can i connect two modem + routers on a single bsnl broadband connection?? please explain.?

[760]

I earlier had a bsnl modem. and i used internet on a single computer. later to get wifi signals, i connected a basic belkin n150 router to it.. now, since i had a low end router, to upgrade i purchased a new d-link 2750u adsl2+ router. and it is working good. but not getting me enough range as i had expected.. i now want to use my earlier devices i.e. a bsnl modem and the belkin router to extend my wifi range. as the new dlink doesnt cover enough part of my home like the earlier router.. please help as to what i should do with the spare equipments..

[Patrick]

Ok, if I gather what you are trying to do is:

You want to add the old n150 to get more coverage for wifi, right?

The modem is going to do you no good, the modem just translates the signal from your ISP into ethernet talk so the router/switch can understand it. Now, the n150 can be used as an access point. So you can hardwire an ethernet cable from any normal port on the current router (2750u) and plug it into the n150's wan port, then hardwire your PC into a normal ethernet port on the n150. I'm sure at some point you have logged into a router's interfaces, so you should now be able to do so now. (usually open internet browser and typing the gateway address that should be similiar to 192.168.1.1)

Once you have access to the n150 router config pages in your browser you need to search for the setting to make the router act like an AP, if there is no option for that then just DHCP off and make sure you turn/keep security on still. your original router will handle all DHCP requests that may come from the AP. One last thing is make sure the broadcast channel is not the same as your other router because it could cause more problems than it fixes.

Now, as far a physically locating the router you will have to run cable either through the crawlspace or attic to hide it from plain view to the other end of your house/building. You can run the cable just strait across the house if you want. Hope this helps.