dual modems

Friedshrimpy

Friedshrimpy

Clan Member
Feb 19, 2019
615
26
28
59
is it possible to have 2 modems, both using same cable?
My potential issue is...my son bought me a computer. I have a table, gotta get chair n monitor. Id like to computer in my room where my table is. Its also where I have a coax cable used for internet or TV. So, instead of running a cat5 cable to where the other computer is, can I just get and use another modem.
Although we play completely different games now, would there be slow down in transmission?

Thank you for any input,
Chris
 
You can have two modems and to completely independent internet services in one house but there may be a better solution that wont cost you twice as much for you internet.

Give me a breakdown of your setup now with the devices connected and the rooms you have etc and maybe we can come up with a better or cheaper solution.
 
u can used something like load balancer (MultiWAN), in order to used 2 or maybe 8 modems, depends on your application, they're good, but for gaming are not the strongest, simply because you can load data from modem1 and sending from modem2, and the server will kick you, trust me, am done it before in my office, and then you have to apply static routes and bla bla bla

but, and there's always a but, for your house, you cant make the intranet(your house) the TVs use the modem2 and nothing more than that, and so on

but i guess, you need a wizard to make it happen
 
Latency added would be 10ms or less, per hop between devices. You most likely wouldn't notice.

Guessing you have cable internet. Do you have a router connected to the cable modem? Or is it a box that does both?

Possibly you could get a range extender or another router and bridge the wireless signal from your primary AP. Not quite sure what you're working with.
 
I use spectrum as my cable and internet provider. Each of my rooms has a coax cable which have the capability to do cable or internet. The computer which I currently use is actually my son's. He bought me 1 that will be arriving soon enough. I dont mind running a cat5 from my room to the computer room. I could solve the issue by putting my computer next to his and be done with it, but that's not what I want.

Surely not that difficult,
Chris
 
shiryu_libra said:
those 2 hw seems to be good, whatta bout the wifi gaming? it's stable enough?
Click to expand...

That looks to be an ok NIC but I'd stick with wired for gaming.

Believe it or not, not all Ethernet cables are equal, and some are just old with loose connections in the plugs or bad quality wire. But that is mostly related to maximum bandwidth and isn't a concern for the average gamer.
 
Or you can add access point high power RBwAPG-5HacT2HnD or install a good router RB4011iGS+5HacQ2HnD-IN with QOS. I use CCR 36 cpu in my data center for the 2 tb pipes i have
 
It would be better to have the one modem, then run Cat5 or Cat6 around the house. In part, because security gets messy. Now if you were to have two modems from two different providers, then that's something else. In that case, you'd want to set up a little PFSense system to switch between the two services if one goes out.
 
shiryu_libra said:
those 2 hw seems to be good, whatta bout the wifi gaming? it's stable enough?
Click to expand...

Few years ago, I used to use WiFi with no drop of performance for BF3 and BF4 . In the description for this PCIe card say " Built for high performance computing, such as online gaming and 4K Ultra HD video streaming." This is a new technology, so I believe, it shouldn't be a problem for gaming.
 
Copper, will always perform better, and more consistently than WiFi. However, WiFi has come a long way and it's acceptable for most uses, assuming you're not in a crowded neighborhood or apartment complex.
 
You could also get a mesh network that has an ethernet connection to connect to your modem/router
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Who has viewed this thread (Total: 1) View details

Who has watched this thread (Total: 9) View details

Top Bottom