I have a netgear n600 in my living room and I live in a larger house. I was thinking of buying a netduma r1 for my bedroom since that's where my gaming pc, my xbox one, and one of my ps4's is at... I want to keep the netgear just for my family to use and the netduma just for me to use while gaming is there a way to get it set up in the back of my house no where near my current router?
Can I use multiple routers in my home if so how can i set them up?
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In a single family residence, multiple routers are rarely the answer.
Running Cat5e cable to where you need it, MOCA or powerline devices...all MUCH better choices.
If it MUST be done wireless, see this: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/36406-43-convert-wireless-router-wireless-access-point
But that is just turning a router into an Access Point. Which you could buy on its own.
Running Cat5e cable to where you need it, MOCA or powerline devices...all MUCH better choices.
If it MUST be done wireless, see this: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/36406-43-convert-wireless-router-wireless-access-point
But that is just turning a router into an Access Point. Which you could buy on its own.
+1 to USAFRet
I use a VDSL modem/router as an switch/access point to improve coverage around my house but only because I already had it when my new fibre connection was installed. If I didn't I'd have purchased an access point only as they are cheaper and easier to set up. You still need an ethernet connection between the two routers as well.
For my 2nd Router I have to set it to access point mode, set the LAN IP address into the same range as the main router and set the default gateway to be the main router, then disable DHCP, then connect an ethernet cable from one of the LAN ports (not the WAN as my router will still try to be a router if I do that) back to the main router. All a bit of a nuisance compared to a device designed for the job but it works well once I got it configured.
If you want two separate modem/routers on xDSL on the same line then no you can't do that, each would need it's on separate line and connection back to the ISP. I don't know about cable modems as we don't have them here but I assume that'd be much the same.
I use a VDSL modem/router as an switch/access point to improve coverage around my house but only because I already had it when my new fibre connection was installed. If I didn't I'd have purchased an access point only as they are cheaper and easier to set up. You still need an ethernet connection between the two routers as well.
For my 2nd Router I have to set it to access point mode, set the LAN IP address into the same range as the main router and set the default gateway to be the main router, then disable DHCP, then connect an ethernet cable from one of the LAN ports (not the WAN as my router will still try to be a router if I do that) back to the main router. All a bit of a nuisance compared to a device designed for the job but it works well once I got it configured.
If you want two separate modem/routers on xDSL on the same line then no you can't do that, each would need it's on separate line and connection back to the ISP. I don't know about cable modems as we don't have them here but I assume that'd be much the same.
I'm ultimately looking for a second router for just my gaming consoles and pc... This router was just going to be in my bedroom for my pc and streaming the movies i want to watch so nobody will slow down my connection... Since I want to get better speeds for downloads and better quality and less lag in games due to overcrowding on my connection...
The router itself is seldom the bottleneck. If you have over utilization of your connection adding a second router will not fix that.
This is like saying the road going to work is so slow because of all the people. So instead of riding with my neighbor I will use my own car.
The only way to fix over use of the internet connection coming to your house is to buy another connection. In that case you would need a second router.
This is like saying the road going to work is so slow because of all the people. So instead of riding with my neighbor I will use my own car.
The only way to fix over use of the internet connection coming to your house is to buy another connection. In that case you would need a second router.
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You can setup as many router in your house as you want. I have like 3 setup at my house mainly due to all the devices we have.
First Router is in the first floor living room, with the Modem. This provides the wireless to most of our devices, but it has a few devices hardwire, like our TV and other streaming devices. Speed goes up to 90Mbps (my internet is suppose to be 75Mbps, but not complaining)
Second Router is in my room on the second floor, connected through ethernet to the first floor Router. Connected to my computer and all my gaming consoles. Speed are also good, goes up to about 90Mbps as well.
Third Router is in the second floor "game room", this one is actually connected to the router in my Room through a Powerline Adapter and provides wireless to 2nd floor. Connected to more consoles, TV and streaming devices. Speed is a little slower due to powerline adapter, but get around 60Mbps which is still very good. I would have like to hardwire it, but too far from my room.
Originally the Second Router was just a Ethernet switch, but recently the switch was causing disconnects (might be because it was trying to get internet from first router and the powerline adapter). Switched it out for a Router with a WAN port so it will always get internet from my first router and its working fine right now.
First Router is in the first floor living room, with the Modem. This provides the wireless to most of our devices, but it has a few devices hardwire, like our TV and other streaming devices. Speed goes up to 90Mbps (my internet is suppose to be 75Mbps, but not complaining)
Second Router is in my room on the second floor, connected through ethernet to the first floor Router. Connected to my computer and all my gaming consoles. Speed are also good, goes up to about 90Mbps as well.
Third Router is in the second floor "game room", this one is actually connected to the router in my Room through a Powerline Adapter and provides wireless to 2nd floor. Connected to more consoles, TV and streaming devices. Speed is a little slower due to powerline adapter, but get around 60Mbps which is still very good. I would have like to hardwire it, but too far from my room.
Originally the Second Router was just a Ethernet switch, but recently the switch was causing disconnects (might be because it was trying to get internet from first router and the powerline adapter). Switched it out for a Router with a WAN port so it will always get internet from my first router and its working fine right now.
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