The neighbor has wi-fi. My laptop is connected to his wifi. Can I connect my TP-Link router to a laptop via a cable to distribute neighbor's Wi-Fi in my apartment to other devices? That is, can the router receive the Internet via cable from the laptop and distribute it over the air?
Answer
See, you can try to make everything much easier. If you have a TP-Link router and access to your neighbor's Wi-Fi network, then you can try configuring TP-Link in bridge mode (WDS). How to do this, I wrote in the article on setting up WDS mode on TP-Link. It turns out that the router will receive Internet from a neighbor via Wi-Fi, and already distribute it via another wireless network, and via cable. You can also try.
The method that you suggested, when the laptop is connected to Wi-Fi, and from the laptop we transfer the Internet to the TP-Link router, is, in principle, also possible. Connect your computer to the router using a network cable. It is advisable to do a factory reset on the router. We connect the cable to the WAN port. Next, on a laptop in managing adapters, hold down Ctrl, select the network card adapter and the wireless adapter, right-click, and select "Bridge Configuration".
Try it, it should work.
14.10.16
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Asked by Bibi Hey Bat
