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| Thread ID: 140559 | 2015-11-02 04:47:00 | Covering a house with dual wifi routers? | Johnnz (7246) | Press F1 |
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| 1410810 | 2015-11-02 04:47:00 | Hi all, So, simply put, we have one copper phone line coming into the house and currently have a modem connected to a linksys E2000 wireless router. However although it sits in the middle of the house, reception is pretty patchy at both ends of the house. What I would like to do if possible is move our current modem and router to one end of the house and run a 50m ethernet cable to the other end and connect an additional wireless router. Is this possible and would it require much setup in the network settings? I would intend them just to provide internet access and not for sharing files around the home. Thanks! |
Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 1410811 | 2015-11-02 05:28:00 | What you need is a wireless access point, I have a brand new unused but opened Netgear WN604 going spare if you decide to go that way. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1410812 | 2015-11-02 06:33:00 | Anything is possible! I have similar situation - solved by (1) - several years old now - a cable under the floor to a TP-Link WA-730RE wireless access point and (2) later addition -a TP-Link WA-830RE wireless range extender which picks up and re-transmits the WiFi signal from the modem. Maybe slightly overkill but it helps to overcome the thick walls which are not transparent to WiFi. It's not too hard to follow the instructions and if you don't succeed, try again. | coldot (6847) | ||
| 1410813 | 2015-11-02 08:25:00 | You can do the above Johnnz with a wireless router. Its been discussed numerous times here but the basics is, on the second router (not the main), disable DHCP, change IP to something different than the main router but in the same class/range and create new or same SSID, depending on preference. Cheers, KK |
Kame (312) | ||
| 1410814 | 2015-11-02 20:36:00 | I'd suggest you're better just replacing that Linksys with one that has better coverage. External antennas are always better, and you can get much better coverage than those E2000's offer IMO. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1410815 | 2015-11-02 20:43:00 | Another consideration is the ethernet connections a cabled additional router can give. For example, I have an additional wireless router behind my TV that gives good wireless coverage to the lounge but it also supplies gigabit wired connections to the Sky box, AV unit, NAS and TV connected notebook. | linw (53) | ||
| 1410816 | 2015-11-05 04:12:00 | Thanks to everyone who replied with advice. I have decided to take Kame's suggestion and use an additional wireless router. I got 40m of Cat 5e cable off Trademe for $20 delivered and a Belkin N wireless router (model F5D8236-4 v1) for $13. Once I get the cable put through the ceiling I will delve into the wireless settings and if I have any trouble I'll ask here first :-) Cheers! |
Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 1410817 | 2015-11-05 20:21:00 | Good decision! Have fun. Just remember to disable DHCP on the Belkin. | linw (53) | ||
| 1410818 | 2015-11-06 02:34:00 | Well, just realized I have purchased a wireless modem router. Will I be able to run it off the Ethernet cable rather than it's own internal modem or will I have to get a stand alone wireless router? | Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 1410819 | 2015-11-06 02:58:00 | Should work, just do what linw said. | dugimodo (138) | ||
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