Help with networking house

[utherpendragon]

H, I'll be moving into a 11 bedroom house in a fortnight and need to get the networking side sorted out ASAP. The hopuse is wired up, with ethernet to each room, the problem is I have no idea what else i'm going to install. I'll need 11 wired connections and possibly wireless. I'm planning on setting it up like this:

phoneline - modem - switch - ethernet to rooms.

I'm just wondering whether i can use a switch to connect to the net through this method as well as being able to share files over the network or if i'll need a router. If I do need a router, could I use my existing wireless router and attatch the switch to this to get 11 wired connections as well as wireless?

Thanks,
Rich

 

[Beansprout]

Phoneline > ADSL router (presumably it'll also have say a 4-port switch) > use its ports + 16-port switch (or 2x8 port, etc...)

 

[Deleted member 58846]

Yeh

Phoneline > Wireless Router > 16port switch > workstations

 

[Cob]

H, I'll be moving into a 11 bedroom house

 

[muzzler]

not sure about cost wise, but homeplug may be another solution for you.
just a thought........

 

[utherpendragon]

Thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated. So just, phoneline -> modem -> wireless router (with 4 wired ports) -> Switch -> workstations?

 

[ns400r]

Modem>Router bit can be slimmed down to just Router as it will also contain a modem for ADSL.

 

[Beansprout]

Thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated. So just, phoneline -> modem -> wireless router (with 4 wired ports) -> Switch -> workstations?

Did I include modem in my reply!

Your router should have a WAN port into which you plug your phoneline - ie, your router is a cable modem w/ router w/ integrated wired+wireless switches. Deep breath!