| Windows 7: How do I use two routers in the same network? |
03 Sep 2011
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#1 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Sydney, Australia |
How do I use two routers in the same network? The scenario is: I have a PC running Windows 7 which is wirelessly connected to my Netgear modem-router. I wish to install a security camera outside my house, instead of running a long ethernet cable all the way back into my house from the camera to the Netgear, is it possible that I can connect the camera to another router outside, and then get that second router to communicate with my Netgear inside the house, and thus be able to control my security camera from inside?
Now I know the security camera can be connected to a router, and I can install software to remotely control it, but I'm not sure how I can go about using my Netgear to communicate to a second router. I haven't purchased the second router or the camera yet, but I want to know if it's possible before I do. | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Core i5 760 @ 2.80 GHz Memory Kingston Hyper X Blue 4GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5670 Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 PSU Thermaltake 430W Case Thermaltake Hard Drives Hitachi 1TB, iBuffalo 1TB Internet Speed Cable |
03 Sep 2011
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#2 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Norfolk, VA |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HAL-9000 OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit CPU Intel i7 3770K Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z77 Memory 16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3 Graphics Card XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity Sound Card Logitech G35 & Sennheiser PC135 & VIA HD Monitor(s) Displays 23" HP 2310e, 23" Samsung B2230, 21.5" Viewsonic Screen Resolution 5760x1080 Keyboard Logitech G15 and G13 Mouse Logitech G700 Gaming Mouse PSU Antec True Power New 650watt Case Cooler Master HAF-932 Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler, 3x 230mm Fans, 2x120mm Fan Hard Drives 16TB of Storage
128GB & 256GB Crucial M4 SSD's, 2X 1TB WD Black, 3x 2TB WD, 3x 2TB Samsung F4, 1.5TB Seagate, WD 500GB, Internet Speed 50/10 Mbit Other Info Speakers : Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Studio Monitors , APC RS 1200 UPS, HP 4500DN Color Laser, HP P1006 mono Laser, Kodak 8500 Dye-Sub, Epson 1280 inkjet, Epson Worforce 610 MFC |
04 Sep 2011
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#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Sydney, Australia |
Thanks, but I realized I was being thick, can just use the wireless features in the camera instead of doing a direct connection, doh -.-
In either case, wireless bridging is not possible with most Netgear routers. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Core i5 760 @ 2.80 GHz Memory Kingston Hyper X Blue 4GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5670 Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 PSU Thermaltake 430W Case Thermaltake Hard Drives Hitachi 1TB, iBuffalo 1TB Internet Speed Cable |
04 Sep 2011
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#4 | | |
Also...I think you were thinking more of a switch and not a router. It just happens most consumer routers are a combination of a router and a switch in one box. A switch would have been less expensive then getting a second router. Furthermore a second router would have made a second network. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware Aurora ALX R4 OS Windows 7 x64 (SP1) CPU Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz, Turbo 4GHz) Motherboard Alienware Aurora-R4 x79 Memory 4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz) Graphics Card Nvidia Geforce GTX 690 (Stock) Sound Card RealTek Integrated Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp U3011 Screen Resolution 2560x1600 Other Info Dell Inspiron Mini 10v (Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz; 1GB; Windows 7 Ultimate) |
04 Sep 2011
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Norfolk, VA |

Quote: Originally Posted by logicearth Also...I think you were thinking more of a switch and not a router. It just happens most consumer routers are a combination of a router and a switch in one box. A switch would have been less expensive then getting a second router. Furthermore a second router would have made a second network. No, he wanted a wireless router to transmit wirelessly from one location to another, making a wireless bridge between 2 locations.
A switch wouldn't do anything for him in this situation.
explain to me how you would use a switch to achieve the result the Op is after. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HAL-9000 OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit CPU Intel i7 3770K Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z77 Memory 16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3 Graphics Card XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity Sound Card Logitech G35 & Sennheiser PC135 & VIA HD Monitor(s) Displays 23" HP 2310e, 23" Samsung B2230, 21.5" Viewsonic Screen Resolution 5760x1080 Keyboard Logitech G15 and G13 Mouse Logitech G700 Gaming Mouse PSU Antec True Power New 650watt Case Cooler Master HAF-932 Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler, 3x 230mm Fans, 2x120mm Fan Hard Drives 16TB of Storage
128GB & 256GB Crucial M4 SSD's, 2X 1TB WD Black, 3x 2TB WD, 3x 2TB Samsung F4, 1.5TB Seagate, WD 500GB, Internet Speed 50/10 Mbit Other Info Speakers : Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Studio Monitors , APC RS 1200 UPS, HP 4500DN Color Laser, HP P1006 mono Laser, Kodak 8500 Dye-Sub, Epson 1280 inkjet, Epson Worforce 610 MFC |
04 Sep 2011
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#6 | | |

