How best to move internet conectivity to the livingroom?

mark2410

mark2410

mark2410

Associate
Joined
2 Aug 2004
Posts
929
I realise the title is a bit odd. you see atm the set up i have, the modem is hooked up to the master socket to get the most i can out of my rather (very) sucky internet connection. i have the modem acting as a modem only and have it connectiod via a powerline connection to the router which is in the livingroom which is a much botter place for the wired network and much more central location for the wifi too.

however the master socket is in a big cupboard that has no power sockets.

so just now the powerline adapter is hooked up to an extension cable and multiplug poiunt that powers the modem and a freezer too. i know this isnt ideal but the connection is easily fast enough for the pass thorugh of my current internt connection. But....... im about to get a fttc connection hooked up in a couple of weeks.


so is there any way to optimise the powerline network? would changing them to better ones help? how much of a hit would moving the modem to an extension in the living room be?

oh and these are what im using just now. https://www.trendnet.com/products/powerline-500/tpl-406e2k
 
Your best option is a good quality cabled extension from the master socket to a sensible location. Use CW1308 or Cat5e and you shouldn't see any noticeable speed decrease.
 
Last edited:
rene.agac said:
How about Passthrough AV 1200 powerline and connecting freezer into that? Should be better than extension cable/multiplug
Click to expand...

will that really make a difference, the freezer and modem being in a socket out from it rather than in a socket beside it? are they adding measurable interference?

bremen1874 said:
Your best option is a good quality cabled extension from the master socket to a sensible location. Use CW1308 or Cat5e and you shouldn't see any noticeable speed decrease.
Click to expand...

unfortunattly there isnt a practical way to add in cat5 cabling from that cupboard as its broken by two doorway widths fro getting to the living room. last time i used a cat5 cable it ran accross the midle of the floor and frankly looked a mess. Or did you mean as in phone extensions? the phone extensions are all wired into the walls, they were done when the place was built (circa 2001 i think.) Again adding phone extensions would be as impractical as addnig cat5 would be unfortunately.
 
Passthrough would help stability and throughput, it made a big difference for me but if you can get cat5 or decent extension wiring then that's the way to go and it's ultimately what I did. Energy saving lightbulbs and phone chargers etc can play havoc with powerline.
 
Orcvader said:
Does the powerlines have some sort of software to see what the current sync speed is?
Click to expand...

well kindo though i ithnk its about as reliable as wifi connection speed notifications.

still tomorrow i think ill plug tihngs about to do a lan speed test. however i know they are going to fall well below the 80mbit mar im hoping to get out of the fttc connection when it arrives (the providers line estimate was to get 79) which is more than 10 times what it has to throughput just now.

i just really dont want to have to go back to trailing a cat5 cable diagonally across the hall again. it may work but its a bloody eyesore
 
Don't trail it diagonally then. Get some white cable and neatly pin it to the top of the skirting board.

Alternatively you can see why your internal phone wiring causes a noticeable drop in sync, fix that, and then just use microfilters on a socket in your living room.
 
Yep, there are plenty of different ways to route cables.

If it's just a single cable you need then drilling the external walls and running externally is an option. With black external grade cable it isn't that noticeable, certainly no worse than the external cables you'll often get with a Virgin/Sky installation.

You can also go up and run the cable in the void between floors.

If you have carpets there's usually enough gap between the gripper rods and the skirting for a cable.

There's the option of using d-line trucking. Done neatly it makes for a very tidy job.

If you just need a phone extension then 2 pair CW1308 is about the same size as a boot lace and very easy to route neatly.
 
the cat5, trying to visually hide issue, if i want o get from cupboard to living room either direction must go round three door frames and 4 right horizontal turns turns too. then due to being rented the best way get through doorways is to slip the cable under them. oh and no carpets, all laminate flooring so cant hide it running underneith. tbh im not sure a cable would survive all the turns it would have to make which is why i havent really viewed it as the simple or easy option.

that said ive never installed cat cableing in anysort of fixed way, maybe it stands up to tight turns better than i expect?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom