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How Many Computers Can Share a WiFi Network?....Can Two Routers Be Used
on the Same Home Network?..


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On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 05:44:12 -0400, eddiecraig
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>How Many Computers Can Share a WiFi Network?.

Typically 253 as limited by the netmask. Some cheap access points
blow up at as few as 5 wireless connections. The better ones claim
2000 connections. See:
<http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/component/option,com_chart/Itemid,189/chart,124/>
I've tested some about 6 years ago with about 100 live wireless
802.11b clients. It didn't work very well.

>...Can Two Routers Be Used on the Same Home Network?..

Sorta. One can be a wireless router, but the other should be
configured as an access point (same as a wireless router but with the
ethernet router section disabled).
<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_How_To#Use_a_wireless_router_as_a_wireless_acce ss_point>

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On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:23:07 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , Jeff
Liebermann <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>>...Can Two Routers Be Used on the Same Home Network?..
>
>Sorta. One can be a wireless router, but the other should be
>configured as an access point (same as a wireless router but with the
>ethernet router section disabled).

Note that you don't actually need to disable the router section, you
simply don't plug anything into the WAN port.

Also be careful to disable the DHCP server in all but one device on
your network. The link jeff posted probably said that mind you.
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