On Jul 3, 10:32 am, alex <aco...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> So, is it possilbe to connect the coax cable to my non-wireless DSL/
> Cable router in the basement, wire all my drops to it, move my
> wireless router to my first floor, connect it to my non-wireless DSL
> router via ethernet and still have internet and network access?
>

Yes. You are set up!

Run the non-wireless router as a gateway in the basement and
distribute Ethernet from there.
At one or more places in the house that you want wireless, wherever
there's a drop, you can run a wireless router as an AP.

You will probably want to set up the basement router to give out
addresses (DHCP).
Then on the wireless router(s) running as AP, you typically turn off
DHCP and definitely firewall. All addresses are assigned from the
gateway.

Connect your Ethernet drop to one of the router/AP's LAN (not the WAN)
ports.

Using WPA security with strong password is recommended for any AP in
your LAN.




Steve