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Can I connect 2 computers to the internet in different areas of my house? - livelyfruit997 - 04-28-2014 08:53 PM
My computer in my basement is hooked up to a router and modem and it gets internet just fine, but my computer upstairs is just hooked up to a router and I can't get internet access up there. Is there a way to solve this?
- David - 04-28-2014 09:00 PM
Get a SWITCH and connect it via long cable to the router in the basement and then plug the rest of your devices in the SWITCH.
- John Alden - 04-28-2014 09:07 PM
http://www.pcguidebook.com/networkdiagrams.asp
- PoohBearPenguin - 04-28-2014 09:11 PM
A router allows multiple computers to share a single high speed internet connection.
So you don't need that second router upstairs. Instead you need to connect your upstairs computer to the router downstairs.
Most routers support WiFi. If your computer upstairs does not have a WiFi adapter, you can buy one from the store. If the wifi signal is too weak, you may have problems with downloads or network reliability.
If this is an issue, you have a few other solutions you can try. One is to use a router and adapter with a better antenna. Point the antenna in the direction of the router or computer to help with connectivity. Another solution is to use a pair of powerline adapters. As the name implies, these are network adapters you plug into a normal electrical outlet, turning your house's power lines into network cabling. The adapters come in a pair. One goes near your router and the other goes near your computer upstairs. Then use a plain ethernet cable to connect the adapters to your router and computer. That's it. The adapters and will do the rest and your computer will get its internet connection settings from your router downstairs.
- rowlfe - 04-28-2014 09:13 PM
The problem is the 2nd router. You need a switch instead. The 2nd router has a "firewall" that is preventing you from connecting. The solution is to disable the router functions (specifically, the DHCP server and modem. Technically difficult.), thus turning it into a switch, or simply buy a switch. A switch has Ethernet ports only, no WAN connection, and no internal smarts. I recently picked up an industrial grade 24 port router at a thrift store for pennies on the dollar. Once I disabled the internal DHCP server and hooked to a port on my DSL device, I had room for expansion beyond the 4 ports on my DSL device. I took a very smart device and turned it into a dumb switch for the same out of pocket cost. The thing is, if I ever start my own ISP, I can turn it back into a smart device.