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Using a second router to extend WiFi range

May 25, 2015 3:12AM PDT

Hi everyone,
I am having a little trouble setting up a second router at my parents house.

I have no network experience so please be kind!

So, in the front of the house they have the TalkTalk Plus Fibre router. I have run a cat6 ethernet cable into the back of the house and plugged it into an old Linksys WRK45G router.

Inside the Linksys router I have changed the ip to 192.168.1.2 (as the TalkTalk router is 192.168.1.1), I have changed the WiFi channel to 1 (as the TalkTalk router is 6) and turned off the DHCP server.

Everything seemed to work okay but then suddenly the WiFi cut out for all Android devices connected to the Linksys... strangely the Laptop still connected via WiFi.

I fixed this issue by unplugging the ethernet cable from port 1 and plugging it back into port 2 but again, after a couple of hours we lost connection.

Both routers have a different WiFi name and password.

Am I missing out something here?

Any help will be appreciated.

Jimmi

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use further IP address spread
May 25, 2015 3:30AM PDT

and have both on different wifi channels at opposite end of spectrum. Make sure you have two connections set for each android which it can use when available.

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use further IP address spread
May 25, 2015 3:49AM PDT

What do you mean by use further IP address spread?
Sorry to be a pain but this is all new to me!

I have one set to channel 1 and the other to channel 6.

I don't really understand why it works on the laptop but not on android devices?

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1 and 6 on 802.11n overlap, even at 20MHz OFDM
May 25, 2015 4:03AM PDT

Try 1 and the highest channel.

As to IP spread I would have change the ROUTER AS A WAP. (google that!)

Your IP plan is OK if your selected IP is not in the DHCP pool.
Bob

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IP spread
May 25, 2015 4:09AM PDT

192.168.1.1 first router.

192.168.100.1 second router

That way no DHCP overlap between them when assigning IP address for connected device.

I don't know about the android devices. Your best chance though is separate channels and have them set to connect on either wifi signal, which means two connections setup.