How to use a spare router as a range booster for your Wifi Network
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- I have made an updated version of this video that is more clear to understand. See it here: • How to use another rou...
Please note that this won't work for all routers. It will work on most Linksys routers, which, in my opinion, are the best you can get.
This video will show you how to use your older wireless router in conjunction with your new router (via a long ethernet cord to another part of your house) to boost your network's wireless signal throughout your house. Note: You will have to end up with 2 different wireless networks BUT they are both on the same internet network for you to use for internet access. You will need to connect them via a long Ethernet cable from a client port on the first one to a client port on the second router. The 2nd router's DHCP server will need to be turned off as the first router will be assigning local IP addresses and the second router MUST have the option to change from "gateway" to "router", or a similar option, for this to work. On a standard linksys admin or configuration page, it is under "advanced routing".
PS: I'm sorry about the quality of this video/details left out. I put it together really fast. Some details are in the annotations. I also didn't expect this to get this many views. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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I have struggled with setting up this exact router to extend my network for months. I have had two different networking "professionals" here to attempt to set this up for me, neither of whom accomplished this task. After watching this video and taking notes, I just setup my network exactly how I wanted it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
@house of hope , Hi, this is good one ,. If we use as repeater does this effect on internet speed in second router connected devices ?
Thanks, I was getting frustrated with my setup, and the part about the client port is what I needed. No other tutorial written up mentioned that.
Just followed your video to hook up my old Linksys router for a wireless access point. Thank you! Works great
I tried this with my old linksys wrt110 Ranger Plus and it worked flawlessly thanks for video
Thank you so much for this! My main router is located in my garage so my basement is a huge deadzone. Now I just need a really long ethernet cord to make the magic happen.
Great video! Had no idea this could be done but really glad I had saved the vintage router. This will save people lots of money doing this to increase range of their router. I was thinking that I may have to pay for the WiFi svc provided by my cable company. I subscribed to see what else you can help with. Thanks :)
Very cool. I used this today,, and is working like a charm. Thanks from Dominican Republic! :-)
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I COULD FINALLY PLAY MY GAMES AGAIN WITHOUT BAD INTERNET
Worked like a charm ... Now regretting that i bought a non effective range extender ... Plus your solution actually worked without a physical cable to the main router I used a Netgear Powerline that i already had ... Thanks for sharing!
+kdhntr You're welcome! A powerline adapter will have interference but if its a must, it will work. The problem is usually packet loss and high latency with powerline adapters.
My god....I love you!! you are my savior!! I have 4 routers at home and since I have upgraded my Verizon and setup a new router. My old one can not be used. Some how it just won't work and can not have internet access. It was fine with old Verizon router in basement and linksys upstair (1st Floor). When the Linksys one doesn't work, I keep trying others. I ended up with 4 routers, Linksys old one, D-link, Verizon older router, latest Linksys. None of them can work with the one is basement. I am so glad to find your video and tried it. (after all the bridge did not work or other problem, I was so frustrated.) Thank you so much for making this video. I think I can return the latest Linksys one ( It costs me $179) back to Costco. By the way, when you said change the Gateway to Router, I was having hard time to change it. It won't let me make changes. It kept coming back to Gateway. I just forget about it and go ahead to leave it the way it is. But it still work fine. I have AC wifi plug to send the Wifi up to 1st Floor since there is a concrete barrier. And then 1 Floor is using AC wifi with cable plug into this Linksys router which has follow your setting changes. It works!! Wow....it works now. I have good internet signal on the 1st floor now.
Thank you much, works great on smart tv in the back room or any wireless I need
Awesome instruction! Worked great, thank you.
Worked like a charm, THANKS!
FANTASTIC ! worked like a charm. Thank You :)
Thank you so much, the tutorial worked out great.
Sweet Az Bro,it works Thanks Man!
Thanks so much! You were a great help buddy.
Thanks for the instruction very helpful my repeater is now functional.
