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Connect two Wifi routers without wire?

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  • Routers
  • Connection
  • WiFi
  • Wireless Network
  • Modem
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October 15, 2014 3:19:49 AM

Hello there
I have one wifi modem which is connected to the internet and I normal use this one, I also have another one which I don't really use so I was thinking about putting the other one somewhere around my house so I can get better signals everywhere. But the thing is I dont want to buy a wire then set the wire so long becuase theres no carpet in my house so it will look really bad. So I was thinking If i could put the other router modem and connect it to the one I normally use without wire using wifi signals. Is it possible? If yes please help me out on how to do this

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October 15, 2014 3:51:24 AM

I think what you want is to set up the second router as an extender? Some routers can do this, some cannot, it depends on the router so you'll probably need to read the manual to find out.
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October 15, 2014 4:14:47 AM

yeah I want to use the second router as an extender but I want to use wifi signals instead of a modem-to-modem wire.
like connect second router to first router via wifi
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October 15, 2014 4:18:47 AM

As I said, it is possible on some routers to put them in extender mode.
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October 15, 2014 8:18:58 PM

This is also known as a repeater, but it cuts the bandwidth in half as it has to transmit both up and down.

Some, but not all routers support this feature.
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October 15, 2014 8:23:27 PM

Thats a good point, it does cut bandwidth in half. However this is really only an issue if you want to stream from device to device within the house or if your routers are very low end, as most home internet connections are less than 20Mbps so cutting a 150mbps router bandwdith down to 75mbps still leaves a lot of extra bandwidth.
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