2 router

[Hamburger]

i place one router in my children's room but the signal received in my room is a bit weak.

 

as i have another phone line in my room, what will happen it i were to place another router?? Is this a feasible method to strengthen the signal in my room..

[Watwheels]

i place one router in my children's room but the signal received in my room is a bit weak.

 

as i have another phone line in my room, what will happen it i were to place another router?? Is this a feasible method to strengthen the signal in my room..

There's no need for 2 routers.

 

Use a pair of these

http://www.tp-link.com/resources/images/pr...PA211KIT-01.jpg

http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details...del=TL-PA211KIT

 

Plug one of these using an Ethernet cable(comes in the package) to your existing router and the other one to the PC you want to connect to. No setting required, just plug in and play. I using it to connect my smart tv. There are many brands out there some comes in a pair some comes individually. The one you are looking at, I'm using them. If you need more connection just buy an addition one or more. Do a bit of reading and you will understand.

 

Although it's also wireless but the connection is as stable as if you connect them with the physical Ethernet cable itself plus there's encryption for security.

Edited October 22, 2011 by Watwheels

[Hamburger]

as i have 2 routers, i need not to buy anything......

 

i am curious as whether to by using 2 routers, will it cause confusion for the signal to be pick up by the lappy via wireless??

[Nts0408]

hi,

 

I believe your router is an ADSL modem + router since it is connected to tel line. One ADSL line can only connect to one modem/router as there are handshake signals between the two end facilities.

 

If you only want to connect wireless, one easy way is to replace your existing router antenna to a longer one, e.g. 5dbi or 7dbi type. It will extend the signal distance longer.

 

Another way is to install a Wireless Access Point in between the rooms but require an Ethernet cable to link to the existing router.

 

If your existing modem/router support only 802.11b/g, replace it with N modem/router 802.11b/g/n. N router has larger bandwidth and cover longer distance. This solution requires to re-configure the new router including internet id/password, SSID, security key, etc.

 

 

[Hamburger]

both mine is mio type, no antenna.

 

let me digest what you just wrote....

[Happily1986]

i place one router in my children's room but the signal received in my room is a bit weak.

 

as i have another phone line in my room, what will happen it i were to place another router?? Is this a feasible method to strengthen the signal in my room..

 

It doesn't work like that. You cannot simply connect a second router to another phone line regardless of how many phone lines you have at home. Reason being all these phone lines all come off a splitter which eventually connects to only one landline. To use 2 router together for one landline, you can simply matters by having one single subnet. Make one router the primary router and the other the secondary router. There are two ways to do it.

 

1.) Wireless bridge

 

 

Because the primary and secondary router now have significantly higher overheads i.e. need to communicate two ways (client to router) and (primary router to secondary router), your theoretical wireless link bandwidth is immediately halved.

 

Note: theoretical link speed/bandwidth is not equals to throughput.

 

2.) Wired bridge

 

Difference here is that the connection between primary and secondary router is via a ethernet cable. Preferred. No halving of link speeds.

 

Essentially the secondary router functions in Access Point mode and DHCP server resides in the primary server. Check that your router's firmware is able to support bridging. Else not, check again with DD-WRT to see whether you can load dd wrt firmware onto your router for some linux goodness.

[SimonTan]

Damm deep!!!

Catch no balls at all reading the advices.

 

I rather reposition the single router to a more central location ( assuming TS stays in a multistory big bangalow)

 

[Yoongf]

hi,

 

I believe your router is an ADSL modem + router since it is connected to tel line. One ADSL line can only connect to one modem/router as there are handshake signals between the two end facilities.

 

If you only want to connect wireless, one easy way is to replace your existing router antenna to a longer one, e.g. 5dbi or 7dbi type. It will extend the signal distance longer.

 

Another way is to install a Wireless Access Point in between the rooms but require an Ethernet cable to link to the existing router.

 

If your existing modem/router support only 802.11b/g, replace it with N modem/router 802.11b/g/n. N router has larger bandwidth and cover longer distance. This solution requires to re-configure the new router including internet id/password, SSID, security key, etc.

I am using a Singnet ADSL 2Wire ADSL modem with built in wireless router.

Wireless signal in other rooms are weak. How to boost signal?

 

Simply get a ethernet cable and connect another wlan router?

[Nts0408]

 

If possible, don't use another router to extend the wireless coverage because you need to setup separate IP subnet for additional router. This makes your home network sophisticated and difficult to manage. Simply get a N Wireless Access Point (about $70) with Ethernet wired connection to the existing router and configure the SSID with security key.

 

Singtel MIO (2-Wire) is 802.11b/g wireless standard. Get a N Wireless AP could extend the range of wireless coverage. We use this kind of AP in office and the signal can reach 50m with a 5dbi antenna.

 

 

 

 

[Bystander50]

i place one router in my children's room but the signal received in my room is a bit weak.

 

as i have another phone line in my room, what will happen it i were to place another router?? Is this a feasible method to strengthen the signal in my room..

 

It does not cause any harm placing another router in the other room. However, if your purpose is to extend your wireless range and signal strength, then you should consider getting a wireless Access Point instead. But if you have a spare wireless router lying around, that can be converted to a wireless Access Point. You can connect 1 LAN cable from one of the switch ports to the 2nd router's switch port to cascade them, then turn off your DHCP on the 2nd router. Configure the SSID to be the same as the main router, but on a different channel. For the more technical people and your house is those newer ones, there's a high chance your phone wires are CAT5E based. Phone wires uses 2 wires, so you got another 6 spare wires inside, you can buy 2 new faceplate that supports RJ11 and RJ45, then use the spare 4 wires to crimp to the RJ45 keystone jack. Do on both ends and you'll get a LAN cable laid internally. The only drawback on this technique is your max speed will be 100mbps.

