys Wrt320n. Whilst plugged in via ethernet everything works fine. As soon as I switch on the re-broadcasting, the 320n loses all ability to connect to the internet. I've done it 3 times, step by step, pausing on the iPad at every interval to make sure I have it the same. I think this must be a quirk in my kit or else the dd-wrt version running on it.
But the work done in this video is still great! So clear.
I've been sitting on doing this for a few years and finally someone that explains it perfectly. I finally got a repeater and extender with my old Linksys. This is fantastic!!! Thank so very much!!!
I'm glad to hear you got it to work! That's awesome 😀👍
Hi Behfor, I have an issue that has come up after following your instructions. I guess this worked for a little while but then it stopped connecting to the internet.
I can access the Linksys WRT54G router with the dd-wrt firmware on it at the prescribed 192.168.1.220 (new address I assigned) even through my Spectrum wireless connection? However, there is no internet connection wired or through Wi-Fi on the Linksys WRT54G router with the dd-wrt firmware on it?
I can connect to the Linksys WRT54G router wired or wireless but it has no Internet Access?
When applying changes to the repeater router I do get this warning:
"Please check the followings before connecting again:
If you have changed your router's IP address, please note that you must release/renew your client(s) address(s) on the network.
If you are connected via WLAN, please join the network and then click Continue."
Not sure what that means?
After going over and over it everything seems to be setup according to your instructions, so I’m not sure what is happening.
I did notice that your dd-wrt version on the video included more “Wireless Network Modes” on it than mine? Mine dd-wrt version only includes: Disabled, Mixed, B only and G only. My Spectrum router include: g, g/n, and n. It was configured for “g/n”. I changed it to just “g” and also changed the dd-wrt to just “g” so that they would match (after this issue happened). I still have the issue.
Is the router just broken? Or is it something else?
Would you have any ideas on what may be happening here and how to resolve it?
Thanks,
John
PS Should I just purchase something like the WIFI Ultraboost - wifi-booster.co/homepage/US/x-64/
PPS By the way I love your site!!!
Best of the best tutorials ever. Your method is amazing man God bless you many more people UA-camrs get inspired in your method.
Thanks so much! Glad you liked the video 🙂👍
excellent! you saved me potentially several days of dirty work by trial and error. thanks!
Glad it was helpful, thanks :-)
Good tutorial. I've been looking to put a second router in a far bedroom bridged wirelessly to the main router in the living room on the other side of the house which is connected directly to the cable modem. The step through and diagrams really helped.
Great! I'm glad this was helpful :-)
Works great. Got my old Linux system on the net (on the other side of the house) because of your tutorial. Many thanks
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful! Thanks :-)
Thank you very much. Very clear, well explained and finally I have my old wireless router working as a wireless bridge as I wanted for a long time.
Great! I'm glad this was helpful for you :-) Thanks for letting me know!
This is the best tutorial for this set up I have found. Thank you SO much for this. You have helped me out tremendously! I can't thank you enough!!
Thank you so much for your comment! I'm glad you like this video and found it useful :-)
I succeeded to configure my Linksys in Repeater bridge mode using your tutorial. Thanks.
You're very welcome, glad it was useful 👍
Thank you so much! After my wireless NIC started dropping alot of packets i had to switch to a wired setup but it would have required drilling holes or laying a cable across the room. I had an old ddwrt router but i couldnt remember how to set it up as i havent done networking since i switched careers 4 years ago. It was driving me nuts. This video had be up and running and remembering how this stuff works again, all in just 10 minutes! Thx again
You're very welcome! I'm very happy you liked this video and found it useful! Thanks :-)
Dudes video was a BIG Help. Had me up and running after watching it.
That's very good news! I'm very glad you was useful for you! Thanks! :-)
Hey just watched this, at 3.05, Callanis Standing Stones in The Isle of Lewis on your background! Been there many times. Guess I'll keep watching now!
I'm delighted to see your video with a detailed explanation, which helped me understand well despite my poor English. But in Wireless Mode drop sown list on my tp-link tl-wr741nd router, there's no Repeater Bridge. There are only AP, Client, Client Bridge(Routed), Adhoc, WDS Station, and WDS AP
Thanks, as far as I remember the client bridge (routed) is the same as the repeater bridge, so you should be able to use that as weill.
