Hi all, been thinking about this recently as BT are due to install ADSL this Thursday and i'm wondering how i'm going to connect everything up.
Basically we have the following:
- 2x Laptops, wireless
- PS3, wireless
- 2xPCs, TBC
The router we have is a Netgear DGN2000.
I'm wondering how to connect the PCs up in particular. The laptops and PS3 are fine being connected wirelessly as they're just used for browsing, but the PCs are used for occasional gaming.
The options i've come up with are:
- Connect PCs to router with RJ45 cable. The problems I can see with this is that the PCs are a floor above the master phone socket, so it would involve a large operation to run the cable down the skirting board on the stairs. Plus there's the problem of getting the cable into the office, which would mean drilling through a wall in a rented property.
- Connect PCs to router with powerline adaptors. This saves massive cabling but wall sockets are at a premium at both ends and i'm not even sure how good the wiring is in the flat and how it would affect this kind of connection. It would also need homeplugs with either 2xLAN ports or an additional switch in the office.
- Connect PCs wirelessly. Easily the least faff, but a quick scan reveals a good dozen or so wireless networks, so would interference be a problem? Also i'm wondering about any possible latency problems going this route.
Any thoughts are welcome. Sorry about the long read.
Basically we have the following:
- 2x Laptops, wireless
- PS3, wireless
- 2xPCs, TBC
The router we have is a Netgear DGN2000.
I'm wondering how to connect the PCs up in particular. The laptops and PS3 are fine being connected wirelessly as they're just used for browsing, but the PCs are used for occasional gaming.
The options i've come up with are:
- Connect PCs to router with RJ45 cable. The problems I can see with this is that the PCs are a floor above the master phone socket, so it would involve a large operation to run the cable down the skirting board on the stairs. Plus there's the problem of getting the cable into the office, which would mean drilling through a wall in a rented property.
- Connect PCs to router with powerline adaptors. This saves massive cabling but wall sockets are at a premium at both ends and i'm not even sure how good the wiring is in the flat and how it would affect this kind of connection. It would also need homeplugs with either 2xLAN ports or an additional switch in the office.
- Connect PCs wirelessly. Easily the least faff, but a quick scan reveals a good dozen or so wireless networks, so would interference be a problem? Also i'm wondering about any possible latency problems going this route.
Any thoughts are welcome. Sorry about the long read.