Network Bridge between a cable and a ADSL router

Currently dual running a cable router (router (A)) from a cable broadband
provider and an ADSL router (router (B)) from an ADSL broadband provider.
The router (A) is a Netgear WPN824v2 and router (B) is a Netgear DG834GT.
Can I create a network bridge between the two routers that will increase
overall coverage in the house? The router (A) is upstairs where the cable
comes in, and router (B) is downstairs where the telephone socket is
located. Am in the process of transferring from cable provider to ADSL
provider, but signal from ADSL router is not very good, and wonder if I can
improve network coverage by bridging the two routers together. You may have
seen my previous post about getting a bigger antenna.....

On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:07:40 GMT, "Tom Bradbury"
<tom.bradbury@gmail.com> wrote in
<MZoRh.1776$I%2.692@newsfe6-win.ntli.net>:

>Currently dual running a cable router (router (A)) from a cable broadband
>provider and an ADSL router (router (B)) from an ADSL broadband provider.
>The router (A) is a Netgear WPN824v2 and router (B) is a Netgear DG834GT.
>Can I create a network bridge between the two routers that will increase
>overall coverage in the house? The router (A) is upstairs where the cable
>comes in, and router (B) is downstairs where the telephone socket is
>located. Am in the process of transferring from cable provider to ADSL
>provider, but signal from ADSL router is not very good, and wonder if I can
>improve network coverage by bridging the two routers together. You may have
>seen my previous post about getting a bigger antenna.....

Networking the two wireless access points (routers) together won't have
any effect on radio coverage as compared to the two wireless access
points on different networks. To improve radio coverage you need better
antennas, more wireless access point(s), and/or different placement of
your existing wireless access points. Or powerline networking, which
should work nicely wherever you have a power outlet.

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"Tom Bradbury" <tom.bradbury@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Currently dual running a cable router (router (A)) from a cable broadband
> provider and an ADSL router (router (B)) from an ADSL broadband provider.
> The router (A) is a Netgear WPN824v2 and router (B) is a Netgear DG834GT.
> Can I create a network bridge between the two routers that will increase
> overall coverage in the house?

Yes, you can connect them together via their LAN ports, either directly with
an Ethernet cable, or with bridges inbetween (such as a pair of HomePlug
adaptors).

Do you actually *need* a wireless network, or do you simply want to link the
router downstairs and the PCs upstairs (as mentioned in the previous thread
you started) without installing cable? If the latter, the advice given
previously stands: use reflector(s), higher gain or directional antenna(s),
or use HomePlug.

Alex