Turn off Wifi on Modem, enable it on router?

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Icarus RunningGod

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In my attic I have a Zoom 5350 Cable Modem/Router which brings me the internet through my Comcast subscription. From this modem I broadcast a wifi signal (let's call it WiFi-1) Connected to this, I have a CAT5 cable running into a NETGEAR XWNB5201 Powerline 500Mbps this "teleports" the wifi signal downstairs to the N300 Wi-Fi access point. From here I broadcast a wifi signal (let's call it WiFi-2). My question is: should I turn off the wifi on the modem (WiFi-1) and would doing so make WiFi-2 any stronger?


hardware references
http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-5350-Cable-Router-Docsis/dp/B0056VN9M4
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009WG6K66/ref=oh_details_o06_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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christinebcw

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Not "stronger" per se, but perhaps "less interference where there's an overlap" and that might allow faster data-transfer speeds. If there are no devices that utilize Wifi-1 and only WiFi-2, then security might be enhanced with fewer items to control.

A "throttling" effect will come from the Powerline capabilities. But there won't be any gentleman's agreement between the Router and the AP about who gets first serving or the biggest slice. They give and take as much as they can.

I'm not sure how the gremlins who sit on your attic's roof at night with their tablets, pounding and dancing away, will think, though. I once heard those shouldn't be fed after midnight. You don't do that, do you?
 
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christinebcw

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Good for you! Sooo thoughtful about gremlin-feeding! Nice chap!

If other users aren't needing WiFi #1, I'd certainly consider disabling that feature from its ADMIN menu setup.

The PowerLines don't amplify any signal but they ARE passing along a non-WiFi disrupted signal. If two WiFi's create overlap interference, the Powerlines slide under their radar, so to speak.

"Could WiFi #2 be stronger than #1?" Well, certainly. Remember that all of these WiFi routers use "radio chipsets" that broadcast signals, and there are hundreds of these chipsets out there, and more to come. The chipsets' qualities vary greatly, plus some have faster CPUs running them, or more RAM for repeating disrupted signals, etc.

If you want to get depressed/oppressed or simply brain-fried over these possibilities, this WikiDevi page lists several hundred of the new AC-calibre routers, adapters and their chipsets. You'll see hundreds of name-brand models, and then discover there are only a few Radio Chipset makers who do deliver dozens of chipset numbers.
 
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Tell me more about this disrupted signal if you wouldn't mind. I also take it that it isn't a wise idea to use my other toys -- Hawking HWREN1 Hi-Gain Wireless-300N Range Extender and Apple Airport Express -- to try and bring the internet to other remote corners of my house & garage?
 
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