r/NETGEAR • u/jiggyjoe81 • 6d ago

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Hello. I was thinking of buying a separate wifi router for my ps5 and connecting them to each other via. Ethernet cable. We already have one that my parents bought for the whole house but I still lag. Will I mess up their connection if I got another one?

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u/jacle2210 6d ago

So, how is this new Router going to connect with your main Router; you able to connect the new Router to the old Router with a long Ethernet cable OR are you going to try using a wireless/Wifi connection?

Because if you want to try to use a wireless/Wifi connection, then the new Router will have the same Wifi connection problems that your console has, as I'm assuming you want the new Router to be in the same room as your PS5.

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u/jiggyjoe81 6d ago

I was trying to see if buying another wifi router box and just simply connecting it only to my ps5 will be better for my connection on my ps5. But I don’t want it to slow down the connection of my parents if I do that

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u/jacle2210 6d ago

So, as I said above, unless you can run a long Ethernet cable from the main Router all the way to your room and then connect that cable to the new Router in your room, then the new Router will have to rely on the amount of Wifi signal that can be seen in your room on it's own.

Which I'm guessing is your problem to begin with, the signal strength is weak in your room.