Re: 2 wireless routers
- From: "GlowingBlueMist" <GlowingBlueMist@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:32:16 -0500
Metspitzer wrote:
On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 16:10:23 -0500, "GlowingBlueMist"
<GlowingBlueMist@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Steve wrote:
In article <h370a5h4u1jpr3oj9f6n4fi7v8pbpnl3kb@xxxxxxx>,Also are you sure your niece is picking up the DSL modem's wireless
kilowatt@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
My sister lives in another state. When she got DSL, I bought a
Linksys router, and with the help of Usenet, figured out how to set
it up with DSL.
The first time the power went out, instead of wating for the
service to be restorded, he reset the modem. So we both kind of
agreed that she would subscribe to the DSL's wireless service.
Well I now put a wireless card in my niece's computer. She only
gets one bar from the current router.
I was wondering if I could plug the Linksys into the current router
and see if she could get a better signal from the Linksys?
So why do you think the problem is with the router and not the
wireless card?
hookup or another, say from next door? If not sure or unsure of the
SSID of the DSL modem, power it off and see if your niece's computer
still shows a wireless feed of one bar. SSID can also be optionally
turned off.
Because my niece connected the first time, I assume their router is
unsecured. They live around 20 miles from the closest red light so I
am also pretty sure they have the only wireless router for many miles.
There house is at the maxium limit for DSL. They were even turned
down the first time they tried to subscribe.
The main machine is hardwired but, my nephew has a Xbox or some kind
Is your sisters computer actually using wireless or is it connected
to the DSL modem using an Ethernet cable? Reason I ask is some of
them ship the DSL modem with the wireless transmitter turned off in
the settings. If that function has not been turned on by someone,
either your sister, you, or the DSL tech support then your niece may
not be seeing that DSL modem at all, but someone else's modem.
of online game console. That is the reason for the wireless router in
the first place. My niece didn't live there at the time.
My computer skills are limited, but my sister can barely turn one on.
My nephew is 15, but he is the computer guru of the house. He can at
least do what the people at tech support tell him. I live the next
state over. It is about 45 min away.
I tried using a wireless network card to get her system configured
here at my house, but after 3 different cards, I concluded that her
machine didn't meet the hardware requirements and was not going to
work anyway. I had to buy a USB wireless dongle to connect to my
router here, and that is what she is using there.
She does not use her computer much, so I am just learning after over a
month that it only gives her 1 bar, or I would carry the dongle back
and get a more powerful one. It worked fine here, and my router was
around the same distance from computer. I have a Linksys router here.
Ok, to get back to your original question, yes the Linksys can most likely
be added to the existing router but to be sure I would need to know what
model the Linksys router is. Knowing the DSL modem model would be a plus
too. With the Linksys info I can check the manual to verify a few
options/settings to make sure.
Another options might be adding an optional (larger) antenna on the USB or
on the DSL modem one has a removable antenna. Possibly repositioning the
DSL box higher or closer to the niece's computer.
.
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