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Started by DEViANCE, May 05, 2008, 18:05:15 PM

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DEViANCE

Here is how Ive currently got my internet setup in my house.



my missus is moaning about the cat5 going to my PC, so I was wondering if I can use another wireless router ive got spare to link-up with the main wireless router and send the internet to my pc.

like this:


Ive tried but cant figure it out.

anyone able to help

thanks
rob

Quixoticish

Why do you live in a shed? And why are there lots of wriggling snakes in between the house and your shed and the router and laptop?

DEViANCE

Quote from: Chris HWhy do you live in a shed? And why are there lots of wriggling snakes in between the house and your shed and the router and laptop?

lol thats meant to be the wireless signals.

I dont know if you live with your missus but trust me the shed is the best place sometimes, its not really a shed, its outbuildings but couldnt be bothered writting that on paint.

Maldonado

Yes, all good, make sure that they can do wireless bridging, and dont forget that youll get half the speed.

bear

Just put the cat cable in a tidy way :)

DEViANCE

Quote from: MaldonadoYes, all good, make sure that they can do wireless bridging, and dont forget that youll get half the speed.

The Main router is a Billion and the other Router is a Belkin.

Ive been trying all sorts of settings and cant get it to work.

any ideas?

White Giant

Cant help you on the wireless front, but why not do as bear says and route the cable neatly?

knighty

or get a wireless card ?  theyre only ~£10 ?

DEViANCE

Quote from: knightyor get a wireless card ?  theyre only ~£10 ?

ive got a not so cheap belkin wireless card in it, but it only gets a very poor signal and drops very often. Thought this would be a way around it but it doesnt look like the belkin router supports wireless bridging.

Poison_UK

Tell her to quit her whining and that its your house as well as hers! :) Sorted!

Just tidy the CAT5, I hate wireless, I dont trust it at all!

cornet

Quote from: MaldonadoYes, all good, make sure that they can do wireless bridging, and dont forget that youll get half the speed.

You DONT need bridging at all, for that setup you just need a wireless accesspoint or router that will support client mode, many routers/access points support this and manufacturer shouldnt matter.. oh and youll get full 802.11b/g speed


DEViANCE

looks like the tidy cat5 is going to have to happen, i cant figure it out.

Serious

Quote from: Chris HWhy do you live in a shed? And why are there lots of wriggling snakes in between the house and your shed and the router and laptop?

Its for Samuel L Jacksons new film ;)

Mark

Just buy an access point and maybe mount the antenna outside with a suitable pigtail

If you wanted to be really fancy you could set up a mesh network with a portal and an AP

The problem with most wireless routers is that theyre not routers.

soopahfly

Belkin IS cheap, no matter how much you pay for it.