internet access via second modem?

RPT · 11-20-2007, 05:46 PM

Good day all ... I have cable internet service through my ISP. They provided me with a Motorola modem which is attached to the coax cable feed. I want to provide internet service to my children's computers, but becasue they are two floors up, the signal is usually poor. While perusing e-bay and other sites, I've notices that there are a lot of modems like the one provided by my ISP for sale. If I get one and hook it up to the cable line in one of my children's room, would that provide internet access?
Thanks!!

patrickv · 11-20-2007, 06:01 PM

what do you mean to say by signal very poor ?
does that modem have wireless ? if so then you will probably have to do cabling to get to the top floors, not difficult, do the following.
Get a switch, take the utp cable from your modem and plug it into the switch (this will assign IP's)
now get some very long utp cables (plug them into other ports on the switch) pull them up to the top floors.....done !!!

edit : and by the way use trunking on the walls to hide the cables

RPT · 11-20-2007, 06:13 PM

Thanks for the reply. I hooked the modem up to a wireless router, but the signal is poor (I didn't make that clear in my original post ... sorry). I would like to use hard wiring to connect the computers, but there is no way for me to string the ethernet cable from the basement to the second floor (is that what you were suggesting?). There is a preexisting cable feed, though ... hence my idea to connect a second modem.
Thanks!!

Trizoy · 11-20-2007, 06:22 PM

You can only have one connected modem at a time. It will connect to the first one, and the second one will not connect. There are some devices which allow you to push the internet signal through the power outlets of the house. Is that an option?

Check this out

http://www.trustedreviews.com/networ...net-PL-85PE/p1

RPT · 11-20-2007, 06:24 PM

I'll check it out ... thanks!!

11-20-2007, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
RPT Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 50	internet access via second modem? Good day all ... I have cable internet service through my ISP. They provided me with a Motorola modem which is attached to the coax cable feed. I want to provide internet service to my children's computers, but becasue they are two floors up, the signal is usually poor. While perusing e-bay and other sites, I've notices that there are a lot of modems like the one provided by my ISP for sale. If I get one and hook it up to the cable line in one of my children's room, would that provide internet access? Thanks!!

11-20-2007, 06:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,750	what do you mean to say by signal very poor ? does that modem have wireless ? if so then you will probably have to do cabling to get to the top floors, not difficult, do the following. Get a switch, take the utp cable from your modem and plug it into the switch (this will assign IP's) now get some very long utp cables (plug them into other ports on the switch) pull them up to the top floors.....done !!! edit : and by the way use trunking on the walls to hide the cables __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,120GB SATA -winXP ProSP3 Work:CoreDuo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB Sata II HD - XP PRO SP3 Broken: Dell Optiplex 210L @ 2.8ghz P4HT,512MB DDR2 533, 80GB HD- OSX 10.5.2 Last edited by patrickv; 11-20-2007 at 06:07 PM.

11-20-2007, 06:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,672	You can only have one connected modem at a time. It will connect to the first one, and the second one will not connect. There are some devices which allow you to push the internet signal through the power outlets of the house. Is that an option? Check this out http://www.trustedreviews.com/networ...net-PL-85PE/p1 __________________ 01100110 01100001 01110010 01110100

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11-20-2007, 06:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
RPT Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 50	Thanks for the reply. I hooked the modem up to a wireless router, but the signal is poor (I didn't make that clear in my original post ... sorry). I would like to use hard wiring to connect the computers, but there is no way for me to string the ethernet cable from the basement to the second floor (is that what you were suggesting?). There is a preexisting cable feed, though ... hence my idea to connect a second modem. Thanks!!

11-20-2007, 06:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
RPT Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 50	I'll check it out ... thanks!!