can i use a cisco E1000 to extend range

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it is a cisco E1000 or Linksys E1000 as it comes up.

I was wondering if I could use this to extend the range to the upstairs part of the house. I have a dsl modem from my ISP that was recently upgraded soi I can some connection upstairs but it is very spotty and looses connection a lot.

if I can use this to extend the range how would I go about doing that? I know how to log into it and such but I don't know what to do from there or if this can even be used to extend range. some help would be much appreciated
 
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The best way is to run the E1000 as an AP. To do this, run an Ethernet cable from the LAN port of your modem to a LAN port on the E1000. Then go into the E1000 setup and turn off dhcp. You can then configure your wireless. You can use the same SSID and password as your other wireless is using if you want. Finally make sure you are only using channels 1,6, or 11. I would use channels 1 and 11, putting the modem on like channel 1 and the new AP on channel 11.
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The best way is to run the E1000 as an AP. To do this, run an Ethernet cable from the LAN port of your modem to a LAN port on the E1000. Then go into the E1000 setup and turn off dhcp. You can then configure your wireless. You can use the same SSID and password as your other wireless is using if you want. Finally make sure you are only using channels 1,6, or 11. I would use channels 1 and 11, putting the modem on like channel 1 and the new AP on channel 11.
 
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ok thanks. and one other question, the dsl modem or adsl+ has a Wi-Fi on it too and it is supposedly the latest from the isp. I called and asked. I am helping my moms extend her range in her house so although I now know the modem+wireless router is the latest or the best the ISP has I don't know much about the Linksys E1000 and what some of the latest technologies are but shes on a budget so if I can make these two work together that be great so before I do the above my question is this

It's one room mainly upstairs that don't get a good solid connection is iffy. so I was wondering if you could look at these two and tell me wich would be better for wireless (because the simpler the network the better)

Comtrend AR-5381U and Linksys E1000 I would look them both up but apart from wireless N technology wich they both have I don't know that much about the other specs

now the comtrend has 2 antennas and the E1000 dosnt have any antennas. before I add to the network and use the one as an access point I was wondering if maybe the E1000 if it is any better then the comtrend?

ok update here are the specs of both. if I plugged in the E1000 would the computer give a choice as to connect to the comtrend or E1000 wireless router? and if the E1000 works fine on its own I could disable the wireless in the comtrend dsl modem/wireless router

http://us.comtrend.com/products/public/product/service-provider/ar-5381u.html#.U6DRhIsU-Uk
and
http://store.linksys.com/Routers/Linksys-Refurbished-E1000-RM-Wirelessn-router_stcVVproductId110277855VVcatId543906VVviewprod.htm

also
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ08P2967&cm_re=e1000-_-33-124-385-_-Product
its not refurbished but that was only link with specs I could find
 
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Comtrend is not a brand I have seen before so its hard to say how good it is.

In general terms all routers are about the same related to the range the signal goes. There are only a small number of manufactures of radio chips that all vendors use. The vast majority transmit at the legal maximum power. This means you will not see huge difference between routers coverage in the house.

So to use the e1000 to get better coverage you need to do what abailey suggested and run the router as a AP. The part you may not have understood is he is saying you want to place this unit upstairs and run a ethernet cable between your current router and the e1000. This solution is almost guaranteed to work it is how almost every commercial office increases wireless coverage. The key question will be how hard will it be to get the ethernet cable run.

It will do almost no good and may make your problems worse if you were to connect the e1000 to the comtrend and leave both devices in the same room. There is a tiny chance that the e1000 may have better coverage and I guess it does not hurt to try if putting the e1000 upstairs is not a option. In this case you would want to disable the wireless on the comtrend. I suspect you will see little if any improvement.

There really is no easy solution to this problem. The walls and floors absorb wireless signal very well. The signal is designed to travel horizontally so you get weaker signal on the floors above and below and the floor/ceiling tend to be much more dense so the signal has more issues passing.

The only other solution commonly used for this is powerline networks. You would use the powerlines in the house as a ethernet cable. you would still place the e1000 upstairs just using the poweline devices rather than a ethernet cable.
I would do everything you can to try to find a way to use the physical ethernet cable option it is will be very much superior to any other solution if you can even find one.
 
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