Thank you so much@@Behfor
@Behfor Thank you again. I've had wifi from my old router using Client Bridge (Routed).
yooo thanks a million! Got to the Wired bridge step and got stuck! The virtual interface section brought it home for me. THANK YOUUUU
You're very welcome! I'm glad this was useful :-)
Thanks this save me hours of reading DD wrt instructions
I'm glad this was helpful! Good luck DD-WRTing :-)
Well done Behfor. Another practical piece.
Thanks 👍😌
Behor, thank you for your great tutorial: your instructions are clear and precise. Because of you I was able to reconfigure a Linksys WAP54G Wireless G Access Point to run in reverse and operate as a Repeater and a Bridge. This has enabled me to keep using a Sony Ray DVD player: it's internal WiFi modem has stopped working but now it is hard wired to the LAN output of the Linksys. I got great joy out of making something I would have thrown out, come back to life. Thanks again, from Australia.
You made my day buddy with your super nice comment :-)
I'm really really glad you found this video useful and you could set up a repeater and connect your Sony DVD player!!
Awesome! Thanks again and have fun in the beautiful Australia :-)
@@Behfor Hi again, Behfor. I forgot to mention that as well as the Bridge being able to supply a LAN to the DVD, the Repeater has increased the WiFi in the room from 75% to 100% and that will now run the set top box. If you ever come Down Under let me know and I'll have you around for a BBQ.
This was the best I've found. Thank you for your attention to detail.
I'm very happy you found this useful! Thanks :-)
This is the video I was looking for. Very easy to understand. It was a great explanation. Thank you :)
You're very welcome! Glad you liked it 🙂
Thank you so very much! I've been trying to get this accomplished with no luck until I watched your video!
you're very welcome! I'm very happy this video was useful for you! Thanks :-)
Thank you for your video it was helpful. I finally made my cisco E1000 a repeater appreciate your time to make this video.
You're very welcome! I'm very glad this video was useful for you :-)
Bravo. Thanks for consistent and very insightful tutorial and good sense for humor is also always welcome. In combination with your other tutorial on installing the dd-wrt on router it worked like charm. I'm little above average user, not the it-pro, and I was able to configure it out with minor twists and turns. Many many thanks. My kids are also gratefull to you, because there is no more connection lags on the other storey of our house.
That's great news!! I'm very happy this video was helpful for you and your kids! Thanks so much for letting me know :-)
Thank you for the video.
5:27 what was the difference between Mode "Bridge" and "Repeater Bridge"?
You're welcome. There is no "Bridge" mode! But if you mean what is the difference between "Repeater" & "Repeater Bridge" this video can help you: ua-cam.com/video/rmB7n-ABNaA/v-deo.html
This video really helped me out.... I was up and running in just a few mins! ... Thanks for this video
Perfect! I'm glad this was helpful! Thanks for your letting me know! :-)
Thank you! Just a crystal clear explanation and demonstration.
You're very welcome, glad you liked it 👍
This is the best explanation.
Great tutorial video
You explained everything clearly in a simple words.
Thanks for the effort of described about the bridge.
Keep it up behfor. Two thumbs up !!!!!!
Thank you so much for your kind comment :-) I'm glad you enjoyed this video and this definitely inspires me to make more videos! Thanks again :-)
Thank you very much. This seems to have been tailor made for my requirements. Wishing you all the best.
You're very welcome! I'm glad this was helpful for you :-)
This is absolutely awesome! Your pictorial tutorial is A+++
Thanks so much! I'm very glad you liked this video :-)
Very detailed and thorough explanation of how to turn an old DD WRT router into a bridge repeater!
Unfortunately it didn't work for me, although I can't figure out why. I tried to use an ancient (but known working) Linksys WRT160N V3 with DD WRT installed. I did a 30/30/30 reset each time and followed your instructions exactly each time but no joy. Very odd because I'm sure that I've used this very same router as a repeater before.
Ah well, still terrific detailed instructions even though they didn't work for my router.
Very very instructive video, I was about to throw away my old router, but I will keep using it.
Glad it helped
Working good with d'link dir-600 for wired pc. Losing internet access when enabling virtual wireless.
I need to reset the router and repeat the process again.
Overall excellent video.
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Thanks so much! Your tutorial did the trick for me. Wifi everywhere in my house!
You're very welcome! I'm very happy this video was useful for you! Thanks! :-)
Thanks Again Behfor. You are awesome. I am trying to do the same for my elderly next door neighbor that can not afford internet. I have a Linksys EA4500 and found out the only supporting firmware is openwrt. I have it installed on the old router and unfortunately the other online videos leave a lot to be desired unlike yours. Can you tell me what settings I need to change to get this device to repeat my guest WIFI on this openwrt router? Thanks again Behfor, and have a great day! :)
Great tutorial, the problem I ran into is my 2nd router set to repeater bridge it not broadcast SSID, I have enable ssid broadcast..
