Hi all this is a home project I never seem to get time to do. The idea is to use my existing network. I have a netgear wireless router connected to my phone line (master socket) in my living room but I do repairs in the spare bed room the question i got is with my other netgear router can i connect wireless'ly to the existing network so i have the ability to hard wire the machines i work on in the other room?
Connecting 2 wireless routers?
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Depends on the router, here's a link that says how to do it/ find out if your router supports it
http://lifehacker.com/software/router/hack-attack-turn-your-60-router-into-a-600-router-178132.php
http://lifehacker.com/software/router/hack-attack-turn-your-60-router-into-a-600-router-178132.php
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If you have a router in the living room and one in the spare, the first thing you would have to do is connect those 2 routers, meaning run a cable from one router to the other (routers will not connect to other routers wirelessly). If that is the case dont use the second router and just use that one cable that you ran to the spare bedroom for connecting the computer you are working on and connect wirelessly with the main machine that you have back there.
If you need more than one connection for working on multiple computers then you will have to configure that router to work as a switch. Then you can wire your PC's from that second router in the spare bedroom.
Correction: Routers will not connect to other routers if the router does not support bridging/repeating.
If you need more than one connection for working on multiple computers then you will have to configure that router to work as a switch. Then you can wire your PC's from that second router in the spare bedroom.
Correction: Routers will not connect to other routers if the router does not support bridging/repeating.
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Another possibility is to use Powerline Network Adapters. I've used them many, many times with mostly good performance results. They don't work in all situations, but it's a nice, clean solution to bring wired Network/Internet access to an area where a cable cannot be run and wireless is not feasible.
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I have the same situation. My primary modem and router are at the north end of the building (house) and my shop is at the south end. All other computers et.al. are wirelessly connected.
I use a wireless gaming adapter in my shop to hardwire any computers that I am working on. Of course this provides me with a network cable to connect to any computers that dont have wireless, but I also use it with wifi enabled computers just to eliminate the step of entering my wireless ssid and password.
I have the same situation. My primary modem and router are at the north end of the building (house) and my shop is at the south end. All other computers et.al. are wirelessly connected.
I use a wireless gaming adapter in my shop to hardwire any computers that I am working on. Of course this provides me with a network cable to connect to any computers that dont have wireless, but I also use it with wifi enabled computers just to eliminate the step of entering my wireless ssid and password.
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I was in the same exact situation, here is the trick I came up with:
Problem:
I have a wireless router on the first floor, my office was setup on the second floor. Needed a way to hard wire multiple computers in the office.
Parts:
1 Wireless Router
1 Laptop or Desktop
1 Network Switch
Setup:
This is actually really easy. Take your computer and put it in the office. Connect the computer to the wireless network as usual. Enable ICS on the computer, and connect the wired port of the computer to the uplink port of the switch. Now you have an internet connection on your switch, plug in all the computers you want!
I have been using this setup for years, even connect my xbox online doing this. No extra hardware, bridging, or drilling holes.
Problem:
I have a wireless router on the first floor, my office was setup on the second floor. Needed a way to hard wire multiple computers in the office.
Parts:
1 Wireless Router
1 Laptop or Desktop
1 Network Switch
Setup:
This is actually really easy. Take your computer and put it in the office. Connect the computer to the wireless network as usual. Enable ICS on the computer, and connect the wired port of the computer to the uplink port of the switch. Now you have an internet connection on your switch, plug in all the computers you want!
I have been using this setup for years, even connect my xbox online doing this. No extra hardware, bridging, or drilling holes.
Thank you all for your input. I did a little more research and found this http://www.unix.ms/netgear/ if any of the network guru's could give it the once over and tell me if it likely to work as networking is a week point for me, and I just know i'll be spending hours trying to follow it lol
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That will work, but I still think it is easier (and cheaper) to just setup ICS
Even if you don't have a switch, you can connect one computer directly into the first computer and have internet.
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Haha, I am sure you will be just fine - let us know how it goes.
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I would use a combination of the above:
1. Powerline adapters to the workshop
2. Plug switch into workshop adapter
1. Powerline adapters to the workshop
2. Plug switch into workshop adapter
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I am starting to get a little nervous, he never came back 
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oh no what a waste of time this way i need to enter static ip for every machine i plug in.
Back to drawing board
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I think I'm missing something here. I have 2 Netgear routers in line. One in the basement with the cable modem and one in the office. The office Netgear is cabled to the basement Netgear, and our PCs are cabled to the office router. Everything works fine out of the box, both routers put out a wireless signal, and we can connect to either one wirelessly as we wish.
I think I'm missing something here. I have 2 Netgear routers in line. One in the basement with the cable modem and one in the office. The office Netgear is cabled to the basement Netgear, and our PCs are cabled to the office router. Everything works fine out of the box, both routers put out a wireless signal, and we can connect to either one wirelessly as we wish.
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Yeah it will work out of the box but I think the issues starting surfacing when the IP address gets renewed. DHCP will need to be turned off on the second router.
I was trying to connect one router to the other wireless.
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Ah..... Much trickier. Good advice above, but I would simplify by just getting a repeater/booster.
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