I'm confused how many routers i should use. Is there a maximum with what a wireless router can accomodate at a time? for example D-LINK DWL2100AP
2006-09-11 16:39:26 · 9 answers · asked by chronoel 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
so how do i decide if i should add another router
2006-09-11 16:45:47 · update #1
so i can daisy chain wireless routers if i need to support more devices? is that it?
2006-09-11 16:49:15 · update #2
Well most consumer grade routers will only support 254 devices in total. But in actual practice, you will saturate the bandwidth long before that. It really depends on how much the devices are being used. If you are talking internet sharing as the primary use, you will overun your isp long before you overun your router anyhow.
2006-09-11 16:44:44 · answer #1 · answered by Interested Dude 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In many cases, 254 devices. Small routers operate within a certain default class. In most cases, that is class C. So you can give address from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254 or 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254, the standard private IP addresses. Some routers may allow you to change the third and fourth octets but it still has to stay within the same subnet whcih means the first three octets should be the same for the network.
So you can issue addresses from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254 or 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 or 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.2.254 and so on.
You can daisy chain but it serves no purpose because only one router can act as the DHCP IP address issuer.
2006-09-11 23:50:04 · answer #2 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as many as can fit to your bandwidth(speed). The more you have the more computers that can connect. Once all bandwidth is taken computers wont be able to connect anymore. You can have atleast 20 computers connected at a time. More if you have more speed. The more computers connected, the slower the connection for everyone will become. This will not change with more routers. Only more bandwidth can fix this problem. Really just go by trial and error. You should be fine.
2006-09-11 23:43:54 · answer #3 · answered by ITGUY 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the router, I think. However, the limit is probably more than 50 computers.
I think the maximum would be 255. Anyway, the more computers you connect, the slower the internet will be.
2006-09-11 23:42:39 · answer #4 · answered by Manan T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory, 254. Most home wireless routers say 56 wireless connections, though
2006-09-11 23:45:06 · answer #5 · answered by rolandmcduk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like many other things in base 2, I think the magic number (depending on the router) is 256.
2006-09-11 23:45:22 · answer #6 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Usually four via cables and 256 total wireless and cabled
2006-09-12 00:39:41 · answer #7 · answered by nonjoo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
more than 200
2006-09-11 23:42:28 · answer #8 · answered by salute222000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from what I understand, you can only have 1.
in the specs, under ports it says 1x10/100M
2006-09-11 23:45:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