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    Can I mix an all in one Ethernet Modem,router and switch with wireless with one broadband connection?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Russell Wyllie, Sep 8, 2008.

  1. Russell Wyllie

    Russell Wyllie Newbie

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    I have 2 p.c's currently connected to the net, but without a router, so i have to unplug the net from the wall upstairs to be able to get online downstairs and vice-versa.

    i want to keep the 2 systems isolated from each other- so can i use a wireless connection downstairs to connect to a laptop to the phone line in the downstairs room, and connect a computer using a Netgear 'all in one ADSL modem,router,Lan switch and firewall' package to the phone line upstairs???

    Will the wireless conflict with the upstairs all in one connection-will I be able to have both wireless and all in one systems connected at the same time ?

    I'm changing providers in november, which comes with free laptop and wireless router, but want the all in one for now until the wireless laptop arrives.

    Any help would be appreciated...
     
    Russell Wyllie, Sep 8, 2008
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  2. Bubbleboy78

    Bubbleboy78 Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you can only connect one computer at a time, the logic to me is that you could only connect one router at a time - someone correct me if I'm wrong, which I very well may be. It sounds like you may want to use only one PC at a time anyways (i.e. no one is on the other).

    So maybe a good course of action would be to put your modem, router etc on one floor, and run a LAN cable to a router on the other floor to enable wireless coverage through the same jack (ergo no conflicts; they would share the same connection).

    Or maybe just buy one very powerful router and hook it to your modem to do it all in one go...
     
    Bubbleboy78, Sep 8, 2008
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  3. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes you can use 2+ routers at the same time. With wireless though you must run on different freq/channels that need to be seperated as much as possiable. Normally ch 1,6 and 11 are used for best seperation but cordless phones can throw a wrench into the works.

    If you have only 1 ISP you will need to run a lan cable from the first router to the 2nd. You can not do this wirelessly with routers, that requires a bridge.
     
    blue68f100, Sep 8, 2008
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  4. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm not sure I understand your current configuration. Obviously, it's over the phone-lines. Do you currently have one all-in-one unit that you take with you and plug that into the phone line you want to use (upstairs or downstairs) or do you have two all-in-one units, one on each phone-line, or some other combination of devices?

    In other words, what do you currently have attached to each phone-line (upstairs and downstairs) that allows you to "plug in" and use the DSL signal on the phone-line to get onto the internet?
     
    Shyster1, Sep 9, 2008
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