Separate wireless G clients from N using 2 routers & 2 repeaters

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Hello Tom's community!

I have a situation for you to assess and address. Let me begin by stating my configuration.

My current setup is this:
Modem Motorola SBG6580>Linksys E2000>Netgear WN2500RP (as repeater)
(clients g/n) (clients g/n)

I would like to be able to have wireless G clients on one network and wireless N clients on the other. I have tried to do a two router setup (SBG6580 [with modem in bridge mode] ethernet to WAN Linksys E2000, E2000 lan port to lan port WRT160N, with DHCP disabled on second router [WRT160N]) but that ended in a hail of fire and disappointment.

I have to points I would like to address:

What am I doing wrong? What are the best settings to use on each of my devices? Also, I have 20 plus devices on the network give or take.

How can I separate the G clients from the N clients (to keep the theoretical throughput speed) and still have both networks extended using second access points?

If I missed anything, just let me know! :)
 
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I could help you with a part of your problem, in order to separate clients at router level you should have the option in each to force only one type of connection, whether 802.11g or 802.11n.

Usually that option is under interface->wireless: Band mode or Network mode or simple "b/g/n mode" where you should be able to select Wireless G only and Wireless N only in the 2nd router.

Dunno if there's that same option in APs, but you could create 2 different SSIDs, one for N devices one for G devices, then have 1 AP associated to SSID N and another one associated to G one.

That should create two separated networks (assuming you have 2x routers and 2x APs at least).
 
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I understand what you are saying, and had that setup at one time. My problem was, The router that was connected directly to the modem had a significant speed decrease (from 50 mb/s down to 3 mb/s) and the second router coming off of the first had no internet connection at all.

It went like this (Modem>1st Router [down to 3 mb/s]> 2nd router [no internet]). I didn't even get to add in the access points (repeaters) in the equation.

I know that the speeds are all theoretical and whatnot so I'm not too worried about getting the absolute best, but 3 is just abysmal. :/
 
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