Is it possible to connect to a router through another router

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There is a wireless internet connection that is turned off throughout the day, and I was wondering if it would be possible to set up a router before the Internet cut-off and be able to use that router to gain Internet access, because when the Internet cuts I can still connect to the wireless routers.

any ideas?
 
hum; strange wording and (for me) hard to dissect

I read you to be asking if this layout is possible
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modem  .... (new router) ... exising WiFi router
Of course, but you need access to the WAN connection on the existing router.
If the WiFi router is that accessible, then WHY is the Internet 'turned off' during the day?

Sounds like a school or commercial setup -- please provide more details.
 
sorry for the wording, but it is a school setup and what i'm trying to do is something like this

Modem ... Exsisting WiFi Routers with 24/7 Internet ... WiFi Routers with limited internet ... Computer

and i'm wondering if i can connect to the 24/7 router

Or if that has problems something like this

Modem ... Ethernet Router ... WiFi Routers with limited internet ... Computer

connecting to the Ethernet Router
 
Modem ... Exsisting WiFi Routers with 24/7 Internet ... WiFi Routers with limited internet ... Computer​

and i'm wondering if i can connect to the 24/7 router
sure, why not? (A) For WiFi, you need the SSID of the 24/7 router and
(likely) an encryption key.

(B) For a wired connection, you access to any router with 24/7 access.

When you try (A or B), what is inhibiting your connection?
 
i haven't tried it yet, i was just wondering if it was possible.

so you're saying i can connect to the 24/7 Wi-Fi router through the limited Wi-Fi router just with the SSID?
 
when connecting to the available WiFi systems, the SSID is shown and you use it
to know which one you need for the connection -- UNLESS
the router has been configured to not broadcast the ssid, in which case
you would need to enter it AND the encryption key (if any)
 
well my only problem is that the entire network is named the same thing, so there is no way to tell them apart. I was thinking that i could use the routers IP like a proxy server if i could obtain the IP.
 
you can't get the IP of the router w/o first getting a connection -- catch 22!

get a copy of "Network Stumbler"; it will tell you the relative signal strength and signal-to-noise level for every SSID it can find.

I seriously doubt you will find / get access to a router (or access point) with 24/7 Internet when
the school has set restrictions. If you do, it would be an error on the Admin :(
 
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