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Wireless network question

  • 25-07-2007 04:48PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭


    I have a router down stairs which is wireless .I want to be able to pick up intenet upstairs on my computer.I dont want to get a wireless card or usb key as I fix friends computers so i want to be able to connect through the network card.Is their a device that I can put upstairs so it will pick up the wireless signal from my other router and then distribute it out via cat 5 network cable.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,569 ✭✭✭ethernet


    To answer your question in one word: yes.

    The device is called a wireless bridge. I use this model from Linksys. I had to return the first one. It's a little tricky to set up but it now works very well. You enter the settings for your wifi and can connect it -- by CAT5 cable -- to a PC or a switch [this is what I've done]. Then you can connect multiple network devices which will have Internet access.

    A better or more reliable solution is to abandon wireless connection to the router. Instead, use a wired connection. There's no need to run ugly cables to the router downstairs. Just use a device to route your network traffic over your electrical infrastructure. You'd need a kit like this. You'd plug one adapter into a socket near the router downstairs and connect a cable from it to the router. Plug in the second adapter upstairs and connect the cable from it to a PC or a switch.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭floydmoon1


    Thanks Just what I was looking for.Think i will go for the one that connects through your electricity lines.Is their any chance it can effect other electrical appliances r stuff r could it add to your bill.I presume no but want to be sure cause i am renting a house with other people.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,569 ✭✭✭ethernet


    floydmoon1 wrote:
    Thanks Just what I was looking for.Think i will go for the one that connects through your electricity lines.Is their any chance it can effect other electrical appliances r stuff r could it add to your bill.I presume no but want to be sure cause i am renting a house with other people.
    No prob. It shouldn't affect any appliances.

    It will add on to your bill every so slightly seeing as it does draw current like every other appliance but don't expect to have a bill twice the normal cost just for tranferring data over it.

    The companies claim such devices don't run up your bill [well, they would, wouldn't they!].

    If you're renting, make sure you activate encryption. You can pair your two adapters together for security. You'll get software to control all this, in addition to adding an encryption key as you would for a wireless network.


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