Connecting consoles to a switch.

nanaman

nanaman

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I'm at a point where nearly everything in the TV cabinet needs an internet connection. I hate loads of wires and wireless is a pain for me, interference etc.

Will my plan of connecting all my internet capable kit to a switch be sucessful ? Just asking before I commit
 
nanaman said:
I'm at a point where nearly everything in the TV cabinet needs an internet connection. I hate loads of wires and wireless is a pain for me, interference etc.

Will my plan of connecting all my internet capable kit to a switch be sucessful ? Just asking before I commit
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Well switches are very handy ;) ... If you keep the cables to lets say..... 1M or 1/2M You will be tidy. Then run one cable from the switch to lets say... the router? There for you will have a fully cabled network.

It depends how many devices but wifi would be more expensive than wired and will take alittle bit to set up. Once you finish post some pics of how you decided to go.
 
Yeah, have a switch in the cabinet and then just a single network cable to uplink to your router.

Only thing to note is that all devices will be sharing that uplink bandwidth to the rest of your network, but chances are this won't cause you any issues.
 
I'm fully wifi at the moment. All setup, open NAT to 360 and ps3, so i'm happy with that. I just find transfer speeds over the network very slow. To upgrade my router to a "more capable" unit will cost me a bit of cash. Not to mention new adapters.

So £20 on a switch and few quid on cabling is a good option. And I do like the security of hard wires.

Another thing about my wifi is that it interferes with my TV sender !
 
oddjob62 said:
Yeah, have a switch in the cabinet and then just a single network cable to uplink to your router.

Only thing to note is that all devices will be sharing that uplink bandwidth to the rest of your network, but chances are this won't cause you any issues.
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Aye prolly not an issue. Very rare for all bits of kit to be used at same time.
 
You can get usb powered mini switches also, very tidy, assuming you have a device that has a usb port to power it! saves on another electrical socket.
 
Yes I have a 5 port one it my laptop bag, always come in useful when on client sites. Its a bit smaller than a cigarette packet. Very difficult, if not impossible to get in the Uk for some reason. I ordered mine from a seller Germany, from the usual place.....;)
 
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