It worked! Thank you
Thanks!! your video helped me solve this problem!!! best regards
Thank you works like a charm
Great tutorial overall. Just one thing for those who might be a little more technical. It's always best to see if you can reach dns and gateway, as google.com is typically cached and can load either way.
thanks alot man works like a charm
saved my life thanks
Great job!
works great thanks man.
amazing, thank you!
great video !
Thank you :)
Thank you excellent!!! Finally some one that uses a WRT54G
Good explanation
I have E5172s-972 huawei can i turn it into access point .?
Thanks
Great video! got my Linksys working following your instructions after I upgraded my software. My old units software dated back to 2004. I only get internet over the WIFI.
The ports do not work. Is there a way to activate the 3 ports?
lol "and a third story if your rich" makes me wanna be rich
i have a third story and im not rich 0.o
+Bread Boy is your first floor for the garage only and maybe with a closet or 2?
+Swiftt first floor is garage, closet, bathroom, laundry room, and den (living room) turned into bedroom. I sleep down here :-)
+Swiftt lol i realized im on a different account but this is Bread Boy haha
lol my 1st story is just entirely a shoeplace / lounge entrance (about the size of a master bedroom). The other two stories are actual living areas. It's more of an inconvenience tbh
With my ASUS RT-AC3200 I get good signal across the street in my friends back yard, and covers my entire back yard also, no need for another. Router to saturate the wifi bands.
The 2.4ghz has 11 channels while the 5ghz has many more. Either type of router (some have both at the same time) would automatically cycle bands to get the least interference to the receiver. So your problem wouldn't be an issue unless you had like 20 routers within a couple feet of each other.
hello Mr. Chiefjoboo thanks a lot for such a wonderful information.
Thanks so much for your vid!! I have a new router sucking internet from a modem downstairs. Upstairs i have the computer getting weak wifi signal from downstairs through usb wifi adapter key hooked into the computer.
I have a second (old) Asus rt-n56u router. I wonder if i should plug it with ethernet cable to actual router in terms to get a second transmitter, as in your vid. I wonder if the fact of my using wifi usb key adapter to my PC spoils the game?
Also, can i get rid of shitty wifi adapter and use my Asus upstairs as a receiver instead, picking the signal from the actual router downstairs? I tried but messed up all these 'properties' and network settings aaargh lo Thanks so much for competence and sharing!
I got it too work but when I try to connect my tablet to the internet it just says authenticating and it wont connect..Any trouble shooting tips?
Does this approach work with WRT54G v5 router as well? Thanks!
also you know how you want back to ehternet at 7:00 i was trying to go back but every time i search the ip it said the site cant be reached?
Confused, old router is connected to computer with Ethernet. Main router is connected to modem and sending out wireless signal to old router?
Thanks for sharing this video. I just want to ask if I can connect a NAS to the second router? and is there anything on settings that I should be aware of?
Yes, your storage will be visible to all devices on the whole network via a DLNA server protocol. The second and subsequent routers/switches won't interfere with its discoverability on your whole LAN.
hello i followed your tutorial and it worked fine with my laptop and ps3, however, when i try to connect my android phone to the repeater, i get no internet, it connects to the network but no internet.
Great video. Out of curiosity, which Wi-Fi was the main connection to the internet? The Linksys 1.0.0.05 MSHOME or the NETGEAR85? I’m looking to do this for a friend and want to make sure we know which we’re connected to at a glance. I was thinking of the main one inside, then Linksys WRT54 on each end of the building with an external antenna and name each one the same name as the main router, except add north or south so it’s easy to tell which one each client is using. Thanks in advance.
The linksys one.
On the advanced router settings I have NAT instead of router/gateway option? Help please!
I was wondering if instead of extending my wifi, if I could just use the added router to hardwire to devices ie... a pc and an xbox and not use the wireless part of the added router or is this strictly just to add it as a wifi extender?
***** I have my second one set up as both a wireless access point and for wired connections - I have my phone on the wireless and my xbox on wired from it. So you could do that. And yes, you could turn off the wireless radio in the wireless settings in the router admin page (you could just use a cheap ethernet switch if you are just going for wired).
