Question : Question regarding range extenders

Hi everyone,

I have a question regarding range extenders.  I'm looking at a Hawking HWREN1 Hi-Gain USB Wireless 300N Range Extender based off the recommendation of another EE member in order to get better coverage out of a Dlink 655 Wireless N router.  The reviews look awesome for the Hawking device, but it mentions that the Hawking extender will setup it's own SSID seperate from the main one.  Does this in turn create a seperate network?  I ask because we have shared printers on the wireless network and still want to be able to access them from the laptops that connect to the extender.

The question might not be specific to just the Hawking.  We are just going with that extender because I've tried Linksys and many others and they are always very difficult to get to match up, but the reviews on the Hawking look great!

Thanks!

Answer : Question regarding range extenders

the extender isn't giving out ip address, its checking with your dhcp server (the original router) on what the next free ip is, and telling the router that the extender will asign it to the new client.

you can use a second wifi router to extend your wireless ranger by modifying the settings a little.

it will be the same backend though

user A who is connected to extender can ping User B who is on router