Hi, I had a similar problem and just rebooting the router for a couple of times fixed the problem for me. Also what you can try is to remove the password for the SSID in question (just for testing purposes) to see if it broadcasts the SSID or not, if it does then add the password.
Thanks. I think what most people leave out of these explanations is that different brands of routers may not play well together in this configuration, or might not work at all. Even the same brand of router can use a different chip set. Do you know of a particular router that is a bit more inter-operable with other routers? I'm looking to bridge a home router with a mobile Huawei hotspot, then connect another router to the the home router Wan port to issue private IP addresses for my LAN. I also would like to bridge two additional routers to that home router in star configuration, so it's sort of a start/daisy chain mix when including the Huawei.
Excellent tutorial, but I could not get my old router to work. After following your steps one by one, at the end I got a message to the effect that if I had changed my router's Ip (which of course I had), I had to register/renew it on my main router and then hit continue. I do not know how to register or renew it, so I was stuck. That was the end of my adventure. Can you help? I would be very thankful for any suggestions. My main router is a Huawei and my secondary router is an old Linksys Wireless G using a DD-WRT system.
I love your instructions and I was able to set up the bridge without issues. Unfortunately, the last couple of days, I am losing my Ethernet connection with a "Window detected a network Conflict." The way to resolve is is to power off the bridge router. Do you have any idea where I can look to fix the issue? Thanks your wonderful videos and keep up the good work.
Thanks, make sure the IP address you have given to the bridge router is not used in your network, otherwise there will be an IP conflict.
I have to agree with the other comments. Very well explained. Diagram help those who are not IT Savvy.
Thank you so much! I'm very happy you liked this video :-)
Very clear explanation... Thank you... precisely what I needed. Could not have asked for more.... Keep it up....cheers!!!
Awesome! I'm happy this was useful for you! please stay tuned for new videos!
Thanks man. Read some sites on how to do this, couldn't get it to work. Followed your video, works perfect.
Thank you very much mate. The explanation and diagram made it really easy to understand.
You're very welcome! I'm very happy you liked this video :-)
Thanks for this wonderful illustration! I have a similar problem that I hope you can find a solution for. Just purchased a security camera system that came with an NVR. The cameras are wireless which is great, but some of them are too far from the NVR and cannot get the signle. Someone told me that I should use a repeater to fix it, but I don't know how to use DD-WRT to make that work effectively. Do you have a solution? Regards..
Thanks for your comment. There should be 2 possibilities: 1- if the NVR has its own wireless network and the cameras connect to the NVR using that network, then the DD-WRT router should be configured to extend and repeat the NVR wireless network for a better range. 2- But if the NVR doesn't have a wireless network and the cameras connect to the NVR by using a Wireless router, then the DD-WRT should be configured to repeat the wireless router. Either way it should be possible, you just need to determine which method is used in your security camera system. Hope that helps.
The whole system is wireless. The problem though is that the NVR wireless setup is different from regualar Access Points. It has several Identification items such ass BSSID and ESSID. It also broadcast in a hidden protocol that cannot be captured by ordinary wireless devices like computers or mobiles. The software seems generic and is used with most IP Cameras that I've come across. Just like what this manual is for support.zositech.com/hc/en-us/articles/235215347-Wireless-NVR-System-Instruction-Manual
It shouldn't matter if the primary SSID is hidden at all, however, I'm not too sure about the NVR software, I still think it should be possible to do that though, unless the NVR is doing some sort of mac address filtering to allow only certain IP cameras to connect and nothing else! The best way is to give it a try! I'm actually on a trip right now and I can find one of these NVRs in about 2 weeks and give it a try and let you know then if you can wait for that long of course.
Yeah.. no problem, I can wait and thank you very much. The NVR software seems generic and is available to so many different camera brands. This link ua-cam.com/video/-NugNLC3OAc/v-deo.html&app=desktop shows how to implement software repeaters through the cameras themselves, but it's not easy to implement.
Tutorial worked great for Wi-Fi connection. Although I am not getting internet via Ethernet connection from bridge/repeater router
tu tutorial esta mucho mejor explicado que yo haya encontrado ya que estoy utilizando ese firmware DD-WRT por primera vez y quede un poco confuso de uso pero ya sali de ese problema por este video muchas gracias.
