MAKE:Blog has a rather useful suggestion to help you get an old piece of tech out of the closet and make it useful again.  Using the wonderful tool of DD-WRT they have instructions on how to turn your old wireless router into a repeater.  DD-WRT, if you have not run into it before is a tool used to replace the firmware on a router with a Linux based alternative.  This means that the old interface on your router is replaced with a different interface that offers more functionality while still remaining relatively simple to use.  In this case, instead of simply a new interface this particular tool will change your router into a repeater, perfect for those spots where reception from your main router is a little spotty.

“I love it when the internet seems to magically anticipate your needs and provides the info you desire. Such was the case today when, just last night, I thought I needed to finally break down and figure out how to seriously boost the wi-fi range in our house (which is too unreliable on the other end of the house, non-existent in the basement). Via Steve Roberts and Facebook came a link to this how-to on Lifehacker. Kevin Purdy shows you how to configure an old router to act as a wi-fi repeater via the magic of DD-WRT. ”

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