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How to create your own URL shortener: Hosted or subscription, here’s what you need to know

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How to choose and apply a screen protector, bubble-free

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Reuse an old router to bridge devices to your wireless network

Unless your Internet modem or wireless router happens to be at the same location as those devices, connecting them to your wireless network can be a challenge. Possible solutions include, power-line adapters, dedicated wireless adapters for each device, or installing Ethernet jacks. Unfortunately, those options can get expensive and each has its unique drawbacks. Another option is using a wireless bridge. A wireless bridge connects two wired networks together over Wi-Fi.

DD-WRT is free Linux-based firmware for routers that replaces the router's factory firmware. This tutorial, based on the DD-WRT Wiki, will go over how to configure DD-WRT for use as a wireless bridge (client bridge mode), using a Linksys WRT54G router as an example. Step 1: Check the DD-WRT router database to see if your router is supported. Notes: That's it.

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