Extending Home Network Router Suggestions

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Currently I have Linksys E2500, but I prefer it in my room, as it offers the 5GHZ signal. The problem is that back of the house have absolutely no signal at all. I purchased a DLink extender where it comes with 2 device. One is wired to my router and the other is wherever I want the signal. However, the device is not working as well as I expected.

I have decided to just run ethernet cables through my attic to my living room and the back of the house. I'm looking at suggestion for routers suitable for this usage. They don't need to have crazy speed support, as the one for the back and the living room are for smart TV's, general internet browsing, and some streaming. I feel like 15Mbps for this is more than enough. I also don't need ethernet port (if that helps lower the price) Anyone have any suggestion for these type of routers?

Thanks in advance!
 


Here's what I did in my Parents' house. They have a large house with only one router and the signal gets weak on one side of the house. So I ran a cable to the other side of the house and picked a spot for another wireless router on the other end. Now, when you do this, you setup the second router as an access point that broadcasts its own signal and it works quite well.

Here's a couple of details to consider:

-Cost of second router
-Make sure the second router can be setup as an access point (some you can buy strictly for that purpose) NOT an extender
-When you set it up make sure the DHCP server is not the same address as your original router. So, if the domain for your one router is 192.168.0.1, your new one would need to be something like 192.168.1.1
-Placement of the new router to ensure broadcast is maximized
 
@Nonpossible has an inaccuracy in his post.
Don't use a DHCP server on an access point. If there is a DHCP server, then it is acting as a router not an access point. All devices connected to an access point should have the same subnet as the primary router. Multiple DHCP servers just confuse a home network.
 


That's how I did it at my parent's house. Setting it up as a router or an access point makes little difference as long as your addressing is correctly done.
 


Except that your devices can become confused when switching between WIFI sources. Especially if you don't use a unique SSID for each WIFI source. If you use an access point (no DHCP) then the devices IP address doesn't change no matter which WIFI source it connects to. One DHCP server per network just makes life much simpler.

It will function as you describe, but it is not optimal.
 


I will definitely be getting something like that for my living room to make it look sleek. I do however have a router since I was a little boy. I have a Linksys WRT54G V2 from like 13 years ago, and its just sitting there collecting dust. Its dd-wrt'd. Would that be a good idea to use this, or just toss it and get a new one?



Lets say "IF" i do use the WRT54G V2 for back of the house, and "IF" i really want to connect devices without wifi, would AP (no DHCP) still work? Forgive me, but I'm still new to the networking world. But wouldn't all the device connected to the AP(no DHCP) have the same IP, since the DHCP server assigned 1 IP to the AP.

EDIT: I found this gem :
If you have another device on the network, such as a broadband home gateway, providing NAT and DHCP service, then put both APs in bridge mode (turn off NAT and DHCP service). You generally only want one box on your network acting as a NAT gateway or serving DHCP. If you don't already have another device on your network doing NAT and DHCP, and you need those services, then you can have one of your APs do it. SRC: http://superuser.com/questions/122441/how-can-i-get-the-same-ssid-for-multiple-access-points