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Multiple Routers or Very Good Wireless
20-09-2008 12:48 PM
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If not, can anyone recommend a good wireless router that can get through several walls and floors and still be able to use for gaming. I had looked at a d-link and a belkin (the N1 Wireless Modem Router) but both don't offer support for PPPoA, although I have read several posts of people using this router with plusnet which just confused me even more. Is PPPoA required or can you connect using PPPoE ????
Thanks in adavance
Re: Multiple Routers or Very Good Wireless
20-09-2008 1:27 PM
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20-09-2008 5:09 PM
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Re: Multiple Routers or Very Good Wireless
20-09-2008 8:47 PM
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20-09-2008 11:47 PM
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Re: Multiple Routers or Very Good Wireless
21-09-2008 11:32 AM
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Re: Multiple Routers or Very Good Wireless
21-09-2008 12:02 PM
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PS. You can use PPPoE to authenticate to the BT network, but the MTU will be reduced to 1492 which is what PPPoE uses, but you cannot login twice. You only get one IP allocated to your account and dual login would imply two ISP accounts.
Re: Multiple Routers or Very Good Wireless
21-09-2008 3:14 PM
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Wireless is great for web browsing as this involves short bursts of data whereas gaming/VoIP and similar require a constant stream of data.
Attempts have been made to improve the reliability such as 802.11n but by their nature wireless signals do fluctuate and will never provide a connection as good as wired.
There is such a thing as bonded ADSL (combining more than one ADSL circuit/phone line) to boost download and upload speeds but it is unlikely to be suitable for what you wish to do as it is offered by purely business focussed ISPs as an alternative to a leased line (an extremely high bandwdth dedicated circuit used to link LANs to ISPs for onward transit of traffic to the internet).
Make sure that you are looking at UK sites for wireless routers as ones sold in the US market are likely to only support PPPoE as this is what is used in the US.
Re: Multiple Routers or Very Good Wireless
21-09-2008 5:11 PM
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This allows optimum positioning of the aerial - bolted to the back of a PC on the floor (especially with all that metal) is not optimal.
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Re: Multiple Routers or Very Good Wireless
21-09-2008 6:55 PM
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However, the techguy is right, there's no wireless substitute for cat5e cable, especially when one has to go through brick walls.
Re: Multiple Routers or Very Good Wireless
22-09-2008 8:52 AM
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Quote Does anyone know the answer to the PPPoA/E question. Is there any point buying a router that doesn't support PPPoA? I'm struggling to find a good wirless router that does!!
Firstly, you cannot connect two ADSL modems to the same phone line at the same time (only one can sync with the exchange at any given time).
Secondly, you may be able to use PPPoE on your line dependent upon the equipment BT have installed at your exchange. If your current router supports PPPoE you could just change from PPPoA/VCMUX to PPPoE/LC-SNAP and see if it works (works with my connection with no noticable difference in speed).
(Edit: Just noticed Mikki has covered this above!)
What might be worth a try though is a wireless range extender. Saves messing about with bridges and dual routers!
Re: Multiple Routers or Very Good Wireless
22-09-2008 11:36 AM
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24-09-2008 6:03 PM
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