TalkTalk router + D0link DiR-615 router, client mode.
Greg2
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I was wondering. If you have this sort of set up:
1 - TalkTalk router/modem in the kitchen.
2 - third party router (D-link DIr-615 with Dd-wrt running) in living room behind TV.
The third party router is set up to be in client mode (SSID and Wifi PW is the same as the main router for this to work).
Would Youview work the same as if it was just the TalkTalk router connected to the youview box?
1 - TalkTalk router/modem in the kitchen.
2 - third party router (D-link DIr-615 with Dd-wrt running) in living room behind TV.
The third party router is set up to be in client mode (SSID and Wifi PW is the same as the main router for this to work).
Would Youview work the same as if it was just the TalkTalk router connected to the youview box?
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The NetGear, in turn, is connected to one of a pair of homeplugs, the other of which is wired to my Sky router which is my gateway to the internet.
But if that's enough like what you are asking about, yes it works.
I guess client mode on the D-Link means it won't attempt to assign IP addresses, but will hand this task off to the TalkTalk router?
Sorry for the confusion.
The D-link and ISP Router are connected via wifi. I believe the d-link is on 192.168.2.1 range. where as ISP is on 192.168.1.1 range.
I use this because I didn't want to run a wire from the kitchen to the living room. So as it stands, my Xbox 360, and PS3 connect ethernet into the D-link, which then is connected to the ISP router via wifi in client mode. So that the consoles can be played online.
I believe it does just hand the task of the IP assigning off to the talktalk router though.
(I'm at work atm) But the Talktalk (Brightsparks?) person came to the house and tried explaining to my girlfriend whos not very tech savvy. Stating that it HAS to come through the talk talk router.
It's possible the BrightSpark didn't quite understand your setup. You could talk to the TalkTalk Helpline about it perhaps.
But the classic question when somebody says 'It has to be done this way" is "What will happen if I don't?"
If TalkTalk's answer would have been "It won't work at all", and it does, you're fine.
But if the answer would have been (say) "It will still work, but your On-Demand will be counted against your monthly Gb allocation, instead of being separate", then that's a bit more subtle.
I think it's the former, rather than the latter, but you never know.
Worth a phone call anyway.....
The only thing that worries me about this set up is that you will have three devices connected to the d-link but the dlink is then forcing all this data down one wireless client connection to the TalkTalk router.
I would expect some buffering to occur when using VoD on the youview box.
Thanks for your reply. I wont have those three devices all on and working at the same time (they're all hooked up to the one tv. so only when I'm using it will it be on). I can't see there being any kind of bandwidth issues. I used this sort of thing with the ps3, xbox, PC, laptop and phone all connecting through that router in the old house. Had no buffering issues.
I was just wondering if there was something more to the youview connectivity than just using the Internet.
Bottom line is as long as you can get ethernet and connect to your 192.168.x.y network, Youview will work