Quote: Originally Posted by Zepher ...stuff.. You obviously misread my response. I was not giving a solution. Please go back and read. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware Aurora ALX R4 OS Windows 7 x64 (SP1) CPU Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz, Turbo 4GHz) Motherboard Alienware Aurora-R4 x79 Memory 4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz) Graphics Card Nvidia Geforce GTX 690 (Stock) Sound Card RealTek Integrated Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp U3011 Screen Resolution 2560x1600 Other Info Dell Inspiron Mini 10v (Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz; 1GB; Windows 7 Ultimate) |
04 Sep 2011
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#7 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Norfolk, VA |

Quote: Originally Posted by logicearth 
Quote: Originally Posted by Zepher ...stuff.. You obviously misread my response. I was not giving a solution. Please go back and read. If you weren't giving a solution, then why even mention a switch when he obviously wanted to bridge 2 wireless locations.
And using 2 routers doesn't mean you will have 2 different networks, you can have 1 or 2 or more networks using 2 or more routers. The other routers would have DHCP turned off to keep all devices connected to it on the same network as the first router. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HAL-9000 OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit CPU Intel i7 3770K Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z77 Memory 16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3 Graphics Card XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity Sound Card Logitech G35 & Sennheiser PC135 & VIA HD Monitor(s) Displays 23" HP 2310e, 23" Samsung B2230, 21.5" Viewsonic Screen Resolution 5760x1080 Keyboard Logitech G15 and G13 Mouse Logitech G700 Gaming Mouse PSU Antec True Power New 650watt Case Cooler Master HAF-932 Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler, 3x 230mm Fans, 2x120mm Fan Hard Drives 16TB of Storage
128GB & 256GB Crucial M4 SSD's, 2X 1TB WD Black, 3x 2TB WD, 3x 2TB Samsung F4, 1.5TB Seagate, WD 500GB, Internet Speed 50/10 Mbit Other Info Speakers : Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Studio Monitors , APC RS 1200 UPS, HP 4500DN Color Laser, HP P1006 mono Laser, Kodak 8500 Dye-Sub, Epson 1280 inkjet, Epson Worforce 610 MFC |
04 Sep 2011
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#8 | | |

Quote: Originally Posted by Zepher If you weren't giving a solution, then why even mention a switch.. Because I wanted do. What is your problem? Do you not like other people posting responses on a public forum? Is their some unspoken rule about not posting supplementary data to a relative thread? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware Aurora ALX R4 OS Windows 7 x64 (SP1) CPU Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz, Turbo 4GHz) Motherboard Alienware Aurora-R4 x79 Memory 4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz) Graphics Card Nvidia Geforce GTX 690 (Stock) Sound Card RealTek Integrated Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp U3011 Screen Resolution 2560x1600 Other Info Dell Inspiron Mini 10v (Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz; 1GB; Windows 7 Ultimate) |
04 Sep 2011
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#9 | | 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
 Warning Let's keep this friendly shall we. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz) Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11 Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
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Netgear WNDR3800 Router
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04 Sep 2011
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#10 | | |
For the record, there is such a thing called a Wireless LAN Switch. Which functions smiler to a wired Switch but broadcast both wired and wireless. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware Aurora ALX R4 OS Windows 7 x64 (SP1) CPU Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz, Turbo 4GHz) Motherboard Alienware Aurora-R4 x79 Memory 4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz) Graphics Card Nvidia Geforce GTX 690 (Stock) Sound Card RealTek Integrated Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp U3011 Screen Resolution 2560x1600 Other Info Dell Inspiron Mini 10v (Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz; 1GB; Windows 7 Ultimate) How do I use two routers in the same network? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:42 PM. | |