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Colin
July 11th, 2008, 02:57 PM
I just got a job at a small resort up here in gunnison. They want to install wireless for the cabins. I figure it will take 2-3 wireless routers to do this. How would I go about hooking them up? I can't run them all off of a wired router can I?
Big Dave
July 11th, 2008, 03:01 PM
Can't help ya on the router thing, but which resort?
ColoradoSkier
July 11th, 2008, 03:01 PM
No need to. Specifics depend on what you are buying, but there is plenty of info on bridging them so that only one needs to be hardwired.
JeepWheelin02
July 11th, 2008, 03:13 PM
No need to. Specifics depend on what you are buying, but there is plenty of info on bridging them so that only one needs to be hardwired.

Exactly as said above. Most routers now adays can be hooked up to one another wirelessly. However when you do that, you run into bandwidth issues with the routers all trying to use 1 100MB/1GB connection to the internet. Best bet for bandwidth would be to run every router to the hardwired router by its own cable. Or you can setup the routers to be access points of each other to keep all but one wireless.
mkbruin
July 11th, 2008, 03:14 PM
use one router with signal boosters or access points placed sporadically.
Colin
July 17th, 2008, 11:46 AM
Can't help ya on the router thing, but which resort?

wildwood

Thanks for the suggestions and hints fella's.
ColoradoSkier
July 17th, 2008, 11:53 AM
use one router with signal boosters or access points placed sporadically.

The goofy thing is that wireless extenders cost more than additional routers that can do the same thing. Never understood that...
Colin
July 17th, 2008, 11:56 AM
lord knows where from, but the owner was quoted $500 per extender. Seems high to me when I can go to walmart and pick up a wireless router for less than $50
ColoradoSkier
July 17th, 2008, 12:04 PM
Still sounds pretty high. For consumer grade stuff, extenders seem to be about 2x what the router is.
Clint
July 17th, 2008, 02:24 PM
I sell Bountiful stuff. Very powerful, can be routers, access points, bridges, or extenders so the client only sees one network. Huge range.
cheftyler
July 17th, 2008, 05:10 PM
The goofy thing is that wireless extenders cost more than additional routers that can do the same thing. Never understood that...

Same thing with Access Points and Wireless Routers...very odd.