The Buffalo ethernet converter is supposed to be something like a router in
reverse. You can connect multiple computers in the shop to it with ethernet
cables and it will connect to your wireless access point, giving your shop
network access to your wireless router network and internet connection. The
wireless router gives a wired network a wireless access point, the Buffalo
ethernet converter is supposed to connect a wired network to a wireless
access point if I understand it correctly.

Roger Neal

"Brent" wrote in message
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Ever seen if you can get the 2 routers to cross connect?

Router A in the house Router B in th shop and if router B can connect
to router A then you have 4ish network jacks for all the older
computers in the shop and a Wireless point there too

I have a similar configuration where i use a wireless router ONLY as a
wireless access point and then it forwards the wireless traffic to my
main one

Otherwise your simplest option is toput the 2nd wireless in the other
corner of the house and have an "East" and "West" wireless and ideally
one of the 2 will cover the shop well

In the shop if you have antiquated computers that are NOT wireless
friendly you Could have an old switch or router plugged into a
wireless enabled PC and use the PC as a bridge

if you have an old switch plugged into a wireless pc it gives you the
shop LAN that can share files with all the traffic goping through the
Bridge PC across the wireless to the main LAN then the net