2 routers in same house?

kingshaun2k · 6 Jan 2012 at 18:28

Is it possible to have 2 routers set up in the same house, ones a dg834 v3 wired one and the other is a dg834gt which is wireless. The reason i want this is because i hate wireless. My pc is upstairs which i use for gaming and my xbox 360 which is downstairs keeps dropping out when its connected to the wireless. I get sick of taking the router up and down when i want to use one or the other so is it possible to set them both up together? If so how and will it affect the performance?

Deception · 6 Jan 2012 at 18:31

You set one up as the main, make sure it has DHCP enabled. The other one, you set up all the wireless details on it and disable DHCP. Then, plug an ethernet cable from the main one to a LAN port on the wireless one.

kingshaun2k · 6 Jan 2012 at 18:34

Deception said:
You set one up as the main, make sure it has DHCP enabled. The other one, you set up all the wireless details on it and disable DHCP. Then, plug an ethernet cable from the main one to a LAN port on the wireless one.

So basically i need to have a wire trailing from upstairs to downstairs?

kingshaun2k · 6 Jan 2012 at 18:36

or do you think it would be better idea to buy a new wireless router for the xbox360

bremen1874 · 6 Jan 2012 at 18:42

Have you considered using Powerline (networking via the mains wiring) adapters?

kingshaun2k · 6 Jan 2012 at 18:50

bremen1874 said:
Have you considered using Powerline (networking via the mains wiring) adapters?

I guess that sounds like the best idea i'll have to read up on them and see what the quality is like or will it be the same as plugging it straight into my router. Any you would recommend?

Thanks.

Deception · 6 Jan 2012 at 18:57

kingshaun2k said:
I guess that sounds like the best idea i'll have to read up on them and see what the quality is like or will it be the same as plugging it straight into my router. Any you would recommend?

Thanks.

If you still want wireless, you can pick up a wireless powerline adaptor. Although they are rather costly. Either that or pick up a normal one and use the cable method (plug cable from main in to powerline, then from the 2nd adaptor, run another cable to wireless router).

kingshaun2k · 6 Jan 2012 at 19:03

The thing is i don't like wireless because it's crap ha ha.

Just been looking at these ones and thinking of ordering them soon as they seem to have good review and good connections.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-017-OK&tool=3

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-032-TP&groupid=46&catid=1604&subcat=

Deception · 6 Jan 2012 at 19:04

kingshaun2k said:
The thing is i don't like wireless because it's crap ha ha.

Just been looking at these ones and thinking of ordering them soon as they seem to have good review and good connections.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-017-OK&tool=3

Haha. Cheaper to go with the ethernet ones; Wireless aint worth that 'much'

CrixxzeH · 7 Jan 2012 at 11:49

kingshaun2k said:
I guess that sounds like the best idea i'll have to read up on them and see what the quality is like or will it be the same as plugging it straight into my router. Any you would recommend?

Thanks.

im currently running a thread here about Powerline Adapters http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18360074
I have an BT Comtrend Powerline HD Ethernet Female Kit, 200Mbps.
Im thinking about getting my own gaming pc, and not sure if they would lagg or have low response time ingame. however, if you do decide to puchase some powerline adapters, could you please tell me what it's like when playing online?

cheers, CrixxzeH.