BT OpenReach Home Hub and wires

[MoridinUK]

Ok, so it's boring but I need advice.

I've just moved home and due to how things were set up, my BT master socket was in the same room as our most used PCS.

So I used to have 2 PCs on the wired network and 1 laptop and PC on the wireless.

Of course the wired PC had much faster connection times.

I've now moved and the master socket is no where useful. There is no cat 5e in the house and my wife would probably leave me if I started digging holes in the wall to use it,

My question is about whether I just buy some wireless adapters and live with the low speeds (suggestions please) or whether I should try to use the power lines to get a faster connection.

My 3 pcs and networkable printer are all in one room now (but not the one with the master socket) Is it worth getting some form of second hub, that will let them wire up but talks to the main hub via wirless (this seems a bad idea as they all share a wireless connection unless there are newer super fast ones now, if this suggestions on the wireless switch please)

Or to put a connection between a network switch (is that what I need) in that room (with the 3 pcs and printer) and via the power lines to the homehub in the front of the house? (in which case suggestions on powerline network ports and a network switch please!)

As ever thanks for any help at all...

 

[BigT]

If you really can't drill holes or run cables then I think the next best solution is a wireless mesh network instead of powerlines. Get the right one and you'll move files around at hundreds of Mb/s and one of the mesh units in your room with PCs/printer will give you an ethernet socket off of which you can put a cheap simple gigabit switch to plumb those devices in.

 

[MoridinUK]

So I'd get a mesh set (of three for my little home!), plug one into the swtich in the PC room, and the other into the home hub? Then place the other where ever I want and that will give me faster internet connection from the pcs in the pc room than just lumping them on the wireless n network?

 

[bremen1874]

Probably. There are environmental factors with both Powerline and wireless that will affect the available speeds.

I'd find a way to run a network cable from the router to that room. If you can't route it externally look at going external instead.