Two Routers On The Same Line

easy_as_easy

Ok so Ive eircom broadband in the house, and Ive two PC's, one for recording and one for the family so to speak. Now the recording Pc is on the top flight of a 4 story house, and the other is on the bottom floor.

So what I need to know is, can I buy a second router and use them at the same time? i.e. when the downstairs PC is using it can I also use it up-stairs?

Or will one knock the other off the line?

kippy

What type of exquipment do you already have: A wireless router from eircom?
You shouldnt need a second router if this is the case. If you want to share one broadband connection across that distance one wireless router should be enough.

easy_as_easy

yeah its wireless but I dont have a wireless enabled PC and I dont really want to an adapter because its just one more thing sucking power from my PSU, isnt it? Unless there is another opition other than a pci card adapter?

also just noticed this is double posted. so mods can delete the other one, boards.ie's bandwidth seems to be very sucky....

kippy

To be honest its not that much power it is using.....
You can also get a USB wireless adapter. I would recommend a Linksys model.
If you bought a second wireless router, I would think of it as overkill......no need technicilly for two routers on the same subnet.....

kippy

To be honest its not that much power it is using.....
You can also get a USB wireless adapter. I would recommend a Linksys model.
If you bought a second wireless router, I would think of it as overkill......no need technicilly for two routers in this situation especially for the reasoning you have outlined.

easy_as_easy

yeah I'd prefer a usb one, I want a gap between by graphics card and my sound card for colling reasons.

So is there any loss in a wireless connection? will i have my 2MB the whole time? I releaise there will be some loss when the other PC is using the router.

just checking the prices of wireless routers, €60! thats steep!

kippy

Some would say that for the technology 60 euro is good!
Wireless networks are rated at 11 and 54 Meg-Have a search on google for more details as theres a lot of info out there-most of which is irrelevant to this discussion.
Lets put it this way, your connection to the internet will not be slower because you are wireless.
Kippy

Conar

Personally I would not fancy my chances of getting a good wireless connection over 4 floors.

Have you considered homeplug technology?
Its networking over your existing sockets (your electric sockets that you plug your telly in etc).

Here's an example:
http://cgi.ebay.ie/85-Mbps-Network-Ethernet-over-Mains-Homeplug-Powerline_W0QQitemZ9707730523QQcategoryZ40995QQcmdZViewItem

ai ing

As Conar said you may not be able to receive a wireless signal 4 floors up. A lot of this would depend on the thickness of the walls in your house. My place is old and has some thick walls which completely kill the wireless signal in areas of the house.

If you are going to go the wireless route you could possibly place the wireless router somewhere in between the two computers if there is a phone socket, but you would then need to buy a wireless card for each system which would be even more expensive.

easy_as_easy

Yeah I was debating getting a Hub and placing it half way, but then I've still got the hasslehoff of running cables all over the place.

I must check out that link about the network through your sockets, thanks!

sweno

You could just get a wireless repeater and place it half way. The only wiring there is where you plug it in for power! You will still need some form of wireless adapter on your PC upstairs tho...