What's new
  • SNBForums Code of Conduct

    SNBForums is a community for everyone, no matter what their level of experience.

    Please be tolerant and patient of others, especially newcomers. We are all here to share and learn!

    The rules are simple: Be patient, be nice, be helpful or be gone!

Home Networking Wired/Wireless with Multiple Routers

BingoPants

New Around Here
I'm a geek. But when it comes to networking, I guess I'm a little lazy / uninformed. I have a 3900 square foot two story house. I ran ethernet to most of the rooms. But, I also want wifi throughout. So, I had several old routers laying around and just plugged them in at various locations throughout the house. So, now I have several "different networks" in my house (does that make sense?). Multiple SSID's maybe is the right way to say it? Not sure. Anyway, what is the best way to get solid wifi coverage throughout my house. I don't believe what I'm doing is the right way to go about it. I would like the fastest wifi available and a strong signal everywhere. Most of my old routers are probably "g". They are old. Do I need to get one main router and then an AP or two? Sorry for the noob questions. Oh, just a little background. I have U-Verse and live at the very end of the line in my brand new neighborhood in North Texas. So, when the guy installed my connection, he told me it was basically the worst connection in the neighborhood and likely wouldn't support anything but internet (he recommended that I not even try to add television). I'm a cord cutter so I don't care about television. Thanks for any advice. I appreciate your time.
 
Thanks Tim! This makes sense. I will proceed with this plan. My confusion now lies in the implementation. I have the U-Verse Modem/Wireless router provided by AT&T at the point my connection comes into the house. Should / Can I shut off that wifi signal and insert my own? And then run AP's off of that? I'm assuming that the AT&T equipment is subpar. Or should I just run AP's in conjunction with the AT&T equipment?
 
Last edited:
As long as you assign the new AP to different channels, leaving the old router's radios on can't hurt. Try it both ways and see what works for you.
 

Latest threads

Support SNBForums w/ Amazon

If you'd like to support SNBForums, just use this link and buy anything on Amazon. Thanks!

Sign Up For SNBForums Daily Digest

Get an update of what's new every day delivered to your mailbox. Sign up here!
Back
Top