On Jul 5, 12:24 am, seaweedsteve <seaweedst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 3, 10:32 am, alex <aco...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > 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.
>
Hi,

I followed these instructions and it worked well. I'm getting a 90%
signal strength now.

Alex

> 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