How do I change "gateway" to "router" on a Linksys E1700 link router? In the Advanced Routing there's no switching option for that. If the leave the Advance Routing page unchanged, I find it can only work intermittently, i.e. sometimes it works, sometime not.- P Ho
also i didnt have the gateway tab is that okay?
Will I be able to plug in like a desktop computer to the second router and gain internet access that way?
Dr Black13 Yes. You can use all the rest of the client ports on the second router for any devices.
The WAN port is usually set aside from the rest on most routers. Regardless, the WAN port should be empty on the second (or subsequent) routers because we're using the first router to set local IP addresses with its DHCP server. Only the first router should have an ethernet plug in its WAN port and to link even more routers in sync with it, you will need to make a chain of routers, with their gateway setting changed to 'router' (without this option, this won't work), each with one client port connect to another in the next router in the chain.
So if you have more than 2 routers in this configuration, there will be 2 used client ports beyond the 2nd router. These are used to link them altogether. They must all have different SSID names (network names), also.
That what I was looking for, I will try it at my home and hopefully it will work. I have two questions though.
1> I guess once I set it up I should be able to use second router as a network switch too, because I need to connect my network printer to it.
2> Here you have created different network how can I setup another router so but it only shows one network name. suppose if I have 4 different rooms and if I do this was there will be 4 networks available, is there any way I can set it up all four routers that it will only show one network available. Like all 4 router only sharing one network signal?
I hope I have cleared my self. Waiting to hear from you.
+tausif304 1. Yes, the other LAN ports on router 2 can be used.
2. That is not possible. You should name them according to their location. They all will share the same WAN IP but they can't be made to have an array that will be one huge network. They have to be differently named networks.
If I to connect a dvr to the linksys router, of course after doing the port forwarding on it. Will it work?
A DVR as in a DLNA device designed for network use, with an ethernet connection? Yes it will work if that is how it works. All devices will be viewable to all other devices on the 2+ router setup just as if it were one router.
Port forwarding is not required for what you are doing. In fact, the DMZ setting is better than port forwarding BUT newer routers do everything so much better, port-forwarding is only a troubleshooting method now and you only have a slight chance to need to use the firewall-exempt setting, DMZ. It basically opens all ports (none of which are blocked, unless you have some blocked by default - for security) and has no firewall protection.
Can I connect to this repeater/old router my desktop using Ethernet cable? If so what adjustments have to be made to settings?
+Dmitriy U Just the same settings as in the video. The main router should have the DHCP server enabled while all other ones should have it disabled. Just plug anything into an Ethernet port and you're ready to go..
I tested it both ways using it as a added router with IP's and as a switch
they both worked great and did not see any difference in ping times
Your problem is on the extender router you need to disable the DHCP FUNCTION which stops it from assigning IP addresses
Does the Access Point one have to be next to the Main one? I want to get better service in my garage WITHOUT running an ethernet. I do have my internet cable active in the garage
I'm not sure what you're asking. If you don't have an ethernet cable at the place you want a second wireless network then you will have to use another method such as an AC adapter that uses the electrical wiring in your house instead of an ethernet - but those are expensive and have the downside of packet loss and loss of bandwidth. I highly suggest an ethernet.
thanks! works wifi on my laptop, however when I disconnect the cable from the old router to the new one my laptop gets without internet. Do both routers have to be connected thru cable or could they be connected wireless?
Both routers need to be connected with Ethernet as shown in the video. Most older routers do not allow wireless connection between routers.
do you have to leave the cable hooked up after you configure the 2 routers one as an extender
Yes. The second router gets its internet connection from the first by Ethernet. It needs to stay plugged in at all times.
I have a wired Internet going to my computer my dad put in from the basement were the router is. can I use that Internet cable and plug it into a old router and have better wifi in my room?
Yes. You will need to access the main router's admin page to change settings shown in this video, though.
if i do this do i have to pay for both router? and can i move the booster router to my xbox and not have it connected to the main router?
