A router has at least two IP addresses -- it "routes" traffic arriving
at one address (but trying to get to somewhere else) out through another
interface (with its own address) that can get it closer to where it
wants to go.
  In the case of a typical SOHO router, one address is on the "WAN"
interface, facing your ISP (or some other "upstream" router), and the
other is part of a "DHCP scope" (block of private addresses) facing
clients.


  Most SOHO routers should allow their WAN interface to receive address
configuration via DHCP, so you connect the WAN interface of the second
router (configured this way) to a client interface on the first router. 
And configure the second router to hand out a *different* block of
client addresses than the first, and make sure that NAT (Network Address
Translation) is enabled on both routers, too.  (Again, the commonest
default on SOHO gear.)
  RFC 1918 is the standard which specifies the blocks of addresses (and
associated subnet masks) reserved for private use on IPv4 networks.



David

  -------- Original Message --------
 Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] wireless connections
 From: Brad Feuerhelm <[log in to unmask]>
 Date: Fri, October 17, 2014 9:29 am
 To: [log in to unmask]
 
 Hey Paul
 
 What you want is a repeater/bridge/ap. They extend your WiFi signal! If
you
 attempt to add another router you will need to set the second router's
IP
 to something way off from the existing router. I do it this way here
but
 the problem comes in that any device trying to connect will connect as
a
 new user! So the hassle of switching over to other IP. You can NOT have
two
 routers on the same IP, at least nothing you can get cheap as in under
500
 bucks. Too do that you would need to take a second mortgage out!! A
Cisco
 router doesn't come cheap then programming it is another biggie. Were
 talking probably in the a couple of thousand.
 
 So the cheapest and smartest way too go is with a repeater.
 
 Of course things may have changed since and someone may chime in here
and
 argue the point. If so I'm all ears if it works!!!
 
 Brad Feuerhelm
 
 On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Hachmeyer, Mr. Paul S. <
 [log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
 > I have FIOS now for my internet service. They provide a wireless
router
 > which works pretty well, but at the far reaches of my apt, signal is
 > sometimes weak. Since I had wired the apt. with CAT5 years ago, I'm
 > wondering if I can add another wireless router connected via the CAT5
but
 > still use the address of the Verizon router. It would be inconvenient
to
 > have to switch the wireless connection from one address to another
 > depending on which room I might be in. I haven't looked into signal
 > amplifiers or relays or anything like that.
 > Paul Hachmeyer
 >
 >
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