Hey all,
First off, been a part of this site for a long time and you are all awesome, thanks in advance for those who reply to my question.
So let my situation is that in my house, I have Ethernet wired throughout my entire house, meaning that each room has glorious Ethernet speeds as long as they have the hardware to take advantage of it. Yet, the modem/wireless router combo that came from my ISP is located on the ground floor and even though they provided us with some pod like (connect directly to your outlet) wifi-extender, the speeds are laughable when it stays connected, which it rarely does for long.
The family is getting testy about the crappy wifi speeds/connection we have in the house and I need your help before they go Lord of the Flies on my ass.
1. Could I just buy a router, connect it to one of the many free ethernet ports I have in the house and increase both the speed and wifi signal strength?
2. Could I make it an extension of the wifi that is already coming from the modem?
3. Can I just make a new network that is specifically for upstairs wifi users? (what are the disadvantages of this? I presume interference with the modem downstairs, please let me know)
Hope this wasn't too much of a read and that I didn't ask too many questions, I tried to keep it concise. Hope to hear from you all soon, happy Halloween and stay spooky.
First off, been a part of this site for a long time and you are all awesome, thanks in advance for those who reply to my question.
So let my situation is that in my house, I have Ethernet wired throughout my entire house, meaning that each room has glorious Ethernet speeds as long as they have the hardware to take advantage of it. Yet, the modem/wireless router combo that came from my ISP is located on the ground floor and even though they provided us with some pod like (connect directly to your outlet) wifi-extender, the speeds are laughable when it stays connected, which it rarely does for long.
The family is getting testy about the crappy wifi speeds/connection we have in the house and I need your help before they go Lord of the Flies on my ass.
1. Could I just buy a router, connect it to one of the many free ethernet ports I have in the house and increase both the speed and wifi signal strength?
2. Could I make it an extension of the wifi that is already coming from the modem?
3. Can I just make a new network that is specifically for upstairs wifi users? (what are the disadvantages of this? I presume interference with the modem downstairs, please let me know)
Hope this wasn't too much of a read and that I didn't ask too many questions, I tried to keep it concise. Hope to hear from you all soon, happy Halloween and stay spooky.