wireless repeater vs wireless bridge?

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Published on 2012-04-09T04:14:29Z Indexed on 2012/04/09 5:32 UTC
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Scenario: I have a ADSL modem inside the studio which is connected with some wired/wireless devices. but when I'm in the backyard with my laptop the wireless signal is very poor, so the connection is very unstable.

I have an old belkin wireless router and I read that it can be useful in this scenario. after some search, it's compatible with DD-WRT, and seems setting it both wireless repeater or wireless bridge can do the job.

but which is better for speed and stability or for my purpose they are the same?

wireless repeater

wireless bridge

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