My house's current setup uses one cable connection for all the TV's and the one modem we have. Everything works fine. In one room, there's a wall outlet that is split off towards the modem and one of the TV's. Another outlet is in another room, with just a TV connected.
I was planning on adding another cable modem to the room with just the one TV connected using a splitter, much like connection used in the first room. I'm using Cox cable for my service provider. I'm not sure if it will work, and if so, if the quality of the connections will be the same/similar.
The reason for the second cable modem is to try and give the one room in the house wired Internet, over the current wireless Internet I have, so please don't suggest getting a wireless router.
Thank you in advance.
2007-07-08 07:17:52 · 4 answers · asked by atmtarzy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
You just need a wired ethernet jack in that room, not another cable modem.
You could either run a long CAT5 cable to connect the computer in that room to your existing router (I'm assuming it has 4 wired ports like most do), or use powerline AC adapters to create the wired connection between rooms.
2007-07-08 07:34:23 · answer #1 · answered by C-Man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think using two modems will work. First they would probably interfere with each other and second the cable company would probably require you to have two accounts with them, meaning two separate Internet bills. Not knowing the layout of your house you have a couple of options.
1) Go wireless, which you don't seem to want to do
2) Run a single network cable from the room where the current cable modem is located, assuming you have a router with a multi-port switch to connect to on the modem end.
3) Setup a wireless access point in the room with the modem and a wirelss bridge in the room you to give access to and the connect a switch or hub to the wireless bridge. In this case the connection between rooms is wireless but the connection in the second room itself is wired.
2007-07-08 07:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by scott_mehlman 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
get a router. then try to get a long ethernet cable wire for the other computer. if you use 2 modems under 1 service provider you will have interference with getting lots of disconnections.
2007-07-08 07:25:26 · answer #3 · answered by xxvietxthugzxx 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My cable enterprise, Time Warner (RoadRunner), provides them (with on the spot too), yet they value you somewhat greater suitable on your bill. in case you do no longer suggestions that, purely call your cable enterprise and tell them you are able to desire to hook up greater suitable than one pc. in any different case, you would be wanting a router.
2016-10-01 03:44:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