I'm glad this was helpful :-) Thanks!
Thanks so much.....Did not understand it all, but followed directions and it worked....
You're very welcome! I'm glad it worked 😀👍
Best explanation I've found! Thanks for this.
Glad you liked it, thanks!
Hello Behfor. I understand how to Bridge two routers. But I have a question that 'normal' users just can't even fathom, so hopefully you will be able to provide some insight. My question is: On a wireless bridge configuration, how would you configure for MU MIMO on the Wifi Bridged (second) router and is MU MIMO even effective on the Bridged router? (specifically 2x Netgear R7000p (which allows for turning MU MIMO on or off}. You are the "Go to" so Thanks in advance, your answer will help me to stay within a properly knowledgeable space with regard to WIFI Bridging.
Amazing! Well done and well explained...getting much better speeds now in my office!!
Awesome! Glad it helped! :-)
Router#2 produces a better signal than a laptop running wirelessly from Router#1?
In other words. If I am in Room2 and I have #2 Router bridged (connected) and I have my Laptop connected wirelessly to Router#1. Which signal (how many bars) would be stronger?
I was having the same idea! I've done it, but....because the two rooms are close to each other the wireless extender is interfering with the signal of the main router. I have no idea how to set them to different channels. Changing the standard is not an option, it loses the signal straightaway (doesn't connect), simply set the 2nd router to a different channel is not allowed.
It runs well for 5 sec then it set itself automatically to the same channel where it gets the internet from.
Unfortunately it is expected behavior that the repeater stays on the same channel as the primary router and it is not possible to change that. If the repeater has only one radio then it can only be on one channel at the same time, so that's why the repeater and the wireless bridge have to be on the same channel. And that (as you mentioned) can cause interference. I would suggest to try other channels on the primary router and let the repeater broadcast on the new channels and see if that improves the condition. Also you can change the location of both primary and secondary routers to make sure the repeater is located within but closer to the edge of the primary router coverage area, this will help to reduce the interference. Reducing the TX power on the primary router might also be an option in order to reduce the primary router cell size but I don't recommend this unless I exactly know what I'm doing and I've done a site survey to make sure this is not causing any connection issues to other devices on the network as this is going to reduce the coverage area. Hope that helps.
Thank you very much for your answer. Moving the 2nd router further is a good idea. I have tried different channel, and yes some of them work better than others, I don't know why, but it seems this network has been stabilized. Thx again.
My pleasure! :-)
Man you are real Professor. Thank you !
Thank you so much for your comment! I'm very glad you liked this video! You made my day! :-)
At 5:24 on Wireless Mode I only have AP, Client, Client Bridge, Adhoc, WDS Station, WDS Station (Mikrotik) and WDS AP. ROuter is a Tp-link TL-WR841n V8 with DD-WRT v3.0-r44715. Any idea how to set it up ?
great explanation. I could successfully set up my spare router as repeater with your video.
Thank you for the step by step instructions. I was successfully able to make the computer in the other room work with a wired connection but as soon as I add the Virtual Interface, even the wired connection stops working. Thoughts?
Same here happened to me, did you manage to find the solution?
Very good tutorial. I set this up as shown but connected the e2500 to my guest network of my main router network. I can connect to the E2500 wirelessly with a laptop but the E2500 does not connect to the internet. Is this because I have set it connected to the guest network instead of the main network?
Hey man.. really nice video... I understood the concept but have a different router and seems internet is not working though the extender/secondary router is well connected to the root or primary router. I have DLINK 610L. I changed the IP, disabled DHCP and enabled WDS + AP option.. All this on the secondary one. Also enabled 'Bridging' option on root which is Technicolor and added MAC Ad for the secondary router. Not sure what else should I do.
Absolutely great video. Can be cheaper then a USB Wi-Fi adapter, and compatible with more devices. Thanks!
Great! I'm really glad you liked this video! Thanks so much for your comment! 🙂👍
What is difference between this technique of bridging and WDS? I want to enable my raid Harddisk to be used by all devices and wanted to use this by enabling WDS in my wifi router... How I do this by any of above method? Thanks
Can you connect a 3rd router? The same way?
Many thanks for the great tutorial Behfor. As soon as I add wifi from virtual Interfaces. The connection between room2 and room1 router lost. Could you help as to what settings need to be done?
I remember I had this issue happen to me a couple of times. Rebooting the secondary router for a few times fixed the issue for me. You can also try adding the virtual interface and the new WiFi with no password first and test to see if it works fine and then add the WiFi password. Thanks!