Total Newbie - Apologies in Advance

[gnomus]

(08-05-2014 08:46)simoncn Wrote:  .... I can't make any recommendations for a make and model because I don't have current personal experience of this situation. The NETGEAR wireless bridge that I purchased some years ago works very well but is no longer available.

(08-05-2014 08:46)simoncn Wrote:  These days, it seems that manufacturers have moved from wireless bridges to range extenders. You would need a model with an Ethernet port to connect to your switch, such as this model. I don't know whether this NETGEAR model would work with a non-NETGEAR wireless router such as your BT Homehub, or whether it would be able to pick up a strong enough wireless signal from your router when placed close to your switch.

Thank you for your continued interest. I continue to experiment. Last night I dug out the little black box that I use to connect my SKY boxes wirelessly to the Internet (to allow downloading of SKY content). I tried the following. I reconnected the NAS directly to my Router; and I connected the SKY "black box" to my Linn. Lo and behold, my PCs could "see" the DS and I could stream music from the upstairs NAS, through the SKY Connect box to the DS.

Strangely though, none of my Android devices could see the DS! I have no idea why this should be.

I assume that the SKY "black box" is some sort of wireless bridge, and I wonder if I should get a bridge and try it out.

I've been reading (Internet) reviews of my BT Router in which several folks report it "dropping" connections to wireless devices. I wonder if a new router and a decent bridge might be the answer.

I'm so "deep" into all of this now.... well what's another few quid ....!