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multiple routers on one network.....will this work
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jmac21
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30. January 2010 @ 08:39 |
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I have 3 buildings on my property. Right now the building in the center has a router and two access points facing each building giving each building a wireless signal. I was thinking about replacing the access points by running cables to each building and installing a router in place of each access point. This way each building has its own router and all would hopefully have strong signals. Is there a better way to do this? Can I even connect two routers to the back of another router like I'm doing with the access points right now?
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30. January 2010 @ 11:04 |
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Cabling each router together is a great idea, it's what i do (see my signature for the 3node setup). One of the benefits is that it's also a good way of extending the wireless signal. I use this setup as i prefer wired over wireless and everything is on one large network, plus i still have wireless for any machines/devices that need it.
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ddp
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30. January 2010 @ 14:14 |
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how far apart are other 2 buildings from the center building? i'm running a wireless router on 2nd floor from main wired router in basement were my cable modem is.
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jmac21
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30. January 2010 @ 19:10 |
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One building is approx 400 ft and the other is 240 ft.
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jmac21
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30. January 2010 @ 19:12 |
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Originally posted by creaky:
Cabling each router together is a great idea, it's what i do (see my signature for the 3node setup). .
What do you mean by "see my signature for the 3node setup."
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30. January 2010 @ 19:31 |
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I mean there are 2 different router setups in my signature. The 3node ie 3 router setup is where i have 3 routers connected by ethernet (as i'm on the one floor here); the other setup is my folks' house, 2 routers connected by wireless, one upstairs and one downstairs.
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Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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ddp
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30. January 2010 @ 21:24 |
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i think you are going to have a problem with those distances.
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jmac21
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30. January 2010 @ 22:30 |
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Is there any certain way I have to configure the 2nd and 3rd routers since both will be connected to the back of the first router?
Also after I run the 2nd and 3rd routers to their buildings will I be able to connect other pcs directly to the back of those routers if I didn't want to use a wireless connection?
Thanks again.
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ddp
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30. January 2010 @ 22:59 |
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just connect them to the lan ports of the 1st router. other pc's can be wired or wireless to those routers.
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jmac21
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30. January 2010 @ 23:04 |
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Once I connect them they'll be ready to go. I wont have to go in and configure a lot of settings in each router?
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ddp
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30. January 2010 @ 23:07 |
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unless wireless then no.
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jmac21
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30. January 2010 @ 23:43 |
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Sorry as you can tell I'm new to this. The routers will be connected by cat5 cable. I will end up connecting laptops and perhaps a ps3 to the 2nd and 3rd routers through wireless.
I guess my question is when you say wireless do mean connecting the 2nd and 3rd routers wirelessly to the first or are you talking about connecting other devices to the 2nd and 3rd routers through wireless.
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ddp
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31. January 2010 @ 00:07 |
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connecting other devices to the 2nd and 3rd routers through wireless.
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jmac21
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31. January 2010 @ 01:48 |
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So what would I need to do to connect devices wirelessly as well as hard wired.
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ddp
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31. January 2010 @ 14:28 |
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ethernet cables to the wired devices & wireless adapters for the devices hooking up wireless if not builtin already. security will have to be setup on the wireless routers so that other people can't access them.
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jmac21
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31. January 2010 @ 19:16 |
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Everything already has adapters or built in ones and no need for security as we're out in the middle of nowhere. There's no other settings I would need to change?
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ddp
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31. January 2010 @ 19:57 |
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if no need for security then no.
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jmac21
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31. January 2010 @ 20:36 |
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Thanks for all the great info. I'll be working on it this coming weekend. Please subscribe to this post just in case I have any more questions. Thanks again.
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ddp
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31. January 2010 @ 20:56 |
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already subscribed by posting.
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AfroKidd
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1. February 2010 @ 19:19 |
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why dont you just bridge the routers using all wireless routers
less wires, not as complicated
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jmac21
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2. February 2010 @ 04:53 |
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Originally posted by AfroKidd:
why dont you just bridge the routers using all wireless routers
less wires, not as complicated
I'm new to this. Please explain what you mean by bridge the routers. One building is 250 ft away and the other is 400 ft away from the center one. I had access points but would like to get a stronger signal.
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AfroKidd
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2. February 2010 @ 18:20 |
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jmac21
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5. March 2010 @ 23:40 |
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I finally got everything in and hooked it all up. I hooked the first router into the back of the primary router and it's working fine. I cant figure out why the second router coming out of the primary router isn't working. When I hook up the second router the laptops around it see the router and show full signal strength but say limited or no connectivity and don't connect to the internet. The laptop also says the ip address is invalid so I'm pretty sure it has to do with the settings in the third router. I know I have to disable DHCP which is all I did on the second router. Are there any other settings I have to change. The second router had been previously hooked up to the computer so the settings may have been set already. I tried just about everything I can think of on the third router but cant get it to work. The third router is a linksys wrt54g.
After all that and hours of playing with it earlier I found this
http://www.corenetworkz.com/2009/05/how-...rs-in-your.html Which I'm going to try tomorrow. Thanks
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jmac21
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6. March 2010 @ 14:28 |
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Ok, so that didn't work either. On the 3rd router all I have to do is disable DHCP, change gateway to router, and change the ip address. Is this correct?
With the primary router hooked up. I went to cmd, ipconfig and got this
IP address 192.168.2.2
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Default gateway 192.168.2.1
What should I change the 3rd router's ip address to and is there anything else I need to do?
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jmac21
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7. March 2010 @ 00:15 |
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Dont I feel stupid. I checked my wiring and had held one of the connectors up side down when I was inserting the wires they were wired backwards. I didn't have a second person with me earlier to do this. Any how everything is working.
Thanks again
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