Will this work?

vail3r · 24 May 2011 at 23:03

My room is in the extension and I pretty much don't get a wireless signal so I am looking to get a set of home plugs just to connect my room to the router.

Will it work if I just plug the router into the homeplug and the giga switch in my room to the other and all will be fine?

DaveKing · 25 May 2011 at 03:52

This will work pretty easily, you shouldnt even need to statically assign IP addresses. By wireless router i assume that you mean modem/switch/access point all on one unit which seems to be referred to now as a Wireless Router.

beast_gts · 26 May 2011 at 09:57

Just remember you'll be limited by the speed of the homeplugs.

ubersonic · 26 May 2011 at 10:03

This is pretty similar to my set up except I have a 3rd homeplug connected to a PS3 for streaming media to.

beast_gts said:
Just remember you'll be limited by the speed of the homeplugs.

The speed of the homeplugs shouldn't be an issue as they will be much faster than the wireless which the PC's/Laptops in the top right connect via, thats where any bottleneck would be.

vail3r said:
Will it work if I just plug the router into the homeplug and the giga switch in my room to the other and all will be fine?

Yes

vail3r · 26 May 2011 at 15:54

beast_gts said:
Just remember you'll be limited by the speed of the homeplugs.

I did think that, I would much prefer to have a ethernet cable running to the router but It's just not possible.. :mad:

BunnyKillBot · 26 May 2011 at 17:18

vail3r said:
I did think that, I would much prefer to have a ethernet cable running to the router but It's just not possible..

Not possible, or requires creative drilling?

If you can, it is always a better (and cheaper) option. Laying cat5 should not be an intimidating option.

vail3r · 26 May 2011 at 18:24

Live with parents, its a bungalow and the floors are solid concrete. They wont let me rip the skirting off to run it behind there

timmy85 · 26 May 2011 at 21:44

vail3r said:
Live with parents, its a bungalow and the floors are solid concrete. They wont let me rip the skirting off to run it behind there

wait until they go away....... thens your chance!

23JMZ07 · 26 May 2011 at 21:49

How about that conduit that runs along the skirting board? Its very neat and blends in well

ubersonic · 27 May 2011 at 08:31

Mate unless your broadband is running at well over 100mb/s the homeplugs will work just as well as any cable, if your worried about transfer speed from the server to the systems on wifi then the wireless will become the bottleneck long before the homeplugs do...

blueacid · 27 May 2011 at 11:57

I'd try and grab some comtrend homeplugs - BT give them away with BT vision, so they often end up being sold secondhand by auction or similar.

You can pick up a pair for £30. To be honest that ought to do you just fine. Admittedly cable is better but homeplugs are a viable alternative

vail3r · 27 May 2011 at 19:11

I'm going to try the homeplugs and if it's not fast enough then I'm going to have to take some action while there out!

23JMZ07 · 27 May 2011 at 19:42

Homeplugs are very hit and miss. The 1 set I have can't handle my 30Mb VM connection and IMO Wireless is a lot better as long as it is set up right with decent kit.

vail3r · 27 May 2011 at 22:35

23JMZ07 said:
Homeplugs are very hit and miss. The 1 set I have can't handle my 30Mb VM connection and IMO Wireless is a lot better as long as it is set up right with decent kit.

I have tried all sorts with wireless and nothing works. I have a Wireless N router with a matched adapter for my PC and I get a "poor" connection and lot's of disconnecting. Have tried high gain antennas too but no improvement.

J-FRO · 27 May 2011 at 23:28

I actually ran my own cat5e cable today with relative ease. Took me about 2 hours because of all the faffing about in the loft and trying to make as little damage to the walls/ceiling as possible. But it is doable. And pretty cheap as well. I spent about £9 on 30 meters of Belkin cat5e cable, 80p on 100 of those little cable pins you hammer into the brickwork and/or wood in the loft and then bought 2 meters of cable trunking to run the cable from my desk to the ceiling for about £5.

23JMZ07 · 28 May 2011 at 01:23

J-FRO said:
I actually ran my own cat5e cable today with relative ease. Took me about 2 hours because of all the faffing about in the loft and trying to make as little damage to the walls/ceiling as possible. But it is doable. And pretty cheap as well. I spent about £9 on 30 meters of Belkin cat5e cable, 80p on 100 of those little cable pins you hammer into the brickwork and/or wood in the loft and then bought 2 meters of cable trunking to run the cable from my desk to the ceiling for about £5.

Exactly what I did.
Bit of wall paint on the conduit and jobs a good'en