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Trying to set up DG834N router as wireless access point for an ethernet printer across Virgin WiFi.
Hello all. I've spent the last few days trawling the advice and instructions given on the web and attempting to complete this task, with much unplugging, replugging and typing of ip addresses. It...
This is purely my 2 cents, but don't bother trying to set up a Netgear router as a wireless repeater. WDS is an older method for wireless bridging. It's not well supported by Netgear and it requires all participants in the bridge (i.e. your Virgin and your Netgear) to participate. Netgear has removed WDS on its newer routers.
If you have any coax wiring, consider using MoCA adapters. MoCA is essentially Ethernet over coax.
If that's not a possibility, then buy either an Ethernet to Wireless adapter, like the WNCE2001, or buy a range extender.