Help with Internet Extenders

[GCJayhawker]

So the house I live in is almost 50 years old and spacious.  The wireless does not reach my room and I am thinking about buying an extender to try and rectify the situation.  Has anyone used these before or know much about them? I have heard mixed reviews and don't have that much knowledge on them myself.  TIA

[CNS]

How does the internet not reach your room? 

Call your cable co and have them drop a line in your room, get a cable modem, boom. 

[POD Lasalle Edition]

So the house I live in is almost 50 years old and spacious.  The internet does not reach my room and I am thinking about buying an extender to try and rectify the situation.  Has anyone used these before or know much about them? I have heard mixed reviews and don't have that much knowledge on them myself.  TIA

And they call me dumb. I assume you are talking about a wifi connection?

[GCJayhawker]

Sorry everyone.  I meant the wireless does not reach my room. Problem with putting in new lines is that I do not own the house so it really is not my call to put in new lines.

[POD Lasalle Edition]

Sorry everyone.  I meant the wireless does not reach my room. Problem with putting in new lines is that I do not own the house so it really is not my call to put in new lines.

okay heres what you do. go buy a couple 50 ft ethernet cables. brace yourself, they are moderately pricey (30 bucks or so). now go to the pawn shop or junk store and buy as many cheap routers as possible. daisy chain the routers together. problem solved.

[CNS]

You have cable in your room though, right?  If so, buy another cable modem, split cable at wall and boom.

[pissclams]

http://www.faronics.com/turn-your-home-wiring-into-a-computer-network/

^i've heard these work

i used to use a apple airport express but then bought a better router with expanded range and penetration

[GCJayhawker]

You have cable in your room though, right?  If so, buy another cable modem, split cable at wall and boom.

Does that add to the monthly Cox bill? If not that may be the best solution

[POD Lasalle Edition]

http://www.faronics.com/turn-your-home-wiring-into-a-computer-network/

^i've heard these work

i used to use a apple airport express but then bought a better router with expanded range and penetration

wow, thats cool as hell. i may look into this in the future.

[pissclams]

http://www.faronics.com/turn-your-home-wiring-into-a-computer-network/

^i've heard these work

i used to use a apple airport express but then bought a better router with expanded range and penetration

wow, thats cool as hell. i may look into this in the future.

i'm not as good at internetting as some of the guys here so maybe someone like saul can add his thoughts but i have talked to a couple of people who like their set up using them.

[CNS]

You have cable in your room though, right?  If so, buy another cable modem, split cable at wall and boom.

Does that add to the monthly Cox bill? If not that may be the best solution

Shouldn't unless you rent the modem from Cox.  I would be surprised if they even found that you did it.  From what I understand, they are able to tell when a device is hooked up, but it is on the back end of their filter/splitter for your house so it shouldn't raise any flags for them.  That said, I haven't dealt with Cox for like 12yrs. 

Also, it shouldn't hurt your signal unless you have a weak cable signal to your box now.  I do this at my main tv in my house and get great pic and very good wireless strength.

You should be able to buy a Cable modem/wireless router combo for something like $180 or so.  I use the Motorolla surfboard and it does everything I need it to do(bbs'n and twitter more than anything at home) and it has lasted a really long time(like 7 yrs so far).

[pissclams]

i don't think you can use more than one modem in the house.  one modem/one ip address/one account. 

[CNS]

i don't think you can use more than one modem in the house.  one modem/one ip address/one account.

Meh, maybe.  This is getting out of my experience.

[CNS]

i don't think you can use more than one modem in the house.  one modem/one ip address/one account.

So do multiple computers/devices share one IP when on the same wireless?

[GoodForAnother]

maybe you should stop being poor and buy a house and run your own gigabit lines

[GCJayhawker]

maybe you should stop being poor and buy a house and run your own gigabit lines

That would be awesome, unfortunately probably not going to be able to buy a house for a little while.  Just graduated last May

[Tobias]

i don't think you can use more than one modem in the house.  one modem/one ip address/one account.

So do multiple computers/devices share one IP when on the same wireless?

ya

[Skipper44]

 what  are  you  using  for a  router  now? 

[star seed 7]

my suggestion is get a better wireless router.  seems yours is cheap\old if it can't cover a house.

[puniraptor]

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[GCJayhawker]

what  are  you  using  for a  router  now?

Standard wireless router usage.  It really is just a range issue I think.  My room is on the second floor on the complete opposite end of the house from the router which is on the first floor.  The signal has to go through the kitchen and family room, which probably weakens the signal. 

[CNS]

Move the router to a centralized part of the house.

[GCJayhawker]

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[POD Lasalle Edition]

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me !!!