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would like to add a second wireless access

Discussion in 'Networking (Hardware & Software)' started by chaosrn, 2011/12/25.

  1. 2011/12/25
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    chaosrn Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    have a wireless access point from RoadRunner, it is in the first floor, i already have a second router (non-wireless) on the second floor. i would like to swap it out for a wireless router. any suggestions?
     
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    Copy and paste this into Google. using 2 wireless routers on the same network
     
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    You can use any wifi router on the second floor. But first, connect it directly to a computer and access its control panel via the Web browser. 192.169.x.x Then disable its DHCP functionality and give it a static LAN IP address of 1 number higher than your ISP wifi router. For example, if the downstairs router is 192.168.1.1, the give the second floor 192.168.1.2. Disabling DHCP lets the main router handle all addressing.

    Next, configure the wifi by giving it an SSID that's different than the one downstairs. You'll now have 2 unique access points on a single LAN.

    Next, unplug the router, disconnect the computer and connect the cat 5 that comes from downstairs to one of the LAN ports of the router. Do not connect it to the router WAN port.
     
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    chaosrn Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thank you for the useful info, one additional question, if i am running an internet connection (Sony TV) off of the original non-wireless router on the second floor, should i still NOT use the WAN port? or could i just plug the wireless router (after altering the configuration ) into the non-wireless router?
    or is that just getting too many connections and starting to build a steampunk contraption?
    :confused:

    Happy Festivus !
     
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    I would think just plug it into one of the 4 ports on the wireless router. That makes it a wired connection.
     
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    No, that would now result in 3 routers. You probably are already using 2 routers, unless you disabled DHCP in the second router. Just let the main router handle all addressing and firewalling.

    You could just connect the wifi router to a LAN port on the wired router, but realize that each connection reduces the wifi throughput by about 30%.
     
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    okay, for some reason the WiFi signal doesn't indicate on the second router/access point, but the TV does access the internet (NetFlix etc.)....Should i have enabled the WEP security on the second LinkSys router?
     
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    You can "daisy chain" two routers. I did it because my spouses "Nook E-Reader" would only allow WEP style passwords. I have a linksys wireless in the front room, then connected to one of the ports in the back is an ethernet cable running to the back room, connected to a layer two switch, and then the dlink wireless router. and spouse connects to the dlink for her Nook Reader, and the rest of my computers connect thru wpa/2. interesting thing is, even though the dlink has a different private IP address than the Linksys, it still works fine
     
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