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« on: December 06, 2006, 06:26:05 PM » |
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ok. First some details.
I got three routers, a D-Link DI624, a Linksys WRT54G, and a 2WIRE 2700HG-E modem/router combo thingy. All of which are routers, and have wireless capabilities.
The mission: I want to connect all three routers around the house so i have excellent connection strength all over the house, inside and outside.
Ok so i have the 2wire connected in the basement. Thats the router/modem combo, so it cant move. I can place the D-Link and Linksys anywhere i want but i need to figure out how to make them "boost" my signal. I want these routers to broadcast the same wireless signal as the 2wire one, so i can plug into any of these routers and get internet. I just dont have any idea how to get it done...
So... what do i do? Whos up first?
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« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2006, 07:06:47 PM » |
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I actually use two routers, one of them uses wires. Do all of your routers have the ability to use wires too?
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2006, 07:09:10 PM » |
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Are you even sure what you're attempting is possible? I don't think different routers can communicate directly. You can use computers as bridges, but each would need 2 NICs. Here's a little diagram:
{Internet} <-> [Cable Modem] <-> (Router) <-Computer-> (Router) <-Computer-> (Router) <-Computer
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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2006, 07:16:42 PM » |
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Really? I have [internet] - [Modem] - [router] - [router] - [my computer] as far as connections that involve my comp.
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« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2006, 07:34:48 PM » |
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Yeah, but the [router] - [router] is wired, isn't it? O.o
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« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2006, 07:35:25 PM » |
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Yeah, which is why I'm wondering if his can do wires.
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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2006, 06:16:51 PM » |
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As far as I know, you need a specific piece of hardware to do what you are doing..
You can get bridges and signal boosters and such, but I'm pretty sure it can't be done with just regular wireless routers.
Also, based on personal experience, I would take that Linksys router and run it over with a vehicle a few times, it's more useful that way.
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« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2006, 10:20:48 PM » |
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yai want to connect the two routers via wireless. I could connect em with wires, but im trying to prevent my needing to run wires around the house
Im trying to find out if anyone knows how to do the [router] - [router] connection without wires.
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2006, 07:04:49 AM » |
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If possible.
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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2006, 04:47:08 PM » |
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The WLAN part of the router has to be repeating capeable
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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2006, 10:18:34 PM » |
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ohhhh
how do i find that out?
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« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2006, 05:28:23 AM » |
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It's a mode it can be put in The linksys should be able to do it there's a button on there you can push so it can automaticly setup like other linksys devices around or something like that maybe ... lol I they have it Never used it though I prefer real stuff  |
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« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2006, 12:55:38 PM » |
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unfortunately, neither of my routers are repeating capable. I did find out the range of the Linksys is 150 meters, approx. So thats cool. Oh well, nice try MB  |
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« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2006, 02:44:26 PM » |
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Just another reason to go wired  Even if it means buying long cables to put inside the walls |
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« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2006, 09:58:04 PM » |
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But ethernet cables can only go so far, and end up getting expensive... Jon, you can go to a best buy or circuit city or whatever and buy these things that you plugin, and they catch the signal from your router, and re-transmit them with new re-invigorated strength. They're around 80$ when I last checked (like 2 years ago) but our school uses them, and we can all run off the same stupid cisco router on an i2k connection from 150 yards away. But here's an idea... move the modem up a story, and have the modem and wireless router in the center of your house o_O
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« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2006, 10:16:25 PM » |
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Don't ethernet cords have a limited range, though?
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« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2006, 01:45:27 AM » |
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that they do. I cant move the router because thats the only jack that isnt filtered, everything else is filtered from the main line. Its complicated,
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« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2006, 10:27:39 PM » |
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Don't ethernet cords have a limited range, though?
I'm not sure if there's a maximum length of some sort, but I know the longer they get, the slower the connection is, but it's like 50 feet slows it down like .01% or something extremely miniscule, I believe. I read about this briefly several years ago so I could be mistaken. |
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« Reply #18 on: December 13, 2006, 12:04:03 AM » |
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295 ft.
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« Reply #19 on: December 13, 2006, 01:26:37 AM » |
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Im not sure about jack being exact, but ya the signal does degrade. Also things like power cords (like electrical in your house) and florcent lights can degrade the quality of the data transfer through the wires. So if you have a really long coil of wire sitting in a school roof with all the lights, your transfer speed is gonna be garbage.
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