Finally replaced the crappy O2 router with a refurbished FritzBox 7490. No network bullshit anymore, unrecognized hostnames etc. anymore. And eventually I can put #ddwrt or #openwrt on it if I so desire.

A decade ago I modified a standard US 110V wall outlet so that it contained a hidden wifi hotspot. Thus, using #ddwrt open source software for routers, I could create a low bandwidth wifi-network that reached the basement of my 6-story building.

I wanted to know when the clothes dryer was done. But, it was more than that—

The other possible solution was to buy a SIM card and make the monitor a cellular device. This (I want to stress) was over a decade ago 2009.

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Ставил DD-WRT, на старенький TP-Link.
Работает, настроил раздачу как ретранслятора. Но фактически там есть реальный клиент и виртуальная точка доступа.
Для того, чтобы всё сработало, надо было выставить все галки на WPA и со стороны шифрования, AES и TKIP

Установка простая была, через меню обновления в штатной прошивке.
Будем развлекаться

#FreshTomato мне нравится всё больше... но это после нескольких часов изучения. #DDWRT проще и понятнее, но умеет меньше штук.

I want to use a slightly older router to create a wifi access point on the 2nd floor of my house since coverage up there is insufficient for zoom meetings.

What kind of ethernet cable should I get to run from the primary router to the secondary router and what vendors do you trust to give a good product at a fair price?

The primary is a linksys bought a couple years ago, and the 2nd is older linksys with ddwrt.