On 19/10/2010 10:39, kevin wrote:
> Not really Linux related but someone out there probably has a simple
> yes/no answer.
>> My Eircom wireless router doesn't extend wireless coverage to the whole
> house (its a silly, long thin house). Phone points are at either end, so
> I either have wireless coverage at one end or the other. I have a spare
> router - can I plug two routers into separate phone points on the same
> Eircom line?
Nope... only one router can bring up the PPPOE stack and have an active
data connection.
However, if your other router includes wireless functionality (as it
must by implication), then you might be able to bring it up as a second
node in the same SSID, acting as a wireless extender for your network
rather than a second router.
Vin
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