Recs needed:ADSL modem/wireless router with extendable range

[Murph7355]

I have a Netgear Rangemax Next combo box and it works very nicely.

Bought a second Rangemax Next unit to act as an access point to extend my network to the bottom of the garden.

Deep joy, but Netgear don't support WDS or access points on their routers. I allegedly have to buy 2 APs, wire one to my wireless router and then attach the other to the first wirelessly. How dumb is that.

So, looking for recommendations on new gear.

Happy to have a separate router and modem if necessary. But would like quick kit, and must be able to add APs to extend my network.

Router must have wired ports, pref gigabit. APs would ideally have wired ports too.

Cheers
Murph

PS Have done some searching on Google. I *think* dlink gear may be the way to go (Rangebooster line), but don't want to drop a bollock again! An old dlink box I had a couple of years ago died on me too...

[bogie]

NETGEAR DG834G and WG602 work fine together in WDS ..its just the Rangemax jobbie that dosent

[Zad]

Or buy a cheapish directional antenna?

[Murph7355]

Cheers fellas.

Antenna would be unlikely to help much I'm afraid - the router's stuck in a cupboard under the stairs.