Setting up a wireless router to work as a repeater hasn't
worked out the way I hoped it would.

I got another Netgear router, different model, hoping it
would be easy to set it up where I could go around to anywhere
in the house and get great reception. The directions were
vague. After searching the Internet I tried setting up both
server and client to use WEP, but, that didn't work. The
client showed the server connection, SSID, strength, but,
couldn't provide service. I tried using WPA on the server
and WEP on the client, and again the client showed the
server connection, SSID and strength, but, no service to
computers. Station list is always blank for computers
wanting Internet access.

Can someone give me some pointers on how to get this working?

My only other option, I can see, is to hire someone to run
network cable through the attic and walls, which I was hoping
to avoid.