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I have a less-than optimal network setup at home, which I'm trying to improve on. I'll try some ascii art, here, to illustrate:
Internet access is via a cable modem in my office. Since they're big and noisy, my servers are in the garage. The only connection between my office and the garage is an old, poor quality twisted-pair cable that won't handle gigabit. Unfortunately replacing that one cable would be a major operation, so I'm considering a wireless connection. 802.11n wasn't fast enough to be any improvement over the existing wire, but I think 802.11ac should be.
The Buffalo 802.11n router I'm using is plenty fast enough for the level of Internet service I have, and I'm quite happy with DDWRT as my firewall, DCHP server, etc.
What I'd like to do is retain the Buffalo router, but replace the twisted pair between the office and the garage with a wireless link. Most importantly, I'd like to have the general wireless service for the house coming from the garage, so that I can get better speeds between wireless devices and the servers, there.
Would it be possible to set up a new 802.11ac router in the garage and configure it to bridge the wireless connection to my existing router and the wired connections to the servers, and still provide 802.11n/ac service to other devices in the house? Or will I need one device to bridge the networks, and a second device to be an access point?
Code:
[-----Office-----] [-----Garage-----]
Internet <--coaxial--> [ Buffalo(DDWRT) ] <--100baseT--> [ gigabit switch ]
[ \Desktop ] [ \media server]
[ \Printer ] [ \backup srvr ]
[ \Scanner ] [ \web server ]
---other wireless devices---
Internet access is via a cable modem in my office. Since they're big and noisy, my servers are in the garage. The only connection between my office and the garage is an old, poor quality twisted-pair cable that won't handle gigabit. Unfortunately replacing that one cable would be a major operation, so I'm considering a wireless connection. 802.11n wasn't fast enough to be any improvement over the existing wire, but I think 802.11ac should be.
The Buffalo 802.11n router I'm using is plenty fast enough for the level of Internet service I have, and I'm quite happy with DDWRT as my firewall, DCHP server, etc.
What I'd like to do is retain the Buffalo router, but replace the twisted pair between the office and the garage with a wireless link. Most importantly, I'd like to have the general wireless service for the house coming from the garage, so that I can get better speeds between wireless devices and the servers, there.
Would it be possible to set up a new 802.11ac router in the garage and configure it to bridge the wireless connection to my existing router and the wired connections to the servers, and still provide 802.11n/ac service to other devices in the house? Or will I need one device to bridge the networks, and a second device to be an access point?