Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all! We have been experiencing an issue on site where threads have been missing the latest postings. The platform host Vanilla are working on this issue. A workaround that has been used by some is to navigate back from 1 to 10+ pages to re-sync the thread and this will then show the latest posts. Thanks, Mike.
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

2 Routers acting on same network SSID?

  • 08-12-2011 10:09pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭


    I know that it is possible for my two routers (ZyXEL & belkin) to be used together to boost the range of my home wifi network, as I have seen it done before. Basically I want to be able to roam my house and have the modems compliment each other (kind of like cell towers) on the same network

    However after scouring the internet I found a solution that doesn't work:
    Set up both routers with same SSID but different channels. The main one should have DHCP set up, while the other one should not. Connect the output (to computer) ethernet port of one of the routers to the other.

    I have tried this, using both the output port and the 'to modem' port on my 2nd router, to no avail

    Can anyone shed some light on this subject?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 223 ✭✭Verres


    Yes - I've recently set up the exact same thing in my house. I installed "dd-wrt" on the "repeater" router.

    If you go to www.dd-wrt.com they have an extensive list of compatible routers and very detailed tutorials on how to get up and running. I got it all done (installing dd-wrt on the router and config of the network in about 20 mins).

    In a nutshell, you set up your second wifi router in a coverage "hotspot" of the signal of your first router. You can determine this by trial and error, or just walk around your house with your smart phone monitoring the strength of the wifi signal (yes, there's a app for that).

    Then cutting a boring story short you just set up your second router with your primary router as it's DEFAULT GATEWAY. The SSID's can be the same or different - it doesn't matter (I use different ones so I can tell which router my wireless stuff is connected to in case of troubleshooting).

    It's slightly more convoluted than this, but not much.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 223 ✭✭Verres


    One more thing - you only need dd-wrt on your "repeater" router - not the primary one, so you only need one router listed on the dd-wrt site, not two. Hope that helps.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,534 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    Sorry for hijacking but can this be done in such a way that you have a wireless modem in point A of your home and a wireless router in point B picking up the wireless signal and feeding it to wired devices connected to it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 223 ✭✭Verres


    SickBoy wrote: »
    Sorry for hijacking but can this be done in such a way that you have a wireless modem in point A of your home and a wireless router in point B picking up the wireless signal and feeding it to wired devices connected to it?

    Off the top of my head, yeah- you'd just plug the devices in with Cat5 and PNP and DNLA would do the rest.

    I guess people don't do it as wireless is "easier". The only reason you'd go wired is for speed & reliability, but if your wired repeater connection is wireless to the primary router, you'll have all the hassle of wired without the speed or reliability gains.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭taylorconor95


    Damnit they don't support by belkin F5D8233-4 router... Any ideas?


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 223 ✭✭Verres


    What make is your other router? Remember, you only need 1 running dd-wrt.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    buy a linksys router (the blue and black one) they make the best routers for putting dd-wrt on... i have one and it works great


  • Registered Users Posts: 31 dath


    I did this using the new Cisco EPC3625 that UPC gave me when I recenetly up graded, this 30m CAT5E cable and a old Netgear WGR614 v7 wireless router I had from back when they were still NTL and gave them to connect to the non-wifi routers they used.

    If you follow these steps carefully you'll have no problems.

    There is a bit of trial and error as router firmware is pretty dumb to deal with but it really is worth it. I now have flawless wifi throughout my house for only 5 Euro when repeaters can cost well over 100 Euro. And those wireless repeaters will half your wifi speed. Not the case for my cheap setup :-)


Advertisement