Question Internet from the router to another room

[__Alex__]

Hi!

I have the following setup:

Room 1: wifi router from the internet provider. It sends wifi signal to devices in room 1.
Room 2: a switch (100 mbps) that connects two computers with a RJ45 cable and a router Trendnet TEW-638APB for wifi ("small router" in the following). This room has a separate network name and password (not the same as room 1).

There is a long RJ45 cable from the router in room 1 to the router in room 2. After changing the internet provider, we received a new router in room 1. We connected the RJ45 from room 2 and everything worked. However, every morning when I go to room 2, there is no internet. Then I restart the switch OR restart the small router and everything works. It is annoying to do that frequently, and usually this happens once every day. I tried to update the firmware on the small router, I talked with trendnet and I talked with the internet provider. Noone can answer what the problem is. However, I can now see that if I remove the small router in room 2 from the switch, then everything works and there is no need to restart anything i the morning. So, I assume that there might be a compatibility issue. Our new internet connection is 100mbps via fiber, so maybe the small router doesn't like that.

Now I am considering buying a new small router and maybe also a new switch. I hope this will solve the problem. This time I want the same wifi name in both rooms (such that it does not have to switch from one to another network when we walk from room 1 to room 2). I do not understand much in routers. Will this one work:

Amazon

Room 2 is not large.

If I buy this router, do I need a switch? I can see that it has several slots for RJ45, so is it switch and router in one? In case I need a separate switch, will this work:

Amazon - switch

Thanks!

Alex

 

[Lutfij]

there might be a compatibility issue

Does the issue crop up with the small router connecting to the ISP alone? If not then yes the switch would be the issue here.

To make things easier for your networking, why are you working with multiple devices when you can easily have multiple SSID's from one router that is placed in the center of your entire home(if you think of your home as a sphere). The RJ45 ports can then be used to pair the devices that need Ethernet.

 

[__Alex__]

Does the issue crop up with the small router connecting to the ISP alone? If not then yes the switch would be the issue here.

To make things easier for your networking, why are you working with multiple devices when you can easily have multiple SSID's from one router that is placed in the center of your entire home(if you think of your home as a sphere). The RJ45 ports can then be used to pair the devices that need Ethernet.

I have tried to connect the small router in room 2 directly to the RJ45 cable from the router in room 1. And yes, it stops working (seems like switch is not the problem, but the small router). I cannot connect it more directly, because the router in room 1 is a "fiber box".

Regarding why the router is placed there - we have a house (what I call room 1) and a small office next to it (what I call room 2), so it is difficult to find a spot such that there is one router that is placed in the center.

Sorry if I misunderstood some of your comments.

Will the router from my first message solve the issue? Do I also need the switch or is the router enough?

Thanks!