What Happens If An Unmanaged Ethernet Switch Is Looped?

Can I connect a new router to an old one to set it up?

• Long story short: I live in an apartment with two roommates. Our current (ancient) router is dropping connectivity about once every five minutes because it happens to be over six years old. I have recently purchased a new router which i would like to set up, but the old one happens to be in my roommate's room, and has said that he would prefer to set it up. this would be fine, if he actually did so. its been over a week and it's just sitting on the table, shrinkwrapped. now, my question, can i use the ethernet cable coming into my room (from the old router) as a temporary means of internet access for the new router, and set it up via my laptop and just switch it out for the old one in his room the next time he's out of the house, or would that cause an issue because i didn't connect it to the modem directly? I'm quite tech savvy, but not so much in the network area, so if it's a complicated answer, let me have it!

• Answer:

  So, you just improved your old Wi-Fi wifi router to a bright new style and you're reveling in faster wifi transactions. But what should you do with the old router? While you could set up a third-party firmware on it, then update it for use as a link, that's a big discomfort in the *** and the efficiency will only be as excellent as your old wifi router is able of. If you're improving your wifi router from 802.11g to 802.11n, the link will be restricted to 802.11g connections. So, what to do with the old router? I've transformed it to an entry way, and am using it to complete a deceased identify, in the furthermost area of my home. By tossing a few configurations, you can convert very much any wifi router into an AP, you don't even need to set up any elegant third-party firmware. All you need to get began is an old wifi router and a relationship to your new router--it can be old-school wired Ethernet or you can use powerline systems to link the wifi split. (We'll have more on powerline systems later this weeks time.)