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Home networking with 2 routers
I have a home office network that i'm looking to optimize. I currently have my DSL line running to a detached studio office about 250 feet from the house using a wireless to server a couple computers there. Some rooms can't pull the signal.
I have a Tivo up there that i'd like to hang onto the network.
I'm adding a Network Storage device (netgear' SC101 STORAGE CENTRAL).
I _do have a newly buried cable between the two building and could establish a wired connection between them...my concern is the complexity introduced by 2 seperate routers.
I could probably reconfigure the dsl modem / router to sit up at the house so has to beam wireless signal to the studio preventing the need for 2 routers but not sure how well that positions me (bandwidth wise) for media sharing.
I have a Tivo up there that i'd like to hang onto the network.
I'm adding a Network Storage device (netgear' SC101 STORAGE CENTRAL).
I _do have a newly buried cable between the two building and could establish a wired connection between them...my concern is the complexity introduced by 2 seperate routers.
I could probably reconfigure the dsl modem / router to sit up at the house so has to beam wireless signal to the studio preventing the need for 2 routers but not sure how well that positions me (bandwidth wise) for media sharing.
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WIth using 2 routers its not really a problem for any media sharing.
Also if you wanted you could of set-up anohter wireless connection in your home and bridged the wirless connection saving the extra buried cable.
With reguards to having bandwidth , some routers you can Throttle the amount of data you can recieve from a port . This would be one way of dealing with badnwidth.
Im assuming you dont have that type of Throttling enabled on your router. If you are worried about DSL bandwidth you can get some software that limits the connection speed when using some protocols. (P2P/webbrowsing) but keeping standard file sharing at max.
All in all there is no problems running 2 routers either 2 wireless (bridging) or 1 wireless and 1 standard.
only thing you will want to do is make sure only 1 of them is DHCP. and im assuming the one you want to do that is the internet(dsl) based rounter.
thx
Also if you wanted you could of set-up anohter wireless connection in your home and bridged the wirless connection saving the extra buried cable.
With reguards to having bandwidth , some routers you can Throttle the amount of data you can recieve from a port . This would be one way of dealing with badnwidth.
Im assuming you dont have that type of Throttling enabled on your router. If you are worried about DSL bandwidth you can get some software that limits the connection speed when using some protocols. (P2P/webbrowsing) but keeping standard file sharing at max.
All in all there is no problems running 2 routers either 2 wireless (bridging) or 1 wireless and 1 standard.
only thing you will want to do is make sure only 1 of them is DHCP. and im assuming the one you want to do that is the internet(dsl) based rounter.
thx
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Thankx Steve...that's the direction I was hoping would be realistic....could you overview the differences between a hub and a switch as they relate to the context i'm addressing?
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Thanks for the points, sorry wasn't around to clarify before.
Steve
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http://forums.speedguide.net/showthread.php?t=133267
http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=32&FamID=72&ProdID=187
http://www.buy.com/cat/antennas/56880.html
http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic10410.html
http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic10410.html
http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101160.asp
might help
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