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Wireless Modem and Router and IP Address Questions
We have cable internet at home. We have a cable modem and a wireless router next to each other. The thing is there are several floors at the home so imagine 3 floors. The modem and router is located on the top floor. We have 2 different wifi connections... one that is non 5g and the other is 5g. One person always uses the 5g one on the 2nd floor. On the bottom floor, I believe most people use the non 5g one. Last time I believe the person on the top floor used the non 5g one but not sure.
If someone on the top floor is planning to use the internet a lot where the modem and router is at, is it better for them the wifi password to use the non 5g wifi connection or 5g wifi connection? There are 2 different passwords for each of these wifi connections. I would normally use the non 5g one and rarely connect to the 5g unless the wifi is down for the non 5g while I"m on the 1st floor. Other people on the 1st floor use the non 5g so one person uses the 5g on the 2nd floor.
I asked the person to check whatismyipaddress with both the 5g wifi and non 5g wifi connection and that person tells me it shows the exact ip address. That is normal right? Thus it shouldn't be 2 different ip addresses? The other thing is that person always used the 5g wifi connection when I asked that person Now, 5g wifi is faster but the signal might not be as strong as the non 5g right? When I used the non 5g mostly on the 1st floor, it was fine. It was more than fast enough for me. Now if the person on the 3rd floor is going to be online a lot, is it better to give them the non 5g wifi password or it doesn't matter? Should you give them both? The thing is several people use the non 5g wifi on the 1st floor. One person uses the 5g wifi on the 2nd floor. So whichever wifi that person uses on the 3rd floor, will that slow down the wifi for everybody using wifi? Or only that non 5g or 5g connection? Thus if you give that person the non 5g wifi, will that mean the person on the 2nd floor using the 5g wifi password won't have their internet speed slowed down? Is there a way to get multiple ip addresses? I heard you can but you have to buy it from the isp? Like is it possible to get a different ip address for the regular non 5g wifi connection and a different ip address for the 5g wifi connection? Do most people here connect to the non 5g or 5g wifi?
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