Alternative home network setup

Is the following possibel:

TW dsl into NIC 1 on my Desktop PC

From NIC 2 in Desktop PC, a long Cat5 down to my lounge where it connects to
a router.

From the router there is an Xbox and a Wireless Access Point (WAP)

Is this workable??

I at present have my router upstairs with the WAP connnected, but the signal
is so shit downstairs for my laptop it is driving me to suicide.

Thanks

Pleb

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In article <kBQXa.3490$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Is the following possibel:
>
> TW dsl into NIC 1 on my Desktop PC
>
> From NIC 2 in Desktop PC, a long Cat5 down to my lounge where it connects to
> a router.
>
> From the router there is an Xbox and a Wireless Access Point (WAP)
>
> Is this workable??
>
> I at present have my router upstairs with the WAP connnected, but the signal
> is so shit downstairs for my laptop it is driving me to suicide.
>
Presumably you can't easily connect the router downstairs? Why not just
run two cables, one down to the router and one back up to the desktop
PC?

> Presumably you can't easily connect the router downstairs? Why not just
> run two cables, one down to the router and one back up to the desktop
> PC?

At present, I have a Cat cable already insitu going fro bedroom to lounge
which powers the X. I dont want to really install more cable, and was hoping
to use the existing one for the Router. Then connect the X and the WAP from
it.

I know the Desktop would have to be on all the time but I can go with that


PLeb

In that case buy a £30 router from ebay.

"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> In article <bgtq3m$lp$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > Can you not run the TW connection straight into the router instead of
the PC
> > first? Then you have one cable going from that to your pc and the long
one
> > going to your WAP.
>
> The router _is_ the WAP.

In article <bgvo19$mlu$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> In that case buy a £30 router from ebay.
>
> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> > In article <bgtq3m$lp$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> > (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > > Can you not run the TW connection straight into the router instead of
> the PC
> > > first? Then you have one cable going from that to your pc and the long
> one
> > > going to your WAP.
> >
> > The router _is_ the WAP.
>
>
>
Why would he want two routers?

So that he can have the WAP router in the lounge, the standard router
upstairs with his PC and not have the PC doing the routing. That way he
doesn't have to have the PC on, has spare ports upstairs etc. Maybe a
router with firewall would make the purchase more worthwhile. Just a
thought.

If he was feeling flush he could by another WAP router and have give his
entire house wireless coverage. (and himself a brain tumor)

"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> In article <bgvo19$mlu$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > In that case buy a £30 router from ebay.
> >
> > "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed) .com...
> > > In article <bgtq3m$lp$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> > > (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > > > Can you not run the TW connection straight into the router instead
of
> > the PC
> > > > first? Then you have one cable going from that to your pc and the
long
> > one
> > > > going to your WAP.
> > >
> > > The router _is_ the WAP.
> >
> >
> >
> Why would he want two routers?

> If he was feeling flush he could by another WAP router and have give his
> entire house wireless coverage. (and himself a brain tumor)

LOL - I had the WAP upstairs but it was shit for covering the whole house -
despite being plasterboard walls.

I have now fixed the prob by using a hub downstairs to share the Xbox and
the WAP. The router stays upstairs.

It is now surf heaven :-)

Thanks for your input.

The Pleb