Bridging two netgear R6700 routers

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michaelh_2015 wrote:

What I like to do is have another router in the same network so I can connect more devices in the house. 

 

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Two routers is not the answer.

If you have two routers they can get into a fight over which one controls your network, handing out local addresses so that different things can talk to one another.

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michaelh_2015 wrote:
So far, I can hook a lab top to the second router using cat 5, and wifi but I cann ot tell or don't know how to find it whether which wifi of router the computer is on.  They have the same name. 

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That is because you have come up against the conflict I talked about. You have two routers in conflict.

It is better to have a router and an extender. Then the single router is in charge.

An extender can connect to the main router either with a wired link or with wifi. The wired type is known as an access point (AP). The wifi one is usually called a repeater.

Many routers can work as an AP. You just have to set them up in the right way.

Some routers can also work as a repeater. There too you have to set them up properly.

The best approach, and simplest to set up, would be to use one R6700 as a router and the second as an AP. The manual tells you how to do this in the section: Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point.

If you cannot wire the two together, your second R6700 can also work as a repeater. Read about how to set that up in the section Set Up a Wireless Distribution System.