- More than one modem on a BT broadband line?
- Posted by hoochxy on September 28th, 2007
Is there any reason why someone can't have more than one modem on a BT
broadband line? A friend has a setup with one modem and a wireless
router but the wireless signal is weak at the far end of the house.
If I were to install, say, a second (USB) modem at the far end of the
house, would that work? If so, would I have to disable the wireless
function of the second modem to avoid conflicts? Thanks in advance
for any suggestions.
- Posted by Dave Saville on September 28th, 2007
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:36:04 UTC, hoochxy <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
wrote:
No. This must be one of the most frequently asked questions. One modem
= one phone line. If the Wifi is that bad tell him to get a couple of
homeplugs, or run CAT5 across the house.
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Dave Saville
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- Posted by tony h on September 28th, 2007
or just buy a wireless range extender (abourt £30), and place it somewhere
near the middle of the setup,
or place the modem in a phone socket nearer the middle
(or, last resort, run a good quality extension at a push..).
- Posted by Eeyore on September 28th, 2007
hoochxy wrote:
ADSL modem ?
Yes there is. It won't work.
Graham
- Posted by hoochxy on September 28th, 2007
On Sep 28, 10:56 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
OK, fair enough. What other options are there - a long ethernet cable
from the router to the furthermost computer?
- Posted by Owain on September 28th, 2007
hoochxy wrote:
Yes. Or wireless. Or ethernet-over-mains extenders.
Or if it's more convenient run one ethernet from the router to a central
hub, then cables from the hub to each computer.
Owain
- Posted by Mortimer on September 28th, 2007
"hoochxy" <hoochxy@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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Three solutions:
1. Long Ethernet cable to the remote computer
2. Wireless range extender
3. Short Ethernet cable to one Homeplug device, then use mains wiring to
another Homeplug device in the other room which is connected by short
Ethernet cable to the remote computer
- Posted by Eeyore on September 28th, 2007
hoochxy wrote:
An ethernet cable is certainly a reliable way of dealing with it.
Graham
- Posted by scotty on September 28th, 2007
You could move the modem/router to a more central part of the house?
Either by another available phone socket, or by extending the phone-
modem/modem-router cable.
scott
- Posted by hoochxy on September 29th, 2007
On Sep 28, 11:45 am, "Mortimer" <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
That one sounds interesting. Is that like a relay station?
- Posted by Mortimer on September 29th, 2007
"hoochxy" <hoochxy@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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Yes. They go by different names - range extender, repeater. You usually have
to configure the repeater with the MAC address of the router whose signal
it's repeating, and you arrange for it to transmit on a different channel to
the router so the two signals don't interfere with each other.
Make sure you get a repeater that can handle WPA encryption. A lot of the
older ones can only repeat a signal that's encrypted with WEP or an
unencrypted signal.
