Wifi as WAN
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I am just always trying to be a cheap
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Probably good to invest a little bit here. If they are non-technical, this is going to be a bit of a big undertaking. You are going to want every piece of this to be as stable as possible as things breaking are likely to be very confusing and difficult for them to manage.
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So right now I am looking at getting (2) TP-LINK TL-WR702N connected to a Edge Router X and a Ubiquity AP.
Total cost would be about less then $200.
Does Ubiquity make a Ethernet to WiFi adapter?
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After more thought, I want something nicer then the TP-LINK TL-WR702N.
Any suggestions? Maybe something more enterprise grade?
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@anonymous said:
Does Ubiquity make a Ethernet to WiFi adapter?
Not that I have ever seen.
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Adding ddwrt to any router allows you to make it a client too so that give me lots of options
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Might be worth just using a trio of DD-WRT devices.
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This one has been gnawing on me, if you solve it please post about it. Doing it wireless instead of USB really throws a spanner in the works.
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@anonymous said:
Adding ddwrt to any router allows you to make it a client too so that give me lots of options
@scottalanmiller said:
Might be worth just using a trio of DD-WRT devices.
Basically this is what I was going to tell you to set up. Get 2 identical DD-WRT capable devices with built in WiFi. Convert both of them to be clients, one for each cellphone. These basically are now your two internet modems.
Now get a router of some type that you can put DD-WRT on and is capable of handling dual WAN connections. This is the part I need to look up.
For a higher quality router experience, you could easily go with an EdgeRouter X if they support Dual WAN (assume so?) and a UAP for the Wireless, but for the type of home user you are describing, I would attempt to use 3 identical DD-WRT routers if at all possible.
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This looks to be a lot work, might be worth the money to get a Edge Router X, however I do like a good challenge
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Dual,Triple(and_probably_quad)_WAN_with_multiple_active_WAN_links_and_source_routing
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What hardware will handle that?
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@scottalanmiller said:
What hardware will handle that?
I assumed anything that runs ddwrt.
I was going to use three TP-LINK TL-WR841N wireless routers.
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR841N-Wireless-Router-300Mpbs/dp/B001FWYGJS/
2 as Clients, and 1 as a duel WAN router.
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@anonymous said:
This looks to be a lot work, might be worth the money to get a Edge Router X, however I do like a good challenge
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Looking at that link, multiple WAN setup is not "normal" for DD-WRT. Obviously workable, but not normal. If that is true, I would not use DD-WRT for the router.
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Here is the more expensive choice: https://cradlepoint.com/products/mbr95#!specs
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@JaredBusch said:
Here is the more expensive choice: https://cradlepoint.com/products/mbr95#!specs
Just livechatted with cradlepoint, this only supports one WAN wifi connection
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@anonymous said:
Just livechatted with cradlepoint, this only supports one WAN wifi connection
Yes, you would need 2 and then a router that supports dual WAN. As I said the expensive option.
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So far my best option is 2 clients (not sure what yet, leaning towards the TL-Link routers with ddwrt.)
Going to use the Edge Router X for the main router, since it supports 2 WANs out of the box.
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Shit, that means I need a AP too
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Here is what I am thinking about ordering:
