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Home Network Question?

  • 10-08-2009 11:25AM
    #1
    pf85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 156 ✭✭


    Ok.. Ive an ADSL Wireless Netgear Router which is connected via Ethernet cable into a Comtrend Powerline Ethernet Adaptor in one location.

    In the other location, the 2nd Comtrend Powerline Ethernet Adaptor is connected to a laptop via Ethernet cable

    This all works fine and is running at top speed.

    My question is- is it possible to plug the Ethernet cable coming from the 2nd Comtrend Powerline Ethernet Adaptor into a wireless router so that I can pick up the wireless signal on the laptop instead of using the Ethernet cable to connect to laptop?


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  • #2
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    pf85 wrote: »
    Ok.. Ive an ADSL Wireless Netgear Router which is connected via Ethernet cable into a Comtrend Powerline Ethernet Adaptor in one location.

    In the other location, the 2nd Comtrend Powerline Ethernet Adaptor is connected to a laptop via Ethernet cable

    This all works fine and is running at top speed.

    My question is- is it possible to plug the Ethernet cable coming from the 2nd Comtrend Powerline Ethernet Adaptor into a wireless router so that I can pick up the wireless signal on the laptop instead of using the Ethernet cable to connect to laptop?

    You only need to get a wireless access point, rather than a fully fledged wireless router. Or at the very least the second wireless router must be capable of running as a simple wireless access point.

    Since as far as the additional wireless router is concerned, it is connecting to a wired network, this is a decent article here from netgear (with a full wireless router). While the exact details will be different for different brands the principals remain the same.

    http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/965

    Of course with a specialised Wireless Access Point it would be even simpler again.


  • #3
    pf85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 156 ✭✭pf85


    Excellent thanks for your help- im going to purchase the Netgear WGR614 for maximum compatability as the other router is also Netgear


  • #4
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,165 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    pf85 wrote: »
    My question is- is it possible to plug the Ethernet cable coming from the 2nd Comtrend Powerline Ethernet Adaptor into a wireless router so that I can pick up the wireless signal on the laptop instead of using the Ethernet cable to connect to laptop?

    Yeah that works no problems. I had a setup like that running for a while. Just connect the router up to the powerline adapter and that's it.


  • #5
    pf85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 156 ✭✭pf85


    Just an update..

    I connected the new netgear router into the 2nd powerline ethernet adaptor and it works great. I now have full wireless signal in both locations! :)


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