oldmako wrote: > Thank you Gary, > > > I do not know how to "turn off DCHP". > If I do have to disable wifi in one, I would prefer to disable the wifi > in the FIOS modem as its signal strength and or location make it largely > useless. > > For starters, my Verizon Modem /Router is quite weak and I get a lousy > wifi signal in some of the house and none in other areas. I has to > shoot its signal through a large air handling unit for the heat pump and > isn't located in the middle of the house. That's why I need to run a > second. > > There are 4 yellow ethernet ports labelled LAN and one white ethernet > port labelled WAN on the router. > > The guy who installed the FIOS system ran one LAN cable to my PC. I > then added a 25 foot ethernet cable to a second LAN port on the same > FIOS modem. That cable feeds the airport extreme. Its plugged into > the "WAN port for DSL or cable modem" (I use an airport express to > stream music to a second stereo setup....that too has connection issues) > I suspect from what you have advised that this is incorrect and is the > first thing I need to address. Sometimes it works, but not always as I > mentioned in my first post. > > Thanks again for the reply.
I think your problem is what I suspected (two different routers, BOTH handing out IP addresses). Here's what I'd do 1. You can leave both routers producing WIFI. But give them each unique SSID names so you'll know which one you are connecting to.** 2. But you have to turn OFF DHCP in one of the routers (this way only ONE of the routers is handing out IP addresses). I'd probably turn it off in the fios router, but it doesn't really matter as long as you turn OFF DHCP in one of the routers. Typically this is just an option on the webpage control of any router. Maybe google "name of your router and turn off DHCP" and see what you find. Here's some links for the airport express: https://www.google.com/search?q=airport+express+turn+off+dhcp&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 regarding connections, if you turn off DHCP in the airport express router, then you should plug the ethernet cable into a LAN input of the apple router (not the WAN/modem input). This way the apple router is getting IP assignments from the fios router. Bottom line, only one of the routers should have the modem plugged into it via the WAN/modem input plug. Some other links: https://www.google.com/search?q=multiple+wifi+routers+at+home&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 3. Link your Touch to the SSID of the strongest WIFI. **another option is to use the same SSID name and password for both of the wifi routers. Then all your devices in the house can automatically connect to either one without changing WIFI hotspots. This is what I do at home. But the problem is that some squeezebox players stay connected to the weaker SSID wifi if moved around to a different location. But if you're not moving the TOUCH when it connects to WIFI, this shouldn't matter. *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng8 & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105017 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
