Looking for one so I do not have to keep switching my Sky one from room to room. Any recommendations for a half decent one please? I am not interested in spending huge amounts. Many thanks - and apologies for being vague!
Broadband routers
Often use the computer in a different room to where my PVR is. I would like to link my living room PVR to a router in the living room so I can access iPlayer etc. Thanks.
If by that you mean you intend plugging a second router into the phone line at the same time as the Sky router then forget it. That will only end in tears. You cannot have more then one router on a phone line at any one time. You would have to either unplug one or turn one off to use the other. Which is not much less hassle than what you are doing now.
A much better solution is to either..
1/ Run a length of CAT5 ethernet cable to the second location and leave the router alone
2/ Use a WiFi adapter on the computer (probably easier than the PVR) to connect wirelessly to the router
3/ Use Homeplugs to connect router and either computer or PVR to the router.
But two routers is not a good idea unless you use the second as a wireless bridge, in which case it would be better to get a dedicated wireless bridge device.
A much better solution is to either..
1/ Run a length of CAT5 ethernet cable to the second location and leave the router alone
2/ Use a WiFi adapter on the computer (probably easier than the PVR) to connect wirelessly to the router
3/ Use Homeplugs to connect router and either computer or PVR to the router.
But two routers is not a good idea unless you use the second as a wireless bridge, in which case it would be better to get a dedicated wireless bridge device.
There are ways of using the one router from different rooms in the house without needing to move the router itself. In fact, they are designed to be left to sit in just one place. On top of that you can't connect two routers to the same broadband connection at the same time, it just won't work.
Your options are:-
1) Run an ethernet cable from the router to each room you want to access it from;
2) Set up wi-fi access on the router and on the computer and / or on the PVR if it supports wi-fi;
3) Use home-plugs which allow you to connect using your mains ring.
Or a combination of all three. If you mainly use your computer just for email, web browsing etc then wi-fi is more than sufficient to handle that. Only if you are forever moving big (and I mean really big) files around from one computer to another would an ethernet wired solution be better.
In your position, I would leave the router near the PVR connected by ethernet cable which provides a stable fast connection from streaming from iPlayer etc. And use wi-fi for your computer which will work from anywhere in the house (unless you have an unusually large house or one of unusual layout or construction).
Edit: Damn! Beaten to it.
Your options are:-
1) Run an ethernet cable from the router to each room you want to access it from;
2) Set up wi-fi access on the router and on the computer and / or on the PVR if it supports wi-fi;
3) Use home-plugs which allow you to connect using your mains ring.
Or a combination of all three. If you mainly use your computer just for email, web browsing etc then wi-fi is more than sufficient to handle that. Only if you are forever moving big (and I mean really big) files around from one computer to another would an ethernet wired solution be better.
In your position, I would leave the router near the PVR connected by ethernet cable which provides a stable fast connection from streaming from iPlayer etc. And use wi-fi for your computer which will work from anywhere in the house (unless you have an unusually large house or one of unusual layout or construction).
Edit: Damn! Beaten to it.
Originally Posted by gomezz:
“There are ways of using the one router from different rooms in the house without needing to move the router itself. In fact, they are designed to be left to sit in just one place. On top of that you can't connect two routers to the same broadband connection at the same time, it just won't work.
Your options are:-
1) Run an ethernet cable from the router to each room won'tan't to access it from;
2) Set up wi-fi access on the router and on the computer and / or on the PVR if it supports wi-fi;
3) Use home-plugs which allow you to connect using your mains ring.
Or a combination of all three. If you mainly use your computer just for email, web browsing etc then wi-fi is more than sufficient to handle that. Only if you are forever moving big (and I mean really big) files around from one computer to another would an ethernet wired solution be better.
In your position, I would leave the router near the PVR connected by ethernet cable which provides a stable fast connection from streaming from iPlayer etc. And use wi-fi for your computer which will work from anywhere in the house (unless you have an unusually large house or one of unusual layout or construction).”
“There are ways of using the one router from different rooms in the house without needing to move the router itself. In fact, they are designed to be left to sit in just one place. On top of that you can't connect two routers to the same broadband connection at the same time, it just won't work.
Your options are:-
1) Run an ethernet cable from the router to each room won'tan't to access it from;
2) Set up wi-fi access on the router and on the computer and / or on the PVR if it supports wi-fi;
3) Use home-plugs which allow you to connect using your mains ring.
Or a combination of all three. If you mainly use your computer just for email, web browsing etc then wi-fi is more than sufficient to handle that. Only if you are forever moving big (and I mean really big) files around from one computer to another would an ethernet wired solution be better.
In your position, I would leave the router near the PVR connected by ethernet cable which provides a stable fast connection from streaming from iPlayer etc. And use wi-fi for your computer which will work from anywhere in the house (unless you have an unusually large house or one of unusual layout or construction).”
You reading my posts before I post them?
Originally Posted by chrisjr:
“If by that you mean you intend plugging a second router into the phone line at the same time as the Sky router then forget it. That will only end in tears. You cannot have more then one router on a phone line at any one time. You would have to either unplug one or turn one off to use the other. Which is not much less hassle than what you are doing now.
A much better solution is to either..
1/ Run a length of CAT5 ethernet cable to the second location and leave the router alone
2/ Use a WiFi adapter on the computer (probably easier than the PVR) to connect wirelessly to the router
3/ Use Homeplugs to connect router and either computer or PVR to the router.
But two routers is not a good idea unless you use the second as a wireless bridge, in which case it would be better to get a dedicated wireless bridge device.”
“If by that you mean you intend plugging a second router into the phone line at the same time as the Sky router then forget it. That will only end in tears. You cannot have more then one router on a phone line at any one time. You would have to either unplug one or turn one off to use the other. Which is not much less hassle than what you are doing now.
A much better solution is to either..
1/ Run a length of CAT5 ethernet cable to the second location and leave the router alone
2/ Use a WiFi adapter on the computer (probably easier than the PVR) to connect wirelessly to the router
3/ Use Homeplugs to connect router and either computer or PVR to the router.
But two routers is not a good idea unless you use the second as a wireless bridge, in which case it would be better to get a dedicated wireless bridge device.”
Thank you for this. Not to run 2 at once - more to do with laziness - keep one linked to the PVR to switch when I am NOT using the computer rather than disconnecting and then connecting to the computer!
I will have to check if I have that. It is a reasonably cheap laptop (Acer) but good - well, I am happy with it at least.
Originally Posted by Sideburns57:
“I will have to check if I have that. It is a reasonably cheap laptop (Acer) but good - well, I am happy with it at least.”
“I will have to check if I have that. It is a reasonably cheap laptop (Acer) but good - well, I am happy with it at least.”
If it is less than ten years old then chances are it has WiFi built in. Can't remember how long ago it was when I last saw a half way decent spec laptop that did not have WiFi.
It is possible that it needs to be switched on, either by a dedicated switch or a combination of the Fn and an F key.
And of course you will need to know the SSID name that the router is broadcasting to identify itself and the security password it is using to connect. Which may or may not be on a label on the bottom of the router.
And of course the WiFi may be turned off on the router!
Slightly left field............is this a viable substitute/option?
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_G...067/index.html
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_G...067/index.html
