Originally Posted by
Patrick B
Nope, same router. All the info I had found on it (and most 'standard' repeater functionality) showed that it simply repeated the same signal that it received. This is mostly due to the single RF channel nature of the unit.
The ASUS has 2 different radios, including 2 different antennas (although unfortunately both internal and nothing more than a small piece of metal). Both can (and should!) run on different frequencies simultaneously.
It can operate in a number of different modes, including simply extending the signal, right through to connecting to one wifi network and sharing it out as a completely different wifi network via a router/NAT/etc.
It can also act as an AP (ie, create a hotspot in a hotel room with only ethernet), or even as a Wifi client (ie, connect a computer that doesn't have wifi to a wifi network via ethernet).