How to communicate two 2 routers

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NinjaBunnii

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I've just recently bought a desktop gaming PC and have bought a Netgear router to connect to the internet with since my computer is not wifi compatible. My main problem here is plain and simple just connecting to the internet with my new desktop.

My new desktop is placed upstairs in my room where I have my new router that I bought already plugged in. What I'm trying to do if it's possible is have my router to be able to communicate with the main router. The main router is downstairs on the opposite end of the house, so I need my router to be able to wirelessly communicate with the main router. Please explain thoroughly and in lame mans terms.

Please help thank you
 
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ninja your new router look into the set up guild see if you can turn it into a repeater or an ap. what you need is the mac info that on the bottom of both routers. the main router you have to put in your mac info and set it up as a repeater or ap.
then in the new router put the mac info of the main router in that your connecting to and the wep or wpa, some of the newer routers are one button or software set up.
 
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@smorizio

Thank you, now when setting up my new Netgear router as a repeater to the main router do I initially plug the new router to the main one via Ethernet? Also must I go to the main routers settings which happens to be a Comcast router via the 192.168.1.1 settings configuration at all?

Currently upstairs in my room I have no internet connection at all so after configuring all this will I be able to connect to the internet with having my new Netgear router communicating wirelessly to the main router which is downstairs on the opposite end of the house because that is one of my main objectives here.
 
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First question is do you know if you receive a good wireless signal in your room. If not your project just got lots harder.

I would recommend you do not use a router to do what you want buy a cheap (ie $15) USB wireless card. It is trivial to get those installed.

Now maybe you can get your router you purchased to work. It must have either the ability to run as a "client-bridge" or a repeater. These are both special feature that are not common on a normal run of the mill wireless router. Most routers act as the server providing a place for the end user "clients" to connect to. 2 routers since they are both acting as servers cannot talk to each other.

Since you only requirement is to receive wireless signal and convert it to ethernet you should run in client-bridge mode and do not use the repeater capability since it will degrade your wireless connection for even though you are not using wireless directly on your PC.

Now if the router has the client-bridge ability and you do not get good enough signal in your room you may opt to run a ethernet cable say out in the hall where you might get better signal.
 
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@bill001g

Thank you, so would you say that setting up my Netgear router as a bridge to the main one would be the better option. My internet connection in my room is semi-decent but it definitely isn't the best.

I am going to attempt both repeating and bridge to see which is best but I have bought a USB wireless connector as a back-up.
 
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