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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Alex Sage
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      @anonymous said:

      Does Ubiquity make a Ethernet to WiFi adapter?

      Not that I have ever seen.

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        Alex Sage
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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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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          Might be worth just using a trio of DD-WRT devices.

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          • MattSpellerM
            MattSpeller
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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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            • JaredBuschJ
              JaredBusch @Alex Sage
              last edited by JaredBusch

              @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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                Alex Sage
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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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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
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                  What hardware will handle that?

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                    Alex Sage @scottalanmiller
                    last edited by Alex Sage

                    @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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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch @Alex Sage
                      last edited by

                      @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 🙂

                      Working link

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch
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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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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch
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                          Here is the more expensive choice: https://cradlepoint.com/products/mbr95#!specs
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                            Alex Sage @JaredBusch
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                            @JaredBusch said:

                            Here is the more expensive choice: https://cradlepoint.com/products/mbr95#!specs
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                            Just livechatted with cradlepoint, this only supports one WAN wifi connection 😞

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @Alex Sage
                              last edited by JaredBusch

                              @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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                                Alex Sage
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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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                                  Alex Sage
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                                  Shit, that means I need a AP too 😞

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                                    Alex Sage
                                    last edited by scottalanmiller

                                    Here is what I am thinking about ordering:

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                                    • JaredBuschJ
                                      JaredBusch @Alex Sage
                                      last edited by

                                      @anonymous said:

                                      Shit, that means I need a AP too 😞

                                      Right, I was looking for a simpler solution, but really, nothing in home router class can do it.

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                                      • JaredBuschJ
                                        JaredBusch @Alex Sage
                                        last edited by

                                        @anonymous said:

                                        Here is what I am thinking about ordering:

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                                        This is what I would do. In fact, I might just get me a TP-Link anyway, because there is a Comcast Xfinitiy wireless in range of my house. As a subscriber, I can access it. Dual WAN for me!

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                                          Alex Sage @JaredBusch
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                                          @JaredBusch said:

                                          This is what I would do. In fact, I might just get me a TP-Link anyway, because there is a Comcast Xfinitiy wireless in range of my house. As a subscriber, I can access it. Dual WAN for me!

                                          That's a great point! I can do that too! Fun project tonight! 🙂

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                                            Alex Sage
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                                            Like this, right?

                                            https://msol.io/blog/tech/2015/03/10/how-i-doubled-my-internet-speed-with-openwrt/

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