Need a wireless device that can connect to my router for Wi-Fi and has network ports?

Chopper · 9 May 2010 at 22:14

Thanks to the genius that built my house my telephone socket is in the bedroom, it's a new flat built in a field so contention and distance from the exchange is crazy. My router used to sit in the living room under my TV with loads of non Wi-Fi devices connected. It's now relocated to under my bed, but I cannot relocate my 46" LED TV, Blu-ray and ReadyNAS Duo under there.

Engineer from Tiscali came out and improved my internet connection from 96kbps to 1.4Mbps to do so he relocated it from the living room to the bedroom and fitted a NTE-2000 faceplate, which means I cannot even move it back to the living room if I wanted as it has to be plugged into the master socket now. Although worth it for the increase from 96kbps to 1.4Mbps.

So...

Is there such a device that I can connect my wired devices to, and it using Wi-Fi will give them access to my router and all other devices on the router access to my ReadyNAS Duo?

Or do I pay BT to re-wire my house 'cos I have a lovely Netgear DGN3300 under the bed, and a ReadyNAS Duo not connected to anything!!! Please help me OCUK? I would like to connect 4 wired devices.

Ev0 · 9 May 2010 at 22:24

I'd probably be trying a homeplug kind of setup, with one plug in the bedroom linked to the router and the other in the living room hooked up to a switch.

Chopper · 9 May 2010 at 22:38

Would this work?

http://www.netgear.com/Products/PrintServers/WirelessPrintServers/WGPS606.aspx

Minstadave · 10 May 2010 at 00:01

There's plenty of devices that can do what you want.

Pick up a dirt cheap Tenda Wireless-N150 Access Point / Cable Router - you can set this to client mode, it'll connect to your bedroom router via wifi and then you can plug 4 devices into it's lan sockets.

Failing that, buy a homeplug set and use a LAN switch in your lounge.

BoroRob_UK · 10 May 2010 at 23:24

Them homeplugs have really bad connection reps. Steer cleer of them!

Just get two wireless routers and set one to access point mode? Connect the two together?

Or get a wireless router and pukka wireless access point for downstairs?

paradigm · 10 May 2010 at 23:40

A cheap wireless bridge and a switch.

phinix · 11 May 2010 at 09:28

I have the same exact problem and I think I will go with this: Edimax EW-7206APG - £23 and works as client mode.
Am I correct - would this solve this problem?

You could go with Edimax EW-7209APG, version with 5 port switch, price is £29, which still is great for what it does...