+Vexxei the second router must be connected to the main router by ethernet cable in one if the client ports - not the 'internet in' port. You will still be able to use the other client ports for things like the xbox - I do this, too.
I think i have an older interface of the set up
for the advanced routing i dont see a drop down menu for the gateway/router.
+Roland Adrian if it's linksys, try a firmware update from the manufacturer's website. If you can't find the option anywhere, it may not support it.
Can i plug the old router just into a power socket? Or do i need to plug it into a ethernet socket in the wall?
***** Unfortunately you need to connect your main router with an ethernet cord. You can't use a wireless bridge like some 'repeaters' because you're using a router. Even if you did somehow manage to repeat the wireless signal, it will be weak. Using a long ethernet cord will make it so like your main router is right where your old router is because there's almost no signal lost when you use an ethernet cord.
Hey My friend recently gave me his old Linksys, which he's been using for a good while. He said all I need to do is just connect it as an extender and it should work fine in your home network once configured...
I've tried to do the first few steps (plugged in the ethernet, connected to my desktop, disabled wifi, enabled LAN) but after It buffers, the connection displays as unidentified and holds the 'yellow-caution-indicator' over the icon in the desktop tray. Type in 192.168.1.1 in my Browser (IE & Chrome) and NOTHING.
Is there something I'm doing wrong?
Do I need to connect it to my original router FIRST(which is now downstairs in the living room) to establish some sort of link?
I do not have the Setup CD that came with it, is this a requirement when configuring with my desktop?
Any help is most appreciated!
+E19Buck I do not have any experience with actual extenders. This tutorial is for routers. Please look for the model number on the bottom of the device and look up the manual PDF on the Linksys website.
So the old/booster router still needs to be plugged into the current router, by T1? I was hoping for a boosted wireless option.
"Boosted wireless" is useless in many situations. It will only be boosting a weak signal and the second device would show you better bars but at the cost of losing packets and bandwidth.
Yes, the second router needs to be plugged in via an ethernet cable and NOT into the WAN port where you'd normally put the ethernet from a modem into - it must be in any of it's client ports. When you turn the option from gateway (default) to 'router' in the configuration menu of your router, it will then bleed the main router's ethernet signal over your second router and through all other ethernet ports (except WAN port from where a modem would be).
at 2:28, Why select AES rather than TKIP+AEA? Just curious...
+Maximilian Imaging AES is more secure.
Thanks for the great video. A couple questions:
I have a wired network, the hub of which is my main router which is connected to my cable modem. So, I have Ethernet ports in other areas of my house that I can connect additional routers (to be used as wireless switches/range boosters). Is it the same process even though I have a hardwire connection from my main router to the new range boosting router?
Also, because my main router is putting out a wireless signal/connection I will have two different SSID's. Will my devices automatically connect to the strongest one?
Jeffery Chapman I'm not sure what you mean by "hardwire connection from my main router to the new range boosting router?". Are you talking about ethernet ports through your walls? If so, that would work as the router would be connected to the main router's DHCP table. It depends on the devices (connecting to the strongest one). Some phones will do it (My HTC One M7 does) while laptops usually have to be manually switched.
***** I have Ethernet wiring throughout my house. I have a closet with my cable modem connected to my main router (offering wifi and wired) connected to a switch with patch cables connecting ports on the switch to ports in a distribution panel that has the feeds that run throughout my house ...yes, through the walls. I live in a big house and the wifi from the main router is weak on the opposite side of the house so I am connecting a second wireless router to an Ethernet port with a cable in that area. I was trying to figure out how to set up the router. I think the main thing is to disable DHCP but I used most of the steps in your video (except the MTU I left on Auto). It is working fine but my original hope was to have a larger "single" wifi network - same SSID, same password, switching seamlessly from weaker to stronger signal as I move throughout the house. Is this even possible? The way I have it set up now it is 2 difference SSID's.
IP's are all assigning fine, no conflict, because I disabled DHCP.
