Using 2 routers

I don't know if I can do this so thought I would ask first. I have a
Linksys 4 port wireless on the 2nd floor. Since the wireless signal was
weak in my basement office, I ran cable down and connected a 8 port switch.

Now I need wireless connection for a laptop on the main floor. I was
thinking about running a cable back up from the 8 port basement switch and
connecting a wireless access point on the main floor.

I have another Linksys 4 port router and wondering if this can be use as a
wireless access on the main floor before buying just the Linksys WAP54g.

Thanks for any ideas.

The main reason is that I wanted to utilize the extra wireless 4 port router
that I already have. I would like to be able to use the laptop on my back
patio this spring and summer. I work at home and get tired of being stuck
in this basement office when the weather is nice.


"Peter Pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>I don't know if I can do this so thought I would ask first. I have a
>>Linksys 4 port wireless on the 2nd floor. Since the wireless signal was
>>weak in my basement office, I ran cable down and connected a 8 port
>>switch.
>>
>> Now I need wireless connection for a laptop on the main floor. I was
>> thinking about running a cable back up from the 8 port basement switch
>> and connecting a wireless access point on the main floor.
>>
>> I have another Linksys 4 port router and wondering if this can be use as
>> a wireless access on the main floor before buying just the Linksys
>> WAP54g.
>>
>> Thanks for any ideas.
>>
>
> why don't you just use WRT54gs (WAP/Routers) instead of just wap's,
> routers, and switches? (cheaper, and wap and router are in the same box,
> you can even get em cheap at walmart)
> you can daisy chain as many wrt's together as you want (supposedly, i've
> only done 5, but can't see why you can't do more)
> and you wouldn't need to run another cable
>
> do you have any specific reason you want to use seperate wap's and
> routers?

Thanks LR, very useful info.

"LR" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 24/04/2009 14:47, Don Harvey wrote:
>> I don't know if I can do this so thought I would ask first. I have a
>> Linksys 4 port wireless on the 2nd floor. Since the wireless signal was
>> weak in my basement office, I ran cable down and connected a 8 port
>> switch.
>>
>> Now I need wireless connection for a laptop on the main floor. I was
>> thinking about running a cable back up from the 8 port basement switch
>> and
>> connecting a wireless access point on the main floor.
>>
>> I have another Linksys 4 port router and wondering if this can be use as
>> a
>> wireless access on the main floor before buying just the Linksys WAP54g.
>>
>> Thanks for any ideas.
>>
>>
>
> http://www.dslreports.com/faq/11233

Thanks for the help. Yea, the weather is nice here in the midwest usa also
and I thought no way am I going to be stuck in this basement office all day.

I moved my business back to my home this month and that was one of the
downside of moving

I even found an Linksys WAP11, older 4 port routers, and a couple of 5 port
switches no longer used so I thought there must be stuff around here that
will work

Speed is not important, only to ability to connect to my dispatch program,
internet and email is mainly all I need. Going to give it a try this
weekend.


"Peter Pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> okay, i can certainly understand that, heck on my honeydo list i have put
> a spare wap/router in the gazebo and hang the hammock this weekend so i
> can work in there now that spring is here.. mid to upper 80's... yahoo!
>
> if you already have one/two/three/etc just use different start ip's/ssid's
> and plug em router part to router part (not the wan) (if you want seemless
> roaming/same ssid it a LOT more complex)
>
> for your downstairs thing it was just use a wap (or wap/router, along with
> your 8 port thing (before the 8 and a wap/router would work for sure), it
> will work fine.....
>
> bottom line, you can do it easily and simply, probably without running
> another cable
>
> as an aside, i have one of the powerline network things by the cable
> modem, and use the other around the house for wired, or on a spare wap
> router if i want wireless too....
>
>
>
> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> The main reason is that I wanted to utilize the extra wireless 4 port
>> router that I already have. I would like to be able to use the laptop on
>> my back patio this spring and summer. I work at home and get tired of
>> being stuck in this basement office when the weather is nice.
>>
>>
>> "Peter Pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:L7ednVC7-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>> "Don Harvey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:PpjIl.15245$%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I don't know if I can do this so thought I would ask first. I have a
>>>>Linksys 4 port wireless on the 2nd floor. Since the wireless signal was
>>>>weak in my basement office, I ran cable down and connected a 8 port
>>>>switch.
>>>>
>>>> Now I need wireless connection for a laptop on the main floor. I was
>>>> thinking about running a cable back up from the 8 port basement switch
>>>> and connecting a wireless access point on the main floor.
>>>>
>>>> I have another Linksys 4 port router and wondering if this can be use
>>>> as a wireless access on the main floor before buying just the Linksys
>>>> WAP54g.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any ideas.
>>>>
>>>
>>> why don't you just use WRT54gs (WAP/Routers) instead of just wap's,
>>> routers, and switches? (cheaper, and wap and router are in the same box,
>>> you can even get em cheap at walmart)
>>> you can daisy chain as many wrt's together as you want (supposedly, i've
>>> only done 5, but can't see why you can't do more)
>>> and you wouldn't need to run another cable
>>>
>>> do you have any specific reason you want to use seperate wap's and
>>> routers?
>>
>>
>