- Oct 10, 2008
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We live in a rural area and have a limited choice of options for internet. Our current internet service is unlimited but doesn't work half the time. We are over 10 miles from the tower and they say the slow speeds/intermittent performance is caused by interference. Because of this, they've offered us a satellite connection in addition to our current service. However, the satellite is limited to 25GB/month. Once we go over that, we will continue using the unlimited network. Basically we have 2 networks and must switch them manually at the router and reboot if we want to switch to the other network. We'd like to have the ability to connect to either network at any time (and leave the smart TV's connected to the unlimited network for streaming).
Can this be accomplished if we just buy a second router? Can having two routers (with two separate networks) create any problems?
I know pretty much noting about networking so pardon the dumb questions. We currently have a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 (router and modem are both located in the basement). Our house is about 2,400 square feet, and we get good signal strength with this router. We have multiple devices including several PC's, Macbooks, iMac, several iPads, iPhones, smart TV's. Do we need another top of the line router or is the Netgear R6200/R6250 sufficient? Also, any advantages to having the satellite network use the more expensive R7000 or vice versa?
We also have a Synology DS213j connected to the network, mainly used for storage right now. But I am considering using it for my Time Machine backups for my iMac and MBP (currently back them up to a local external hard drive). If my iMac, MBP and the Synology NAS are all connected to the satellite network, will this use bandwidth?
Appreciate any help you can provide!!
Can this be accomplished if we just buy a second router? Can having two routers (with two separate networks) create any problems?
I know pretty much noting about networking so pardon the dumb questions. We currently have a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 (router and modem are both located in the basement). Our house is about 2,400 square feet, and we get good signal strength with this router. We have multiple devices including several PC's, Macbooks, iMac, several iPads, iPhones, smart TV's. Do we need another top of the line router or is the Netgear R6200/R6250 sufficient? Also, any advantages to having the satellite network use the more expensive R7000 or vice versa?
We also have a Synology DS213j connected to the network, mainly used for storage right now. But I am considering using it for my Time Machine backups for my iMac and MBP (currently back them up to a local external hard drive). If my iMac, MBP and the Synology NAS are all connected to the satellite network, will this use bandwidth?
Appreciate any help you can provide!!
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