Jeffery Chapman You have to have 2 different SSIDs if they're they both have the same encryption (Wpa2,wpa, wpas and AES, etc) - if not, feel free to make the SSIDs the same but you may encouner some problems. Disabling DHCP shouldn't really help at all because you're using the other routers as 'routers' and not gateways, as they usually operate. They get an ip from the main router as well. and count as a device on the DCHP table.
Jeffery Chapman did u ever find the answer
Yes, you can use this method for basically as many times as you'd like. Just plug the ethernet from your wall into a client port (not the internet in port on the router, one you'd put a device into) and set the router's setting from gateway to router (or another similar setting for non-linksys routers). All of the routers will require a different SSID (appear as different networks with different names), so name them accordingly. My phone switches automatically sometimes but will occasionally make me have to just switch manually.
do the routers swap automatically or du you need to login every time ex when i swap floors?
You must change routers manually, not automatically.
What was the second router under the one you made? It was Kinsky 1.0.05 or something
The numbers are the firmware version most likely.
interesting video. if I can't run a long cable between the two routers, can I use MOCA to connect the two?
I don't see why not. Make sure you have a surge protector for the COAX source. I am unfamiliar with this type of adapter but would recommend an AC-ethernet adapter because the MOCAs seem to be expensive.
+chiefjoboo Thanks for the quick reply and the suggestion. I will look up AC adapters.
I'm at a dead end. As in the video, I went to the wireless tab and tried to change the security mode. It didn't let it happen. It wants to remain disabled. So, I decided to skip that and change the mode from gateway to router, and it won't let that happen either. As soon as I click router, it returns to gateway. What am I doing wrong???
can you give me a print out on how to do it
Plug the router into the other router and take the router and enable it on the router.... suggestion? : router A to router B or main to secondary would be alot less confusing. Otherwise very helpful, thanks for the tidbit about xbox live.
+Bradley Hoffman I didn't expect the video to get this popular when I made it. It is confusing and unprofessional. Sorry.
My main router’s IP is:192.168.100.1
Should I make my old router’s IP the same and change the last number on the right or should I make it : 192.168.1.2 ? What should I do?
Does this work with a router that isn't wireless? My main router is wireless but I have an old router that isn't wireless will it still work or does it need to be 2 wireless routers?
A non-wireless router can't broadcast wireless. There'd be no use to use it.
i have tp link wifi extender WA750RE. it was all good in the beggining and suddenly few weeks later i have noticed my internet speed has dropped in half. i have 20mbps but on devices connected on extender i can get maximum 10mbps. do you have any solution? thx!
First thing I'd try is to unplug your extender for 5 minutes and then try again. Computers need to be rebooted occasionally, and so do routers. Things aren't programmed perfect.
If that has no effect than you could try changing the channel of your main router (usually on auto but you can usually change it to 1-11 for 2.4ghz bands; 5ghz channels are much higher in numbers [newer routers and newer devices can only use 5ghz bands]).
If all else fails, a cheap Linksys WRT54G and a long ethernet cable (or an ac/ethernet adapter for using the wiring in your house [mind that this method will almost certainly degrade your signal] and following the video's instructions may ne cheaper than a replacement wireless repeater.
Wireless repeaters only boost already degraded signals. If the reception for a device is bad for your repeater it will be bad for anything that it boosts and relays to.
In short, wireless repeaters only boost already bad signals unless it already has good reception where it is at.
Hey thanks for your tips, I learned something new on here. One question ? Every time there's a power outage the Router automatically changes to a different user name and password... But I'm getting quick on jumping on my pc and quickly changing it or just getting the new password that is giving. Any suggestions why that happens! Thanks again.
That would be something for the manual. The password isn't being stored properly, and is in volatile memory.
in order to disable to DHCP on your old router you've plugged it to your main router as lan to lan?
shooter I disabled it on the 2nd router because I have the first router assigning IP addresses for all subsequent routers' devices. The routers get confused if there's more than 1 DHCP server going at a time.
Can I still use the remaining client ports for my XBOX1 and PS3?
