+ThePhoenix Subscriber² Posted March 21, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted March 21, 2013 Ah, got ya, then yes, use this m8, it'll be a great box, has fantastic wireless coverage and a brilliant little firewall and whatnot built into it. And if your so inclined it supports lots of different dynamic dns sites so you can setup a nice bit of remote access if you want to do that, personally I have mine setup that way so I can not only access my router remotely but also wake my PC up at home and then use either RDP or Teamviewer to hop onto it. Detection 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595589948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted March 21, 2013 Author Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2013 I've got the same setup except use a Linksys WRT160NL running DD-WRT If you unlock the Openreach modem you can disable QoS and gain an extra 1meg upload speed how do i do this? Edit: found out, as far as i know they are doing the 4 port modems now which are already unlocked, but will check when it appears with the techy on Monday Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595589954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 how do i do this? Edit: found out, as far as i know they are doing the 4 port modems now which are already unlocked, but will check when it appears with the techy on Monday I posted this a while back http://www.psidoc.co...Openreach-Modem EDIT - Ah ok, didn't know that, fingers crossed then :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595589964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted March 21, 2013 Author Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2013 If its not al keep that page handy :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595589994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 If its not al keep that page handy :) :) - I had to call tech out a few weeks back for the only time i've had a problem with Infinity which turned out to be at the exchange not the house, but I was wondering if he would notice I'd unlocked the modem when he did his tests, but happily he didn't, he didn't even care that I'd pulled the sticker off the normally unused LAN port 2 which you gain access to once you unlock it Nor that the HH3.0 was in a bag on the desk and my own router in its place :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595590004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted March 21, 2013 Author Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2013 lol cool always been just the sky router i have used so been a long time since i fiddled with this stuff i only get 8meg on ADSL and been told to expect 40mb up and 10mb down as the cabinet is about 10 metres from my house lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595590018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted March 21, 2013 MVC Share Posted March 21, 2013 Having the routers talk to each other via WiFi, you want to bridge the network over the wifi link and most routers (I'd imagine) don't support that in their default firmware. And if you want broadcast traffic and such to work you'll need to run repeating stuff on each router, normally that stuff (like DHCP) doesn't cross the network barrier. You are correct broadcast does not leave a broadcast domain, and dhcp being broadcast your right it would not cross over network segments without a relay. But in this setup there is still only 1 broadcast domain. Bridge client is that a Bridge it will pass the traffic be unicast, multicast or broadcast. His setup would work if his router he wanted to use to connect to his main router supported it - but unless he flashes it with 3rd party I agree with you most native firmware does not support this sort of feature. And I wouldn't suggest it unless there is NO possible way to run a wire - for example you wanted to join the networks with the house across the street - then ok this sort of setup makes sense. But in a home - run a wire! Or use homeplugs if you don't want to do the wire part or its a rental and they wont let you, etc. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595590038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 lol cool always been just the sky router i have used so been a long time since i fiddled with this stuff i only get 8meg on ADSL and been told to expect 40mb up and 10mb down as the cabinet is about 10 metres from my house lol Yea you should get full whack, my cab is at the other end of the street about 100m away and I get 75/17 (76/18 is its maximum possible speed) (EDIT - You mean 40dn and 10up :p ) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595590042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted March 21, 2013 Author Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2013 lmao yeah sorry would be mightly ****ed off if it was the way i said lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595590076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 lmao yeah sorry would be mightly ****ed off if it was the way i said lol haha, you'd have to turn the router upside down :D Can't you get Infinity 2.0 for the same price? We had normal Infinity and when 2.0 arrived we just had to sign a new 24 month contract and we got the upgraded speed for the same price Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595590080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Get powerline adapters. We have them throughout the house and they help in situations like this. Saves messing around with routers and they work faster than wireless. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595590090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted March 21, 2013 Author Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2013 haha, you'd have to turn the router upside down :D Can't you get Infinity 2.0 for the same price? We had normal Infinity and when 2.0 arrived we just had to sign a new 24 month contract and we got the upgraded speed for the same price Nah with sky its ?10 more a month, wifes on maternity leave just now so money is tight enough lol, once shes back though will add it on Get powerline adapters. We have them throughout the house and they help in situations like this. Saves messing around with routers and they work faster than wireless. Dependant on your internal wiring lol, my house is about 100 years old :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595590100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Nah with sky its ?10 more a month, wifes on maternity leave just now so money is tight enough lol, once shes back though will add it on With Sky? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595590132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted March 21, 2013 Author Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2013 yeah I am with Sky lol ?20 for 40/10 ?30 for 76/18 something like that Detection 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595590172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted March 21, 2013 Veteran Share Posted March 21, 2013 You are correct broadcast does not leave a broadcast domain, and dhcp being broadcast your right it would not cross over network segments without a relay. But in this setup there is still only 1 broadcast domain. Bridge client is that a Bridge it will pass the traffic be unicast, multicast or broadcast. His setup would work if his router he wanted to use to connect to his main router supported it - but unless he flashes it with 3rd party I agree with you most native firmware does not support this sort of feature. And I wouldn't suggest it unless there is NO possible way to run a wire - for example you wanted to join the networks with the house across the street - then ok this sort of setup makes sense. But in a home - run a wire! Or use homeplugs if you don't want to do the wire part or its a rental and they wont let you, etc. It's funny, I used the word bridged by accident, but that's the method I was actually looking at for my network (Before I just ran a cable, 54Mbps to 1Gbps (Y)) I am not good with putting thoughts into text :laugh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1142842-connecting-two-routers-with-wps/page/2/#findComment-595591276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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