Hi,
I've just moved to a new apartment with a 1Gbps fiber connection. The apartment is wired such that the fiber termination point is at the main entrance, with RJ45 jacks in the living room and the bedroom (connected via Cat6 cable). I currently have the fiber ONT at the main entrance, then connected to an ASUS N56U router in the bedroom. Wifi signal strength in the bedroom is excellent, but weak in the living room.
I have a spare Netgear WGR614 router, and I'm thinking of ways to utilize it. What I can think of is connecting the ONT to the Netgear's WAN port, then connecting the ASUS router to the Netgear's LAN port. The Netgear will then cover the living room, and the ASUS the bedroom. However, the Netgear only supports 100Mbps LAN, so I won't be getting full speed anywhere.
Short of buying a 1Gbps switch/hub to connect to both Netgear and ASUS routers to it, or a new Wireless router with 1Gbps LAN, what can I do?
Also, if I have 2 Wifi networks, will my device know to switch to the stronger signal as it leaves the coverage area of the existing wifi router that it's connected to? Would this cause problems say if I'm in the middle of a download or VoIP call or something?
Thanks.
I've just moved to a new apartment with a 1Gbps fiber connection. The apartment is wired such that the fiber termination point is at the main entrance, with RJ45 jacks in the living room and the bedroom (connected via Cat6 cable). I currently have the fiber ONT at the main entrance, then connected to an ASUS N56U router in the bedroom. Wifi signal strength in the bedroom is excellent, but weak in the living room.
I have a spare Netgear WGR614 router, and I'm thinking of ways to utilize it. What I can think of is connecting the ONT to the Netgear's WAN port, then connecting the ASUS router to the Netgear's LAN port. The Netgear will then cover the living room, and the ASUS the bedroom. However, the Netgear only supports 100Mbps LAN, so I won't be getting full speed anywhere.
Short of buying a 1Gbps switch/hub to connect to both Netgear and ASUS routers to it, or a new Wireless router with 1Gbps LAN, what can I do?
Also, if I have 2 Wifi networks, will my device know to switch to the stronger signal as it leaves the coverage area of the existing wifi router that it's connected to? Would this cause problems say if I'm in the middle of a download or VoIP call or something?
Thanks.