+James Fuller Absolutely. I have my TV and Xbox one connected to the remaining ones.
is there a way to connect wirelessly between routers? if not this product any others?
Not for older routers like these. Asus has a mesh system that links all compatible routers with wireless only.
Great info but I'm wondering if I can do this using two AT&T modem/routers? They are Pace routers but different model #'s
if the second one has a config page where you can disable its DHCP server and change it from gateway mode to router mode, absolutely.
+chiefjoboo Will the steps be the same? Or different because they both seem to have the same IP address and both through AT&T?
+Stephen Cross It will be different. This video shows the Linksys routers but it shouldn't be that much of a difference. You should be able to find these settings by a different name, because these terms tend to be slightly different depending on which brand of router you have.
Change the LAN IP of the second router to a different one than the main - 1st - router. This allows you to access the admin page from either network instead of having to connect to each one, manually, to get access to the admin/config pages.
So for the old wireless router to work you always need an ethernet cable connected too it from the main router, correct? It's the same wi-fi as the main router? First time trying this, just checking if I done everything right!
Yes, you will need both routers to always be connected via ethernet to each other.
Technically its not the same wifi, but in another way it is: the network name may be different as there will be two but it is still on your internet, going through your modem.
+chiefjoboo ahh ok, i've done it right then! thanks man :)
So when doing this method will portable items (phones, tablets) automatically switch from router to router as I move around the house or do I have to manually switch to the router with the stronger signal?
Also, if I want to add a third router, how would I set that up? Thanks
Non Ya My phone does (HTC One M7). I'll wall to the far end of the house and it'll drop the weaker signal and connect to the stronger one. I'm on android v 4.4.
Non Ya I'm not sure about a third router working with this method. It wouldn't hurt to try!
***** Awesome! Thank you and thanks for the video.
can you plug an ethernet cable into the new router for a pc for example? or is it just acting as a wifi extender?
+pecka2k Both. The wifi bleeds through the second router through the long ethernet cable. The remaining ethernet ports on the secondary router can be used also.
+chiefjoboo thats great thank you.
why do you have 2 cords in the client port on the pic? i mean i thought you just had the one cord? could you connect laptops and computers into the repeater?
I have my desktop plugged into the router as well. You can use the free client ports for anything else, on both routers.
Hi can you change the ip address on the second router is it different from your normal router.
+Kod! Krazy yes, I changed the 2nd router's IP so I could access both router's config pages. If you don't change the 2nd one, and they're both the same, you may only get access to the main router's config page or neither because of the loop.
I changed mine to something above my 1st router's DHCP table such as 192.168.1.155
Thank you for your response can you use a vpn in your router
I don't see why not.
is there a way to use the old router as a wifi repeater without needing to be plugged in with the ether net cable? just plug it in say in my garage with just the power cord and extend wifi?
+Scott Dilley If you buy an expensive AC-ethernet adapter. Otherwise, that renders this tutorial useless if you don't use Ethernet.
+chiefjoboo ok thank you for the fast reply.
Can we extend wifi singnals with two adsl modems?
+Banto o As long as they can both broadcast wifi and one has the option to change it from a gateway to a 'router' or a similar option, that makes it into a wireless/wired switch, basically. Otherwise, no.
what modem are you plugged into the spare range extender or your maian one i got lost at the start
+bullet 4x4 you don't need a second modem
ok i have 2 modems almost the same i thought i could use the second one as a range extender
bullet 4x4
a modem is not a router. You must be getting the names mixed up. You might have a switch, a modem/router combo, a router or just a modem.
Do you know how to setup range extender to Parrott AR2.0 quad using TP-Link
+William Herl I only have experience with Linksys routers, unfortunately. Try and look for an option that can switch it from "gateway" to "router" or "switch" and it will work. Some routers don't have this capability at all, though.
hi can Linksys E900 Wireless-N300 Router be used as extender?
+Nitin Bhushan Bansal on its admin page, if you can see the options necessary that are shown in this tutorial, it will work. I couldn't find a good picture that showed the "advanced routing" page with the router setting but that was just Google Images. It looks like it should.
