Is it possible...

[Hitman]

Is it possible to have two routers connected in one house? ATM there's the main computer in the lounge connected to a router, and my laptop is connected wirelessly. Can I get another router, configure it to my ISP (like the first router), plug it into another phone socket in the house and will it work?

Tom.

[N!ck]

Simple answer - no.

More complicated answer - yes, but they will not be able to be connected at the same time, which is probably no use to you.

What are your reasons for wanting to do this? Maybe we can suggest another solution.

[Flisker]

maybe "try" and cable a DSL cable to a DSL Router upstairs? Or just get another wireless dongle.

[Luke]

You could do what i'm doing.
And folow alot of complicated instructions from google and use one router as an extender

I'm using 2x Netgear DG834G. One upstairs, one downstairs.
And i've set the one downstairs to basically just be a repeater.

Google: Using "Brand name" "model number" as a repeater.

I did and it worked for me

[Recursion]

Jus turn off DHCP and your good to go?

[N!ck]

The best way would be to set up another router as an access point and connect it to the original router via ethernet. Another way would be to use a wireless repeater, but that halves the wireless bandwidth, and you'll have a little more latency.

[Stephen!]

Just set the second router into wireless bridge mode?

[Hitman]

Simple answer - no.

More complicated answer - yes, but they will not be able to be connected at the same time, which is probably no use to you.

What are your reasons for wanting to do this? Maybe we can suggest another solution.

Well, I have three spare routers... the one we're currently using is old, but it's the only wireless one. The newer ones we have don't have wireless. I suppose the speeds would be a tiny bit faster wired than wireless. The weather tends to effect the wireless connection too.

[Dentafrice]

Nope.

Either way the signal is going out the same line. If it's a normal phone line, there are two "data lanes" for signals to pass through, hence how DSL works.

There is a voice lane, and a data lane. Dial-Up uses both of them, DSL uses the Data Lane, and leaves the voice lane open, but requires filters ;P

So all in all, only one router can use that data lane. You can however plug up a wireless router, and just use the wireless functions to creata different wireless network.. or use it as a hub

[N!ck]

Well, I have three spare routers... the one we're currently using is old, but it's the only wireless one. The newer ones we have don't have wireless. I suppose the speeds would be a tiny bit faster wired than wireless. The weather tends to effect the wireless connection too.

So you're wanting to connect some computers to the internet that aren't near to your wireless router and you don't want to use wireless for them?