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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
OK home routers basically need 2 things
1)Connection to the ISP. For VM cable this is coax to our network, for ADSL this connects to your phone line. Sometimes this function is external to the router but some sort of device is needed.
2)Connections to the devices in the house. This is essentially the same regardless of provider.
In your case you already have the conversion to ADSL sorted it's the internal bit, especially wireless that you need to sort. There are a couple of solutions that would depend on your house and finances and ability.
First option could simply to look at where your router is positioned. Can you move it higher up, away from blockages, electrical equipment? Can you check other wireless networks in the area? Most ISP's simply leave all equipment on the same channel so it could be worth simply changing the wireless channel. Maybe check if you can update firmware but this has risks.
The easiest is to go out and buy a better ADSL specific router to replace you old one. This assumes that the wireless issue is due to naff equipment and not due to thick walls.
The cheapest is to connect a new router to the existing one via standard network cable. Again there are options here. You can keep the existing wireless running and use a long length of cable to position the other router somewhere else in the house. You would then set up this router as an access point so it simply provides wireless and wired access to your network but your old router still does all the work. What maybe easier (if possible) is to switch your existing router to modem or bridging mode and use the new router as your router. You can pick up fair routers cheaply and some cable. In this case you do not want an ADSL router as your second device.
You can achieve similar by using home plug devices so extend your network over the home mains. You need 2 devices here, one to plug in near your ADSL router and a second where you want the new wireless point to go. You can get wireless extenders that simply act as a wireless point. This is easy to setup but does depend on your home wiring. I tested some equipment and got really good rates on an outside plug point but really naff results in my study.
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Thanks!
So, if I decided to make my current router a modem and get a new router do you have any recommendations on a new router that I could use? And what cables would I need?
My current router is nothing short of atrocious.