wireless router to wireless router - can any consumer routers dothis?

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I have two home offices, and it would be nice to have a wireless
router in each office that has 4 ports that I can plug wired ethernet
connections into (or wired routers). One of the two offices has the
broadband connection (DSL).

I've been looking at the products sold by Best Buy and other stores,
and it is unclear what is the best way to do this.

For the remote office not connected directly to the broadband DSL
line, would it make any sense to use a real wired router and then
connect that wired router to a "wireless access point"? "wireless
bridge"? or ???
 
I have two home offices, and it would be nice to have a wireless
router in each office that has 4 ports that I can plug wired ethernet
connections into (or wired routers). One of the two offices has the
broadband connection (DSL).

I've been looking at the products sold by Best Buy and other stores,
and it is unclear what is the best way to do this.

For the remote office not connected directly to the broadband DSL
line, would it make any sense to use a real wired router and then
connect that wired router to a "wireless access point"? "wireless
bridge"? or ???
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A WiFi bridge is what you'll be setting up. Look for a router that will operate
in "client mode". The router connected to the DSL modem becomes the router, and
the other router becomes simply a bridge client.

If you don't get a router with "client mode", just setup a WiFi router as a
second router ("access point"), and connect the computers in the second office
to its Ethernet ports.
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/06/file-sharing-on-lan-with-two-routers.html>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/06/file-sharing-on-lan-with-two-routers.html
 
Thanks Chuck,

Do you have any suggestions on what the best consumer wireless routers
are for under $150?
 
Thanks Chuck,

Do you have any suggestions on what the best consumer wireless routers
are for under $150?
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For WiFi brand advice, I'd go to microsoft. public. windows. networking,
wireless.
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless/topics?hl=en&lnk=gschg>
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless/topics?hl=en&lnk=gschg

Or maybe DSLR WiFi.
<http://www.dslreports.com/forum/wlan>
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/wlan

I have a Zyxel P330W, which does support client mode and a few other features,
and I'm very happy with it. How many computers are we talking about? What
amount of networking activity?
 
For WiFi brand advice, I'd go to microsoft. public. windows. networking,
wireless.
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.networking.wi...>http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.networking.wi...

Or maybe DSLR WiFi.
<http://www.dslreports.com/forum/wlan>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/wlan

I have a Zyxel P330W, which does support client mode and a few other features,
and I'm very happy with it.  How many computers are we talking about?  What
amount of networking activity?
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The most simultaneous active computers will be six.

Four computers in one office, and two in the other.

The most load I can think of will be two computers going to different
locations via VPN and then running Remote Desktop Connection over VPN
to do development, spreadsheets, accessing databases... working from
home / remotely.
 
The most simultaneous active computers will be six.

Four computers in one office, and two in the other.

The most load I can think of will be two computers going to different
locations via VPN and then running Remote Desktop Connection over VPN
to do development, spreadsheets, accessing databases... working from
home / remotely.
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Residential quality (high residential quality though). Is your budget $150
total, or $300 total? I'd plan somewhere between the two, for decent quality.
If you're going to do VPN and WiFi, I'd consider getting 3 routers.
1) VPN / Broadband with good firewall.
2) WiFi bridge "server".
3) Wifi bridge "client".

Setting up a VPN is not a piece of cake, and figuring on running a VPN "server"
at the office (Router 1), you might want to keep that function separate from
WiFi (Routers 2 / 3).
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2006/12/using-internet-as-wan-link-use-vpn.html>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2006/12/using-internet-as-wan-link-use-vpn.html

How far away are the two offices? What type of building, and how many floors /
walls separation?
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/10/wifi-will-never-be-as-fast-as-ethernet.html>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/10/wifi-will-never-be-as-fast-as-ethernet.html
 
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