I have at least one (possibly two soon) Linux computers without dedicated Wi-Fi hardware, and no way to hard wire them given the layout of my house, and I have found that the Linux drivers of USB Wi-Fi adapters are hit or miss and almost always outdated. I do however have a TP Link Wireless router sitting around, and I am wondering if I can configure that in a way where the antennas connect to my home Wi-Fi network and output the uplink through its Ethernet ports, essentially the reverse of how a wireless router is normally used. This way the Linux computers can just connect via what they think is wired internet and not care about all the Wi-Fi stuff.
First of all, is this even possible? How would one go about doing this?
Second, I have an additional requirement that I need to be able to assign fixed private IP addresses to the computers, and be able to reach them from other devices on the network and have them reach other devices as well. Would this be possible in this configuration?
Failing that, I've noticed that some consumer Wi-Fi range extenders (either power line or Wi-Fi to Wi-Fi) have Ethernet outputs. Would one of those satisfy the requirements I mentioned?
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