2 wireless routers

[connelly2k]

soo i got another wireless router off virgin and have one spare so all im wanting to know is could i connect my old wireless router to the new one then plug it in my wire instead of having one wireless router and a big long cable going across my room to my pc or would i have to just buy a wireless adapter. thanks for the help guys

 

[10tacle]

Wait a minute. Are you saying you have a wireless router yet you are still running a cable to your PC from that wireless router across the room?

 

[connelly2k]

yeah lol couldnt be bothered buying a wireless adapter

 

[connelly2k]

ohh no sorry i dont have a wireless adapter its a modem/wireless hub

 

[10tacle]

Sorry I guess I'm still not clear exactly what it is you are trying to do. I have AT&T DSL and they gave me a wireless modem/router. I don't even need my Linksys wireless router anymore since AT&Ts wireless modem acts as a wireless router. Does the wireless modem that Virgin gave you not act as a wireless router and it's only a hub? If so, then yes, you need to plug your old wireless router into your wireless cable modem/hub. I had to do this with an old cable company that only gave me a modem that wasn't even wireless.

 

[connelly2k]

no what i want to do is connect the new modem to the old one but wireless then i want to plug a ethernet from my old router into my computer soo basically jsut using my old router as a extender kind of thing, because atm im just using a wire from my new modem to my pc i want to connect both modems/routers to each other by wireless then my old router a ethernet into my pc, do you understand ?

 

[10tacle]

Okay now I have the complete picture. Before you even try that, I would call Virgin and see if they even support it. Some internet/cable providers get real freaky when you start messing around with networking and may shut your service down. Not sure where you are located, but here in the States they are real anal on screwing around with their hardware on networking (they always suspect illicit abusive use).

 

[connelly2k]

ahhh yeah im in the uk, suppose i could ring and ask them like and if yh cant do it they will just tell

 

[Pooneil]

The term you are looking for is a bridge. That is a device that connects to a WIFI network and converted it to ethernet. Your old router may or may not be able to do it. Likely to do it, will require flashing the firmware with DD WRT, if it is compatible. Look on their web site for compatibility details. http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index I have no personal experience in flashing router firmware but other here do.


Some routers come with this function built in, so look in your setup first. BTW, this should not be a problem for you ISP since it exclusively involves setting up your internal network.

 

[connelly2k]

The term you are looking for is a bridge. That is a device that connects to a WIFI network and converted it to ethernet. Your old router may or may not be able to do it. Likely to do it, will require flashing the firmware with DD WRT, if it is compatible. Look on their web site for compatibility details. http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index I have no personal experience in flashing router firmware but other here do.


Some routers come with this function built in, so look in your setup first. BTW, this should not be a problem for you ISP since it exclusively involves setting up your internal network.

yeah thats what i mean mate, its jsut virgins own router