Router and extensions

Jock · 12 Jul 2017 at 23:00

Hi there,

Just moved into a new house and not entirely sure how i go about this.

The master socket is in the hallway which is a fair old distance from the bedroom which will have the computer in it. I bought a new bt socket with a 20m wire and ran it from the master socket all the way to the bedroom where i installed the new Sky Q box. problem being that the wifi signal is pretty poor in the living room for netflix etc.

It would seem to make more sense to keep the router in the hallway and somehow run an extension to the computer to have it wired.

What is the best or the norm in a circumstance like this?

I know next to nothing about networking and the likes hence the question.

bremen1874 · 12 Jul 2017 at 23:51

Run a network cable from the router in the hallway to the bedroom.

I'd guess you could route it the same way you did the phone extension?

You want Cat5e or Cat6. Cat5e will usually be thinner and more flexible which will make installing it easier.

Jock · 13 Jul 2017 at 00:08

Yeah thats great thanks I can route it the same way.

Avalon · 13 Jul 2017 at 11:16

Personally wifi is a networking standard that should be reserved for mobile devices, wifi and streaming is more likely to produce local issues than a fixed cable, especially when that wifi is from a bundled router as they tend to be built to a price/ISP requirements rather than functionality. I'd suggest running a cable to the lounge while you're at it and plug in a switch so each device can connect via that. If you still need decent wifi then you could also plug in an AP.