WGR614v7 as wireless bridge - is this possible?

[louisw]

I have an old WGR614v7 sitting around. I would like to use this as a wireless bridge for a slingbox in the bedroom. I spent a while researching this and I think it isn't possible. I wanted to avoid running an ethernet cable across the apartment. (The main router is a DIR 655).

If it isn't possible, what would a good cheap router / bridge to use for this purpose?

 

[thiggins]

Quick check I did says DD-WRT isn't supported in DD-WRT or other open source distros. And it doesn't support WDS bridging/repeating in factory firmware.

For bridging suggestions see:
Everything You Need To Know About Wireless Bridging and Repeating - Part 1: WDSEverything You Need To Know About Wireless Bridging and Repeating - Part 2: No WDS Required

 

[stevech]

I have an old WGR614v7 sitting around. I would like to use this as a wireless bridge for a slingbox in the bedroom. I spent a while researching this and I think it isn't possible. I wanted to avoid running an ethernet cable across the apartment. (The main router is a DIR 655).

If it isn't possible, what would a good cheap router / bridge to use for this purpose?

WiFi bridges, purpose-built products, are also called game adapters. Lots of these on the market. I have used the old Linksys WRT-11, the Buffalo WLI-TX4-G54HP, and others. A Linksys WRT54GL can run DD-WRT's bridging, but that's a PITA versus buying a plug and play bridge/gaming adapter, esp. an older one.