Hello All
So this is my first post and I come here because, after doing some fair research online, I think I have more questions than answers.
Problem Statement:
I need to have wireless internet everywhere in myflat without having cables floating around. The "cabled" connection must be in a specific room because, in this room, I have my cable system which I want to be able to connect to the internet in order to be able to record tv series.
I have cable RCN at home. It provides with a good wireless router but its signal is too weak at the moment in some areas of the flat where we want to also have wireless.
Equipment I have
Cisco E1200 v2 Linksys - used currently for wireless
Siemens se361 router wireless, not being used currently
netgear wnr100 router wireless, also not being used currently
The cable internet is connected to the Cisco e1200. What I want to achieve is to connect this cisco 1200 to any of the other 2 routers, wirelessly.
And now, the questions:
I think what I need to do is bridge 2 routers. The problem seems to be that nor the siemens, not the gear wnr can be bridged. it would seem the cisco can be bridged or at least, I could use the firmware found here:
www.dd-wrt.com | Unleash Your Router
to actually transform it into a bridgeable router. IF I did so, then I guess I would need to connect either the siemens or the netgear to the cable adapter and use them as "main" routers, transforming the cisco into the bridge.
questions:
is this complicated effort worth it, modifying firmwares, etc?
can I achieve the sameby simply buying an AP?
Can I achieve all this without having to have cables floating around my flat?
So this is my first post and I come here because, after doing some fair research online, I think I have more questions than answers.
Problem Statement:
I need to have wireless internet everywhere in myflat without having cables floating around. The "cabled" connection must be in a specific room because, in this room, I have my cable system which I want to be able to connect to the internet in order to be able to record tv series.
I have cable RCN at home. It provides with a good wireless router but its signal is too weak at the moment in some areas of the flat where we want to also have wireless.
Equipment I have
Cisco E1200 v2 Linksys - used currently for wireless
Siemens se361 router wireless, not being used currently
netgear wnr100 router wireless, also not being used currently
The cable internet is connected to the Cisco e1200. What I want to achieve is to connect this cisco 1200 to any of the other 2 routers, wirelessly.
And now, the questions:
I think what I need to do is bridge 2 routers. The problem seems to be that nor the siemens, not the gear wnr can be bridged. it would seem the cisco can be bridged or at least, I could use the firmware found here:
www.dd-wrt.com | Unleash Your Router
to actually transform it into a bridgeable router. IF I did so, then I guess I would need to connect either the siemens or the netgear to the cable adapter and use them as "main" routers, transforming the cisco into the bridge.
questions:
is this complicated effort worth it, modifying firmwares, etc?
can I achieve the sameby simply buying an AP?
Can I achieve all this without having to have cables floating around my flat?
