Wireless LAN router to another wireless LAN router

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cycloneticz

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Hi. Currently I'm using a wireless LAN router as the main router, fiber optic as the input. I want to make a new wireless connection in my room because the main router is quite far (bad signal). For the second router, I want it to connect to:

1. My PC (I want this to get maximum speed as possible) - via ethernet cable
2. My PS4 - via ethernet cable
3. My phone/ tablet - via wireless

So, I need to know which option is the best if I want to use the second router to connect all of them above. Is it better I just buy the new WIRELESS ROUTER and split it to 2 ethernet cable (1st to PC, 2nd to PS4), or buy the ethernet SWITCH, split the 1st one to my PC, 2nd one to PS4 and 3rd one to a wireless router? My priority is to my PC. Is there any problem/interference with that? Or any other best option? Thanks.
 
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Another option is using powerline adapters. If your electricity supply in both locations shares a fusebox, two powerline adapters can bridge the gap by running ethernet across the electric lines. Each adapter plugs into the mains and each has an ethernet cable to ship or recieve the signal from the router to a client PC or other device.
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Solandri

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For (1) and (2) you want a wireless router which can do bridge or client mode. Max speed will be limited to your wireless signal speed.

For (3) you want a wireless router which can also act as a repeater while in bridge or client mode. Be aware that doing this will halve your wireless bandwidth to/from that router. So this may be undesirable if you want your (1) PC to have the max possible speed. To preserve your PC's speed, you'd have to get another wireless access point and plug it into a LAN port on the second router, and put it on a different channel/SSID so as not to interfere with your main router's wireless..

Assuming you want to put your PC and PS4 on the same network as your main router (i.e. don't want them on a different subnet), I know the Edimax BR-6478AC will do both client mode and repeater simultaneously. It is relatively cheap (I got mine on sale for $30), does well in reviews, and the configuration you want is one of the 3 basic modes in its configuration wizard (so you don't have to mess with complicated things like disabling the DHCP server).

However, if you're at all handy with computers, I would recommend getting a DD-WRT compatible router. It's a bit more finicky to set up (e.g. the documentation doesn't tell you that client mode requires a reboot before it'll work). But it's a lot more flexible than the Edimax. In particular, you can configure it as a subnet/unbridged client (i.e. the wireless client part of it acts like the WAN port, and your wired ports are all put behind the router's firewall). Or you can use it as a client without the repeater function (something I was unable to find a way to get the Edimax to do). Plus DD-WRT has got a gazillion other options. e.g. You can reassign the LAN ports individually (I used it to "fix" a router whose WAN port had died - I simply made one of the LAN ports the new WAN port).
 
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Another option is using powerline adapters. If your electricity supply in both locations shares a fusebox, two powerline adapters can bridge the gap by running ethernet across the electric lines. Each adapter plugs into the mains and each has an ethernet cable to ship or recieve the signal from the router to a client PC or other device.
 
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