 

Or you can configure wireless bridging (if your firmware supports).

 

Another alternative is to get those high gain antennas and replace them on your main router if they can be detached. It works for me.

 

Do note that it is not necessary to put the 2nd router in your children's room to get a better signal. You can locate the 2nd router in another room that is nearby if the wiring is deem too untidy.

 

[Acieed]

In Singapore, the most common problem I find with wifi is our concrete walls even in very small apartments or houses. Try to re-position your router if possible where it is most reachable to all rooms, and the least obstruction by a concrete wall - e.g. corridor leading to all rooms, staircase, etc.

 

[Bystander50]

I am using a Singnet ADSL 2Wire ADSL modem with built in wireless router.

Wireless signal in other rooms are weak. How to boost signal?

 

Simply get a ethernet cable and connect another wlan router?

 

Depending on how poor the signal coverage is, most people would use a 2nd router for it's functionality and better wifi range.

 

For my case, my Huawei HG256 is connected to my old WRT54G running on DD-WRT firmware as it supports the use of external antennas and they are replaced with 7dbi high gain antennas and I'm able to get full coverage within my flat. Also I do not have to re-enter all my wireless mac filter addresses. The configurations are simple, I just disabled the wireless radio and DHCP on the HG256.

 

 

[Watwheels]

Anyone know about Smart LED tvs.

Smart tv in one room which has Star hub socket.

Computer in another room also got Starhub socket and Hub station in this room.

Wired connections.

 

How to set up so that the Smart TV can view youtube?

Does it need a router and a dongle and where best to set these up?

 

Or is there another way?

Use what I suggested to TS earlier. I've tried the USB wireless dongle that came with my smart tv, it's hopelessly slow. As smart tv has Ethernet port. It's a lot faster.

[Jman888]

I can access my mio 2wire from the car park below the block I stay on 8th floor.

Edited October 22, 2011 by Jman888

[1fast1]

Anyone know about Smart LED tvs.

Smart tv in one room which has Star hub socket.

Computer in another room also got Starhub socket and Hub station in this room.

Wired connections.

 

How to set up so that the Smart TV can view youtube?

Does it need a router and a dongle and where best to set these up?

 

Or is there another way?

 

One option is to use a WiFi dongle (usually comes with the TV) - you insert this into a USB slot on the TV. It can then receive the wireless radio signal from a router or the Wifi-capable Starhub modem (if that's what you have). But WiFi can be sketchy and erratic. And my LG 3D LED Smart TV had issues with accepting a strong WPA2/PSK password (had to weaken the password for it to connect).

 

So it's better to go wired. The connector is the ethernet (network) plug (technically known as an RJ-45 jack, looks like an outsize telephone jack). You can shove the plug straight from your modem and it should work after power cycling both modem and TV. But then you won't be able to connect any other computers since I'm guessing there's only one cable coming out of the modem (sorry, not familiar with the latest Starhub modems). Hence the usual solution is to direct the Ethernet cable (technically known as Cat 5 cable) coming out from the Starhub modem into a router (in the port usually labelled "WAN" for Wide Area Network), then use one of the "LAN" (for Local Area Network) ports as the output. Just connect a Cat 5 cable (with RJ-45 connectors on either end) between one of the LAN ports of the router to the correct Ethernet port of the TV. You can use the other LAN ports for other PCs/devices, and if it's a wireless router, you can still connect other wireless devices once all the LAN ports have been used up.

 

If you're really blur like sotong about all this, you should be able to get help from any of the Sim Lim Square shops (preferably the ones on the 4th or 5th level), which sell networking cables, etc.

 

Viewing Youtube - try the "Home" button on your remote, if there's one. The menus should be self-explanatory.

Edited October 22, 2011 by Turboflat4

[SLSAMG88]

 

Try this.

[Happily1986]

There's no need for 2 routers.

 

Use a pair of these

http://www.tp-link.com/resources/images/pr...PA211KIT-01.jpg

http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details...del=TL-PA211KIT

 

Plug one of these using an Ethernet cable(comes in the package) to your existing router and the other one to the PC you want to connect to. No setting required, just plug in and play. I using it to connect my smart tv. There are many brands out there some comes in a pair some comes individually. The one you are looking at, I'm using them. If you need more connection just buy an addition one or more. Do a bit of reading and you will understand.

 

Although it's also wireless but the connection is as stable as if you connect them with the physical Ethernet cable itself plus there's encryption for security.

 

Have you measured throughput point to point? How are they like? One thing which i find Homeplugs let down is the sensitivity to noise. I don't know about you but our PUB certification for house circuitry did not put alot of emphasis on electrical noise. So if your house wiring is bad then SNR will be In addition, Homeplugs are susceptible to further attenuation generated by appliances utilising inverter technology e.g. Fridges and A/C units.

 

Best is still CAT6 cabling on simple star topology. Worst case scenario it will give you 600Mbps throughput i.e.75MB/s.

Edited October 22, 2011 by Happily1986

[Happily1986]

If possible, don't use another router to extend the wireless coverage because you need to setup separate IP subnet for additional router. This makes your home network sophisticated and difficult to manage. Simply get a N Wireless Access Point (about $70) with Ethernet wired connection to the existing router and configure the SSID with security key.

 

Singtel MIO (2-Wire) is 802.11b/g wireless standard. Get a N Wireless AP could extend the range of wireless coverage. We use this kind of AP in office and the signal can reach 50m with a 5dbi antenna.

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