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ReadyNas Duo 2110 v1 placement and connection
I got my legacy Nas up and running with help from this forum, thanks! Now I'm just considering the permenant placement, as it is fairly loud where the virgin hub is in the living room. Ideall...
hamslice wrote:
Is it also possible to connect the Nas to a second router that uses the same Wifi connection, or is that not a thing?
You could also use a wifi extender that has an ethernet out. If you have a mesh (for example Orbi), you can similarly connect the NAS to the ethernet port in the Orbi satellites.
Both approaches can give reasonable performance, but mileage does vary. Powerline can be hit-or-miss - performance depends on wiring details and circuit loading. WiFi performance of course also varies - depending on the path between the router and extender, interference from neighbors sharing the spectrum, etc.
Thanks again for your help Stephen,
Those were the options I was thinking of - so good to confirm I am on the right track.
Is it also possible to connect the Nas to a second router that uses the same Wifi connection, or is that not a thing?
hamslice wrote:
Is it also possible to connect the Nas to a second router that uses the same Wifi connection, or is that not a thing?
You could also use a wifi extender that has an ethernet out. If you have a mesh (for example Orbi), you can similarly connect the NAS to the ethernet port in the Orbi satellites.
Both approaches can give reasonable performance, but mileage does vary. Powerline can be hit-or-miss - performance depends on wiring details and circuit loading. WiFi performance of course also varies - depending on the path between the router and extender, interference from neighbors sharing the spectrum, etc.
Thanks Stephen!
Will have a go :)
If you already have that second router, many can be configured as a bridge for the existing network and it will work that way. Setting it up on a different router as a separate network will give you all kinds of grief with the systems accessing it unless they don't need access to anything else.
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