networking - Can't find my home WLAN

07
2014-04
  • dTDesign

    I'm not sure if this the correct place to ask this. (If it is the wrong place, please guide me...)

    I just installed my Home WLAN after a reset. Now, I can access it with my smartphone without any problems, but from my computer, I can't find the WLAN. I've such a stick installed on my computer, without any brand name on it:

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    Then I inserted an old USB-WLAN Stick by D-Link (DWA-160), and it find it.

    So why I can't find the WLAN with this thing above? Maybe because I configurated the WLAN Router over a LAN Cable? Then this undefinied stick can find every single WLAN around my house (it has a very good reachability), but not my home WLAN

    I'm about to going crazy...

    Some hardware infos:
    Os: Windows 8.1
    Router: D-Link 645
    USB-Stick: D-Link DWA 160

    • Answers
  • Spiff

    The thing you pictured is not a Wi-Fi adapter, it is just an antenna, which is just a passive hunk of metal.

    Whatever you screwed it onto is probably your Wi-Fi adapter, or at least an antenna cable that connects to your Wi-Fi adapter.

    So what's your Wi-Fi adapter?


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  • Pure.Krome

    i have a wifi network at home -> works well. I think it's set up to use WPA-SPK or whatever that funky wifi protocol is. (But i can change that, if required).

    Anyways, it only gets to half of the house because of interference (eg. fridges). So, i was hoping to extend the home wifi network.

    The IT guys at work have a spare D-Link DI-634M router modem wifi thingy.

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    Can I use this to extend my home wifi network? If so, what are the key settings i would need to check/change/tweak? I've never done this before.

    I've also found this Emulator on their website, if that helps ?


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  • Dave Rickman

    Look at network bridging. Linksys device here

    You might want to look to see if your device can be flashed to use dd-wrt instead. That firmware has great support for doing network bridging with consumer hardware routers.

    edit: your device isn't supported unfortunately. However, many linksys devices are and the dd-wrt firmware provides much functionality for free. Further googling revealed that your device doesn't support bridging at all.