cuoreesitante

Hi all, we jsut moved into a new house, two stories, 4400 sq ft.

My goal is to get all the computers onto the same network, and have them all backed up to my new HP EX485 Home Server.

Currently I have 2 critical PCs that needs to be reliably connected all the time, and a few laptops floating in different rooms.

The house has ethernet built into the walls, and technically all we need to do is plug in the computers to the ethernet jack, and we are all good. But if I have a wifi router too, would the laptops be on the same network (given that they are in the same workgroup)? Or if I have two wifi routers (one downstairs and one upstairs), would they be on the same network?

And one of the rooms doesnt have a ethernet jack, but we need to have a PC in there, and the wifi signal is weak, what can I do to remedy this?

I really would appreciate some input here. Thanks all!

TERMiNAL

I Think, you would have to bridge the connections, i could be wrong but, that is my idea.
Probably better for someone very good with networks to come along, at least this serves as a bump :P
Hope it helps.

tagurtoast

aslong as you have an Ethernet cable going to the desktops and going to the wifi routers everything will be on the same network

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Monst3r

Just have all ethernet cords like the dude above mentioned going from your router to whatever rig you wanna use, remember though each ethernet cord has a different IP believe it or not

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MalVeauX

Heya,

It depends on how those ethernet ports are wired really. A bunch of ethernet cords do nothing unless they're plugged into something that can collect them and serve them, like a hub or switch. I would look to find out where and how those ethernet cords are connected throughout your house. If they're all together on a hub/switch, you can literally plug a wifi capable router/switch onto one of those ethernet ports. They will all be on the same network, allowing your wifi laptops (or any machine for that matter with wifi) to hop on that network and see wired machines attached via ethernet elsewhere in the house on the same network.

Very best,

cuoreesitante

Yea i believe all the ethernet ports are on the same hub.

I guess I will find out soon now that we are all moved in.

How does a AP work? does it relay the wifi signals or something? Because I have a room with no ethernet jack and it has horrible wifi signal, and it happens to be a room with a critical PC.

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An Access Point simply plugs into the network and serves out the connection to wireless computers in range.

You can plug an access point into your router, for example, and serve out a wireless signal for the router's network to wireless devices within the access point's range.

I believe to solve your issue you would need to use the AP somewhere closer to that PC than the current router or AP that is putting out the weak wifi signal.

cuoreesitante

then whats the difference between using an AP and using a router?

And in my case the problem is that theres nowhere closer for me to put the router....

SuppA-SnipA

please post in the appropriate section next time

get a wifi extender to extend the signal if you need to

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The wireless access point is simply put just a way for people to get on your network wirelessly. No signal in your basement? Run an ethernet cable down there, plug an access point in and now you have wireless access in your basement.

A router is more complicated and has a host of features to route and restrict traffic, control user access and provide levels of security for your network.

Edit - if your router is very far away from your desired wireless access location, run an ethernet cable as close to your room as you can, then connect the wireless AP there. If your problem is that you cant get any wires near the room, you're out of luck.