Networking/Router HELP NEEDED! Warriors help me out...

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Hi Warriors,

I was wondering if there are any networking/router experienced warriors who can walk me through how to connect my 2 linksys routers together so that I can browse the web using both routers.

Here's my problem...

Over in the office we have about dozen systems wirelessly connected to an existing Linksys WAP54G, I've recently moved to a new location on the premises where I want to get online with my desktop, I already have this desktop wirelessly connected to the existing linksys router but I'm not getting clear line of sight at the new location so connection is slow to non-existent.

I have this other linksys router lying around model: WRT54GR, it's a rangebooster wireless-G and I thought why not try to piggyback on the existing one maybe I can get lucky?

So, any warriors with experience doing stuff like this who can walk me through the process? Will greatly appreciate any help. Thanks!

Kunle
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  • It would be a lot faster and more reliable to just run a long cable from one of the spare ports on the back of the existing router to your new location.
    Then networking and sharing should not be a problem.

    You can cascade the routers .... but you can run into all kinds of
    wierd complexities. Cable is cheap and works .... plus you get a
    better share of the available connection than your co-workers on Wifi.

    Modern routers and USB adapters should give over 100ft distance in
    normal environments ... unless surrounded by metal office partitioning.
    If it is the latter case, just get a usb extender cable and hang the
    adapter above the obstructions?

    Just some thoughts
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  • Hi Mike,

    Those are all considerations I'd already heard/wondered about, just wanted a warrior confirmation. So I'll give the cable connection a try later then. For now, I've just moved to another location on the premises where there's better line of sight. By the way the obstruction is a massive concrete tower as I moved to a different wing from my colleagues, but management has settled me into a temporary location and I'm browsing.

    Thanks again for the detailed explanation.

    Kunle
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    • That would certainly affect the signal .... especially if
      made of steel reinforced concrete

      PS If you get an ethernet switch/hub and put that in your new
      office area you can then run a number of computers at your end
      from the one cable via the switch/hub. Or, once you have a cable
      at least halfway past the tower, you could try hooking up the
      second wifi router there and see if it works as a wifi access point
      nearer to you of you prefer wifi. Either way, you will need some
      cable Kunle

      good luck
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