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Two routers, one ethernet and one wireless
06-02-2009 4:19 PM
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My desktop is connected to the Thomson TG585v7 router via a cable.
My old XP laptop can pick up the wireless signal nearby but it becomes Low when I take it into the conservatory, no more than 15 m from the router. I am using a Belkin G adaptor.
I was going to buy a Netgear N1 Rangemax router and adapter but I am not sure this will solve the problem, particularly as my ports are USB1.
I thought of using my old Zoom wired modem for the desktop and running a phone extension lead into the kitchen (nearer the conservatory) and connnecting the Thomson router to that, and having it high up on a cupboard.
But can you run 2 routers on the same phone line simultaneously, and what about splitters ie. where do they go?
My old XP laptop can pick up the wireless signal nearby but it becomes Low when I take it into the conservatory, no more than 15 m from the router. I am using a Belkin G adaptor.
I was going to buy a Netgear N1 Rangemax router and adapter but I am not sure this will solve the problem, particularly as my ports are USB1.
I thought of using my old Zoom wired modem for the desktop and running a phone extension lead into the kitchen (nearer the conservatory) and connnecting the Thomson router to that, and having it high up on a cupboard.
But can you run 2 routers on the same phone line simultaneously, and what about splitters ie. where do they go?
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Re: Two routers, one ethernet and one wireless
06-02-2009 4:23 PM
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I would replace the Belkin G adapter first. I have seen a lot of these suffer from signal and drop out problems.
You can get a good Buffale G adapter in Argos for less than £20 and they seem to work very well
You can get a good Buffale G adapter in Argos for less than £20 and they seem to work very well
Re: Two routers, one ethernet and one wireless
06-02-2009 4:26 PM
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Thanks but I don't think I can blame Belkin in this instance as it gives a Good signal when plugged into another laptop upstairs
Re: Two routers, one ethernet and one wireless
06-02-2009 4:33 PM
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I can use a up to date HP laptop in the room furthest from the router - a distance of about 15m - and the laptop reports a "very good" signal from the Thomson TG585v7.
Is there any change of repositioning your router a little - so that there is a clearer path to the window / conservatory ?, and if necessary using a slightly longer router to telephone socket / and ethernet cable to the desktop ?. The router has slots on the bottom so you could hang it on a wall, so enabling you to raise it above window height. You only have to move the router a few meters for the signal strength quite a bit.
Is there any change of repositioning your router a little - so that there is a clearer path to the window / conservatory ?, and if necessary using a slightly longer router to telephone socket / and ethernet cable to the desktop ?. The router has slots on the bottom so you could hang it on a wall, so enabling you to raise it above window height. You only have to move the router a few meters for the signal strength quite a bit.
Re: Two routers, one ethernet and one wireless
06-02-2009 4:34 PM
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Absolutely not!
Quote from: kilburncat can you run 2 routers on the same phone line simultaneously
Does your laptop have a PCMCIA/PCcard slot? Those adapters are much better than USB wireless devices.
Also, you can run a LAN (RJ45) cable from your router to a wireless access point in/near your conservatory.
Re: Two routers, one ethernet and one wireless
06-02-2009 4:38 PM
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There is always the possibility of running them in bridge mode - and no I have no idea how to do it
Re: Two routers, one ethernet and one wireless
06-02-2009 4:53 PM
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Or put the router in the kitchen and buy a Solwise home plug kit to connect the desktop
Re: Two routers, one ethernet and one wireless
26-02-2009 10:33 AM
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Quote from: Oldjim There is always the possibility of running them in bridge mode - and no I have no idea how to do it
When I had two computers upstairs and one downstairs, plus a laptop (all four were wired, laptop wireless broken) I had two routers - a wired 4-port (Origo) downstairs plugged into the main BT socket, and a piece-of-junk tiscali-supplied speedtouch wireless 4-port router (would never work when used to connect) that I had upstairs connected to the main router via a 10m ethernet cable.
Neither router had uplink ports, I just plugged the cable into port 1 on each. I set up both routers to work on the same IP range (10.0.0.xx), with the ireless router's gateway set to 10.0.0.2, the IP of the main router. I think I had the computers in DHCP mode, and all the IP mapping was down to the main router - the wireless jobby was just a middle-man to relay the connection, and no - I didn't set up any specific bridge settings.... Mainly cause I couldn't find any!
With all that said, I was sent a TG585 v7 last week from Plusnet and I don't like it at all. Yes, it works, but the UI seems to be designed for those that don't know how to switch their computers on. I particularly dislike having to click "Details" on practically every page, and the lack of a "Restart DSL connection" rather than just restarting the router, or disconnecting the Internet/PPP. My Origo router (the bentley of routers where age is concerned) worked brilliantly, and I couldn't fault the pure and simple interface - black and white text, no fancy images to mess about with, just frames, tables and text. When I want information I don't want it so simple it's impossible to do anything!
Anyways, back to topic - I don't have computers all over the place now, so I just connect my computer (upstairs) direct to the router (downstairs) via that 10m ethernet cable I mentioned earlier, so I have no idea if my old "faux bridge" method works on these or not, but it could be worth a try.
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