Use Linksys WAP54G as wireless repeater with BTHom...

I have been trying all day to use an 'old' Linksys WAP54G to act as a wireless repeater, so I can do wireless internet in a far corner of our house. I presume that this has already been done successfully by one of our forum members? Anybody that can help me please and point me in the right direction? Thanks.
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cuzi9mm wrote:
Did you find a solution? Or does the 2.0 not allow additional wireless access points? Help! Have just spent lots of time and money building a home office in the garden which is essentially redundant if I can't get broadband and don't want to run a cable out to it.
Thank you so much.
check the link http://www.jarviser.co.uk/jarviser/homehubindex.html
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