Can i make use of two wireless routers in one house?

jassi_9

StuC75 wrote: »

If wireless reception is poor upstairs then the old router might not work too good as a repeater since the signal it receives might not be good..

instead bridge the gap with Homeplug adaptors from downstairs to upstairs, which then plugs into the router upstairs (on wan port) to give the extended range - by way of ensure only downstairs is set as dhcp, but give upstairs a ssid so can differentiate between upstairs \ downstairs access points...

Thanks

I have looked into powerline adapters, some seem cheap but don't work well and other, more reputable brands, are very expensive.

As i understand it i will need 3 powerline adapters, one that sits next to the router and the other two go in each living room that needs devices connecting to the internet.

After doing some more reading i was advised that the powerline adapters should be AV2 and have a gigabit port but finding these in a triple pack is hard and they are expensive!

Not sure if powerline adapters also come with wifi extenders built in as well? Or does every device need to connected to the powerline via ethernet?

RumRat

You don't necessarily need AV2 adapters. They are the latest tech but the older stuff still works fine.
What do you consider 'expensive'? Do you have a budget in mind?

jassi_9

RumRat wrote: »

You don't necessarily need AV2 adapters. They are the latest tech but the older stuff still works fine.
What do you consider 'expensive'? Do you have a budget in mind?

Yea some people have said the same but then i have BT home hub 5, which has 5 gigabit ports on the back and i have BT infinity 2 installed so thought maybe i should be looking to get the maximum out of this set up?

I orginally just saw a triple pack of the older AV powerline adapters for around £25-30 and thought it might be useful, now after all this research and discovering AV2 + gigabit i thought maybe £50-£60 would be enough.

But now im realising i need a triple pack im finding it hard to get anywhere close to that and alot of them dont have great reviews.

I guess my budget would be between £80-£100 max but obviously the cheaper the better.

bingo_bango

Bear in mind that your connection will remain as fast only as the connection to your home no matter what equipment you have.

Utilising the Gb ports will reduce latency between the device and the router, but that's all. You'll still be limited to the 20Mb or whatever BT offer these days on the ultimate connection to the web servers. If you're not going to be hardcore gaming then I wouldn't get too caught up in using the fastest available equipment as you'll not see any tangible benefit.

RumRat

You may struggle for a triple pack of AV2 in that price range. Some here not AV2. I rate Devolo personally. Nice German engineering...
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/MFR/Category.asp?CategoryID=708&SupplierID=97

jassi_9

bingo_bango wrote: »

Bear in mind that your connection will remain as fast only as the connection to your home no matter what equipment you have.

Utilising the Gb ports will reduce latency between the device and the router, but that's all. You'll still be limited to the 20Mb or whatever BT offer these days on the ultimate connection to the web servers. If you're not going to be hardcore gaming then I wouldn't get too caught up in using the fastest available equipment as you'll not see any tangible benefit.

Thanks, i get about 60 mbps consitantly with a wired connection into the router upstairs.

wifi is about 32 mbps (on phone)

Downstairs in one living room i get 10 mbps via wif (on laptop)
Downstairs main living room it barely connects sometimes 0.5 mbps other times 5-6 mbps

jassi_9

RumRat wrote: »

You may struggle for a triple pack of AV2 in that price range. Some here not AV2. I rate Devolo personally. Nice German engineering...
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/MFR/Category.asp?CategoryID=708&SupplierID=97

Cheers, i had a look at some devolo ones before they look excellent and get good reviews but they are way out of my price range for a triple pack right now!

What about these ones?

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=17618

I've never heard of the brand before are they meant to be any good?

RumRat

Nothing wrong with Solwise AFAIK, some reports say that they are not as fast as the Devolo's but I think it's negligible and the price is good.
You can always buy and try, then, if you find they are not good enough, returns seem easy.

esuhl

Are you able to connect the routers via Ethernet cable...?

That would be the cheapest (and most reliable) way to extend the network. You'd then be able to use the wired ports on each "router" as well as both wireless access points.

bingo_bango wrote: »

Utilising the Gb ports will reduce latency between the device and the router, but that's all.

Really?! I didn't think there would be any (noticeable) difference in latency between 100Mb/s and 1Gb/s ports... The only real difference would be the bandwidth (or so I thought).

Using wireless extenders or powerline adapters would increase the latency, however.

jassi_9

esuhl wrote: »

Are you able to connect the routers via Ethernet cable...?

That would be the cheapest (and most reliable) way to extend the network. You'd then be able to use the wired ports on each "router" as well as both wireless access points.



Really?! I didn't think there would be any (noticeable) difference in latency between 100Mb/s and 1Gb/s ports... The only real difference would be the bandwidth (or so I thought).

Using wireless extenders or powerline adapters would increase the latency, however.

No i dont really want to run an ethernet from upstairs to downstairs it would be quite a job, im trying to avoid having to do it, its a last resort though