Converting Wireless router to repeater?

[NGEFreek]

Well, I don't have my own internet access here at the house, so I connect to a Church down the street with an open network to get online.

My mom has an extra Linksys WRT45g wireless router that I think can be flashed to become a Signal repeater. Is this worth looking into, or will I be able to connect to networks at more than 1 bar strength?

Looking for some advice from you tech savvy folks here.

Essentially I want something I can hook up to my Laptop that will let me piggyback internet access from open wireless networks that will boost the signal so I get more than a 1 bar signal strength.

[Razor Ramon]

You're stealing from Jesus.

[NGEFreek]

and I'm O.K. with that. I steal from Netgear as well.

[OGcritic]

You're not going to be able to do this unless you can access the churches admin settings for their router. if you can, then it's possible only if they're using a router that supports bridging (such as the one you specified).

[Josh]

I'm banking on the login information being this:

username: linksys
password: admin

Try it and report back.

[NGEFreek]

Oh, yeah, is admin/admin. I love it.

Actually, the church hotspot I access is a Verizon Wireless modem/router combo, I forget the exact model right now, but still, the admin/admin seems to work.

[Josh]

Hack the Gibson.