Network setup with router and AP

[nyfirefly11]

Currently, my dad's apt has an older netgear b/g router in the back bedroom, which is attached to my bro's iMac.

They've just set up a panny hts in living room (about 35 feet away) with a panny b/g/n wireless adapter, for streaming netflix and Amazon. The signal is only 2 bars, so here's what I was thinking:

Either:
1. Replace the old router with a new g/n (d-link 655 or netgear 3500l) and see if that helps (but I imagine it won't)
Or 2. Get a new g/n router, place it in the living room, attach the hts to the router via ethernet, and use the old b/g as an AP, still attached to the iMac. Which means we wouldn't need the panny adapter....

Any thoughts?
Thx!

 

[llee]

What's an HTS?

You could try swapping the location of the adapter and router to see if there are any performance differences. Otherwise, getting a new N router would allow you to take advantage of the adapter's range instead of relying on the G spec. If you want to keep the old router attached to the iMac (I thought iMacs already had wireless adapters?), you need to see if it has the ability to do 'wireless bridging'. If not, DD-WRT might come in handy.

 

[nyfirefly11]

sorry, HTS = home theater system

The iMac he has is old, so no wi-fi, though I suppose we could buy an adapter. Good call on the bridging capability - I'll have to look into it.

thx!