I'm sure it's the same for everyone here - my home is being filled with devices that want to talk to each other and want to connect ot the internet.
I recently changed my Internet provider to Sky who provided a very poor router. This brought it home just how many deviced I had connected.
So I decided it was time to set up a wired network and look forward to crawling in loft spaces and pulling wires.
I have bought a couple of 8-port gigabit switches and some Cat3e cable.
My Broadband router is in the office upstairs along with a Network capable printer, NAS (for the Sonos system) and office PC (which is running Harmony Pro with CCTV).
Downstairs in the living room I have an Network capable TV, PS3, Sky+ Anytime and a WD Live Media Player (which has a USB storage drive attached with lots of films on it).
The kids have a Wii connected by WiFi in their room. The kitchen has a wireless O2 joggler.
We have a Laptop, Netbook, Advent Vega, Mobile Phones, DS ect connected via WiFi.
On top of all this we have a Sonos system with 1 Bridge, 4 players & 2 controllers.
I have discounted a power-line solution as I am running lots of X10 modules and don't want to upset the system as it's taken me years of frustration to get it right.
OK, Im getting to the question!
I am going to install one 8-port switch in the office and one in the living room. Should I connect these directly to each other and the one in the office to the broadband router or should I connect both to the broadband router? The router is not gigabit. Does it matter which way I wire it?
My intention, once I have got this first stage installed, is to install another couple of media players. One in the kids room (which will be conected to the downstairs switch) and one in our bedroom (connected to the upstaris switch). Any advice?
Thanks for taking the time to read the question; hope there's some good advice out there.
frank
I recently changed my Internet provider to Sky who provided a very poor router. This brought it home just how many deviced I had connected.
So I decided it was time to set up a wired network and look forward to crawling in loft spaces and pulling wires.
I have bought a couple of 8-port gigabit switches and some Cat3e cable.
My Broadband router is in the office upstairs along with a Network capable printer, NAS (for the Sonos system) and office PC (which is running Harmony Pro with CCTV).
Downstairs in the living room I have an Network capable TV, PS3, Sky+ Anytime and a WD Live Media Player (which has a USB storage drive attached with lots of films on it).
The kids have a Wii connected by WiFi in their room. The kitchen has a wireless O2 joggler.
We have a Laptop, Netbook, Advent Vega, Mobile Phones, DS ect connected via WiFi.
On top of all this we have a Sonos system with 1 Bridge, 4 players & 2 controllers.
I have discounted a power-line solution as I am running lots of X10 modules and don't want to upset the system as it's taken me years of frustration to get it right.
OK, Im getting to the question!
I am going to install one 8-port switch in the office and one in the living room. Should I connect these directly to each other and the one in the office to the broadband router or should I connect both to the broadband router? The router is not gigabit. Does it matter which way I wire it?
My intention, once I have got this first stage installed, is to install another couple of media players. One in the kids room (which will be conected to the downstairs switch) and one in our bedroom (connected to the upstaris switch). Any advice?
Thanks for taking the time to read the question; hope there's some good advice out there.
frank
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