NetSaber777

It's impossible. Client repeats must have mutual consent from the AP, so I'm dead in the water. This functionality is required in router firmware (including DD-WRT) apparently due to FCC regs on signal noise and security. Thanks for your time.

Thank you all for the concern. It does sound very much like a rouge access point (reading my own posts makes me sound way outta place). We have a router literally built into the wall of our business/house (worst architectural design ever...of all time...). Given my natural "curiosity", they don't want me touching it, since I've had a string of bad luck with bricking old routers exploring DD-WRT. Everyone on the network uses the SecureW2 so that we can all know who is doing exactly what. I'm trying to transfer the appearance of my laptop as a client to the router, keeping the WPA encryption. Then use the router to throw my connection the little extra distance to my room.

Thanks man, I'm starting to get that feeling. I gotta figure out the handshake, maybe someone has figured out a plugin or something for DD-WRT(wishful thinking). Still open to ideas.

I also cannot touch the settings on the host router (curveball).

Exactly, I'm looking to add only an extra 20 feet or so. I can't move the host router.

So I have a router, and my folks have another router... I'm looking to setup my laptop outside the range of their initial router, and I'm doing it on a budget. We've got a linksys and I was planning to throw DD-WRT on it. My question is simple, but I expect an overly complex answer. :) Can I hide my router with my laptop's MAC and IP address, and create my own leach network on the side. I believe it's called a client bridge, but I want a second opinion. Here's the catch, I don't know if our security for our business is going to be an issue. We're using SecureW2: SecureW2 EAP-TTLS. I have my own login information for it, but can I give the DD-WRT router my login information to complete the client bridge? Is it possible?