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Matthew Clark
Courses Plus Student 3,588 PointsMultiple Routers
Is it possible to have multiple routers in your home to improve connection speed with devices wirelessly?
4 Answers
Tim Knight
28,888 PointsHi Matthew,
Yes it's possible to use multiple routers, but it could get complicated if all you're trying to do is essentially "repeat" the signal. Most routers take various responsibilities including DHCP (issuing IP addresses to items on the network), NAT routing options, and security. What you might consider investigating is a piece of hardware called a "Repeater" which basically picks up the signal and passes it on again so it stays stronger.
See: http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Awifi%20repeater
Matthew Clark
Courses Plus Student 3,588 PointsThank you Tim,
I will look into getting a repeater, that makes the most sense!
Tim Knight
28,888 PointsYou're welcome Matthew.
Mantas Ramanauskas
1,834 PointsHello guys. Can anyone explain me what is the difference between Wireless networking card and Repeater?
Tim Knight
28,888 PointsMantas,
A wireless network card is the card within (or connected to) a computer that receives and decodes wifi signals into data that your computer understands. A repeater is a separate device, not physically connected to a computer, that picks up the signal from your wifi router and then rebroadcasts it. This allows the transmission to be "repeated" to go further to be picked up by computers that are further away from their router.
Mantas Ramanauskas
1,834 PointsThank you Tim for answering but I am still confused. If wireless network card receives and decodes that data, does it means that computer instead of having better signal will have more efficient internet? Let's say at my home I have always 4 out of 5 columns of internet signal, however my internet time to time decreases in speed despite signal. Could this adapter improve it's performance?
Tim Knight
28,888 PointsYes it could be possible that if your are having incremental issues with signal that replacing the card could improve a more consistent connection.