How do you get devices to automatically switch to the strongest wireless router on the network automatically, I have to at present manually switch routers. Is it because I have two different sides and passwords? Should I have same said and password on each router? Thanks
SSIDS I MEANT, STUPID PREDICTIVE, LOL
It is done automatically with most newer devices if they support 5GHz bands. For instance, a Samsung Galaxy S4 and an HTC One (even the first version). They both switch between my two wireless networks as I move around the house. They are both different SSIDs and different passwords.
what is theMTU & size number for? on the minute 3:17 of your video
Maximum Transmission Unit. It's how big a packet can be.
i will always need the long cable from #1 router to #2 Router? it does not work with out the long cable maybe im doing something wrong
+spytechpr if you're plugging the Ethernet cable into the WAN port (often yellow - it's where you put the cable from the modem to router #1), you're doing it wrong. Plug it into a client port.
Hello I have an AT& T modem. I also have a Netgear router and a Blackberry Playbook. If I plug my router next to my AT&T Modem, will my Blackberry Playbook tablet pick up the access point? The Blackberry has trouble with live streaming.
+essentialeugene About your AT&T modem, if that has a wireless component to it, that shouldn't interfere with your Netgear router if you connect to the modem via ethernet (even with no wifi from the modem [if its a combo]) and change the router's settings from gateway to router (gateway is default). That would be the only way to use your Netgear router with your modem if the modem is a combo with wireless.
So if I plug the other end of my Ethernet cable from the Netgear router to the AT&T modem will that work?
It all depends on what the AT&T modem is. If its just a cable/DSL modem then it doesn't broadcast any wireless signals nor have any switches. There's kinds of modems that are called modem/router or modem/switch combos. If yours is either of the latter two, you could get this to work.
My AT&T modem is a modem/router. I also have an old Netgear router.
+essentialeugene Then you'd plug your netgear router into a client port on the AT&T modem/router combo and see if there's the setting to change the netgear router from a gateway to 'router' (or a similar option: I only work with linksys routers).
i watched a few videos saying change the ip adress and do it above 100
I would like my second router (the extended one) to share the hard drive (that it shares on a usb port) with my main router. Anyone know if this is possible?
If the two routers are connected properly, the DLNA feature of the router with the hard drive should be visible to all devices on the entire network. So I believe it should work.
Do I need to assign my new access point a static IP address on the router? My access point works for the most part, but every now and then it's coming up with DNS errors that happen then go away.
If its a general access point and not a router it will probably function as another device on the main router's DHCP table. If true, yes: set its IP to static and out of range of the DHCP numbers (100-149 is the default range, so choose 151+ for the last octet) for linksys' last octet). Also, change its DNS to your main router's LAN IP (192 168 1 1 (with periods in between, youtube censors IP addresses) and secondary 8 8 8 8 (google open DNS, but you probably won't need it).
If its a router, you should change its access IP to be out of range of the main router's DHCP table (192 168 1 151-199 etc) and that will allow you access both routers' admin pages from either network.
Mine won't conect to the web page
This would be great, you talked a bit slower, and if we could actually see the video a bit closer to see what you are doing through the whole process. For those of us that a bit older and technically challenged a bit, that would help. I understood what was being said but it went pretty fast, and the demonstration was very difficult to see.
I didn't apparently didn't give the video much thought or care when I made it. But it's popular now, Lord willing. Thanks for the feedback.
try fullscreen or theater mode. Also as it is a video you could pause or rewind at will.
Can the old one and new one be of different company?
+hrishikesh tele Yes.
What should I do when my 192.168.1.1 points me to my main router. I can't get into my Linksys router to program it. Thanks for your help.
+Steven Sloan you need to set the default IP of the second router to another IP (192.168.1.159) for example. Anything not in the main router's DHCP table (last octet above the DHCP last octet limit) will work since this is LAN. You can then browse to either router configuration page from either network if you do this.
Do you keep the channels the same or does it matter?
Doesn't matter but most routers have an auto option.