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repurposing BT Home hub 2 as a wifi extender

Breniq — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:14:39 GMT

Hi sorry if a stupid question but when repurposing an old home hub what does this mean when you type in a new IP address? Make sure this is outside the addressing range of the main Hub, by default this is 192.168.1.64 -192.168.1.253.

Does the new IP address need to end any number below 64 or any number higher than 253?

Re: repurposing BT Home hub 2 as a wifi extender

imjolly — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:27:55 GMT

Easiest is stay below 64

Re: repurposing BT Home hub 2 as a wifi extender

licquorice — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:33:18 GMT

You can't go above 253. 254 is the main hub address and 255 is the broadcast address and is the highest address. Use anything between 1 and 63

Re: repurposing BT Home hub 2 as a wifi extender

spile — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 06:03:47 GMT

A comprehensive thread on repurposing a router as a wireless point https://www.avforums.com/threads/faq-using-two-routers-together-extending-wi-fi.1554662/