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2 cable modems in one house?
I just recently moved into the garage, which needed it's own cable run out to it for my desktop. The wireless modem doesn't reach all the way to the living room where the smart TV is, so it doesn't get internet on it anymore. I was just wondering if it would mess up my modem or ad more onto my account to hook up a second modem inside the house, essentially making it so we have a modem in the garage, and one inside the house with out any need to contact Cox for anything.
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AllenP
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If your garage is within 100 meters of your existing router you can run Cat-5e or Cat-6 UTP (unshielded twisted pair) between the two locations. Maximum distance for 100BaseT or 1000BaseT (gigabit over copper) in 100m. In the garage you will need a wireless access point, not a router, you can use a router if it's firmware allows it to be configured as an access point. Turn off all routing functions and dhcp. Use you main router as the dhcp server.
Another idea is using Ethernet over power lines to connect your access point to the main router. You can find power line adapters at Amazon, Newegg, etc.
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