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Wireless incoming WIFI to router and DHCP
Hi, Been using a Verizon WiFi Device for years. We are in a remote area in Texas so it's actually been good. Just aded Solar and the Software interface system wants me to use a Router that is DHCP...
BernieMBL wrote:
Been using a Verizon WiFi Device for years.
What is that device? Is it a router of some sort?
How do you connect to the Internet?
BernieMBL wrote:
....I can't seem to find a router that will get the INCOMING Wifi signal without a wire.
Maybe because that is how routers work. They are designed for a wired connection.
Devices that can connect to a wifi source are usually called WiFi Range Extenders. Netgear makes a bunch of them.
WiFi Range Extenders: Boost Your WiFi Range | NETGEAR
I have no idea whether or not any of these provides the features you need.
Have you asked for Internet service provider for help? It should know what works on its system. Then again, many ISPs seem to have a hard time dealing with out of the ordinary questions. Maybe that's why you turned up here.