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Tech Gurus, I need help with my wireless network.

Posted on 6/22/14 at 2:01 pm
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69110 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 2:01 pm
Okay, so I have a Cox cable modem and a netgear wirless N router.

For years everything worked fine with the Router excatly where it is now, and the modem in the kitchen with a Cat5 running through ceiling to router.

And it worked great, got a signal to my furthest room and the garage 55' behind the house.

Well I re-did my network, moved where the coax came in and all to streamline it.
I put router next to modem near the TV and receivers and then internet wireless got to be really buggy.

So now I have a older G router that feeds all my wired stuff, I have the N router being fed off of that, both at the same frequency. (I was told to do it like that) I get great wireless downstairs, except in the far off guest bedroom. So I added a cat5 through 115v deally. That runs wired internet through the common on the power.

Or something like that.

Now that room gets great internet.

But then the master is still getting crappy wi-fi.

I'm fixing to run cat5 to it directly but I would really like a whole home wi-fi solution.
My house isn't all that big. But the wireless is at the far bottom right of the house and the room not getting wifi is at the top left.

What can I do to extended wireless?

Also is running two routers a bad idea?

I realized I fell way behind the times with wireless.

I can run beautiful wired networks and have cat5 going in the attic already and am about to run security camera wire/

But looking for ideas to improve system.



Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
77996 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 2:06 pm to
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Also is running two routers a bad idea?



Get a router and a wireless AP
Posted by XxxSpooky1
A place in SE La
Member since Sep 2007
5145 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 3:32 pm to
Apple AirPort Extreme extended with one airport express should take care of your problem.
Posted by drizztiger
Deal With it!
Member since Mar 2007
37202 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 3:38 pm to
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Get a router and a wireless AP
Chances are he can set one of the wireless routers to AP mode.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69110 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 4:09 pm to
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Apple AirPort Extreme extended with one airport express should take care of your problem.




I will never use an apple product.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69110 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 4:52 pm to
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Chances are he can set one of the wireless routers to AP mode.


How do I set a router to become and access point?

Could I put both routers with the same name and login info?
That way you could move seamlessly from one to the other?
Posted by drizztiger
Deal With it!
Member since Mar 2007
37202 posts
Posted on 6/22/14 at 9:13 pm to
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How do I set a router to become and access point?
Google your routers model number and see if it can be set to AP mode.

I'm short on time, but simply if you set it as AP, you need to be hardwired into the other wireless router. It will act as another point of entry into your wireless SSID on the same channel.

If you instead use both routers as routers (routers separate networks) then use different channels. 1,6,11 are the only channels you should use for 2.4Ghz. But then you may need to bridge the networks.

If your don't want to hardwire the first router to the 2nd router - if your router allows it, you can set it as a repeater/extender. You use same SSID and channel, but you will lose bandwidth in the process.

When I have more time I can explain better, but a lot of this googleable.
Posted by CubsFanBudMan
Member since Jul 2008
5075 posts
Posted on 6/23/14 at 12:40 pm to
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Could I put both routers with the same name and login info?
That way you could move seamlessly from one to the other?


You just need to make sure both routers have a different IP address. Usually the default IP address of the router is 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1. You will want the first 3 groups of numbers to be the same, then set the router that is doing the routing to 1 and the access point to 2. See below, the x can be whatever you want.

192.168.x.1
192.168.x.2
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