2 PC's in diff rooms help

mufc802 · 2 Jan 2010 at 19:58

Right there's a PC upstairs and one downstairs, and we have 2 routers but can only use one at a time plugged into the phone line, otherwise if both are plugged in neither work.

How do I go about getting both PC's connected to the internet, but have no wires going down the stairs? Is there something like an access point which plugs into the PC and wirelessly links to the router downstairs? Sorry I know nothing about networks.

It's a Linksys WAG54GS upstairs, and a BT router downstairs, but no wireless on the bt one.

thepeganator · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:12

Connect the routers to each other and plug one into the phoneline...

Or buy a wireless card for the computer usual going to the router with no wireless.

PhillyDee · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:13

Use the wireless on the downstairs one and buy a wireless adapter for the PC and get rid of the BT router. Or you could buy some homeplugs.

You can only have 1 modem/router as you have discovered.

d_brennen · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:15

1+ for Homeplugs

alex24 · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:18

Plug the Linksys one into your master socket (probably not upstairs), destroy the BT one

p) and use wireless for the machines you don't want to run a wire from there to. I do highly recommend running a Cat 5e cable if you can though, much more reliable.

Are they both desktop PCs?

Yozz76 · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:22

d_brennen said:
1+ for Homeplugs

Truth.

mufc802 · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:27

thepeganator said:
Connect the routers to each other and plug one into the phoneline...

How do I go about wirelessly connecting two routers to eachother??, as I don't want to buy a wireless card, both are desktop PC's. The socket upstairs can be used as the master as it goes directly outside from there.

Btw what are homeplugs?

thepeganator · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:29

Well I kinda meant via cat5.

I they are both non and you only have one wireless router you are either going to have to run a cable or buy a wireless card for one of them.

PhillyDee · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:30

Its not easy to do even if they were both wireless (Which one isnt).

Homeplugs are a network solution that uses your house internal wiring.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=46&catid=1604
Known as powerline too.

Why would you not want to buy a wireless card for one of the PC's?
Though homwplugs are the better solution!

mufc802 · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:30

thepeganator said:
Well I kinda meant via cat5.

I they are both non and you only have one wireless router you are either going to have to run a cable or buy a wireless card for one of them.

Well I can't have a cable going from one downstairs to the other, but if I buy another wireless one will there be a way to wirelessly connect them?

mufc802 · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:32

PhillyDee said:
Its not easy to do even if they were both wireless (Which one isnt).

Homeplugs are a network solution that uses your house internal wiring.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=46&catid=1604
Known as powerline too.

Why would you not want to buy a wireless card for one of the PC's?
Though homwplugs are the better solution!

I just thought there might have been another way than having to buy a wireless card, as I don't really want one in the PC.

How do homeplugs work? They seem like the answer.

thepeganator · 2 Jan 2010 at 21:13

Yateszy said:
I just thought there might have been another way than having to buy a wireless card, as I don't really want one in the PC.

How do homeplugs work? They seem like the answer.

Why would you not like a wireless card?

d_brennen · 2 Jan 2010 at 21:39

I'll say it again just cos I'm a fan of the tech going on with them: Homeplugs!

They ain't the cheapest solution but they *just work*, no faffing. Plug one near your router, the other near your PC and plug cat5 cables in to each respective device.

*assuming you don't live in an anchient house/have shoddy wiring.

mufc802 · 2 Jan 2010 at 23:00

d_brennen said:
I'll say it again just cos I'm a fan of the tech going on with them: Homeplugs!

They ain't the cheapest solution but they *just work*, no faffing. Plug one near your router, the other near your PC and plug cat5 cables in to each respective device.

*assuming you don't live in an anchient house/have shoddy wiring.

How do they actually work though? If their just plugged into the mains I don't get how it links to the phone line. :confused:

tolien · 2 Jan 2010 at 23:04

They don't. They're a replacement for network cables. You still need a router, and you'd connect one of the HomePlug devices to the router and a second to the machine you want to connect.

d_brennen · 3 Jan 2010 at 01:25

Yateszy said:
How do they actually work though? If their just plugged into the mains I don't get how it links to the phone line.

One connects to your router, one to the computer like so:

{The Internetings(TM)} > {Your Router} ___CAT5___{Homeplug 1} ~some magic in the power lines > {Homeplug 2} ___CAT5___{Your Computer}

They just act as a bridge from router to pc via the leccy.

mufc802 · 4 Jan 2010 at 18:41

So do I have to buy 2 homeplugs if I want to link a pc downstairs to one upstairs? It wont just work with 1 homeplug would it?

Would this be good to use? - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-063-EX&groupid=46&catid=1604&subcat=