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Breniq
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on ‎10-09-2021 21h14

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repurposing BT Home hub 2 as a wifi extender

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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? 

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imjolly
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on ‎10-09-2021 21h27

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Re: repurposing BT Home hub 2 as a wifi extender

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Easiest is stay below 64



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licquorice
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on ‎10-09-2021 21h33

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Re: repurposing BT Home hub 2 as a wifi extender

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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

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spile
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on ‎11-09-2021 7h03

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Re: repurposing BT Home hub 2 as a wifi extender

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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/

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