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rmwebs · 18-10-2010, 16:48

Thanks for all the responses guys - really appreciate it.

@LondonRoad & @ZrByte: Ragarding wired, I'm not too sure it'll be an option. We've got a large extension on the side of our house and the only way into that section would be through the door that leads through to it as its a sold wall. Even the loft area is separate.

On top of that, I wouldnt be too confident drilling holes all over the place. I did think about this once before and was quickly reminded that we have laminate floor glued to our floorboards (dont ask! :p) and wouldnt be able to dig it up to get a cable under to each room.

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With regards to homeplugs, how do they work when it comes to wanting to use more than two? Could you do something like:

Homeplug 1 - plugged into the cable modem
Homeplug 2 - Another location on groundfloor, hooked up to a gigabit hub and split into a couple of rooms using Cat6.
Homeplug 3 - Second floor, again hooked up to a gigabit hub and split to each room.

I've not used homeplugs before and the info about using more than two (if its even possible) hasn't been posted on any reviews I've seen so far.

If I could get a bunch of them to cover the house we'd be pretty much sorted!

Thanks again

---------- Post added at 16:48 ---------- Previous post was at 15:57 ----------

Just noticed - I didnt answer ZrByte's question RE router types.

Other than the two I mentioned, I've had a number of Belkin's from the original chunky grey one with 4x 10/100 ethernet ports to a more modern (2009?) one - not got the model numbers to hand unfortunately. Also tried a D-Link - I had it picked up from the states as it was one of the first 802.11n routers, and was hellishly expensive over here. Worked well for a few months, then started locking up, rebooting etc. I installed DDWRT on it and it helped greatly, but eventually it gave up and wont even power on anymore.

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rmwebs Inactive Join Date: May 2007 Location: St Albans, Herts Services: TV XL w/ All Sky HD Collections. 2xTivo, 1x VHD Phone XL Broadband XXL Posts: 91	Re: Huge wireless network issues - why are routers less reliable than a chocolate tea Thanks for all the responses guys - really appreciate it. @LondonRoad & @ZrByte: Ragarding wired, I'm not too sure it'll be an option. We've got a large extension on the side of our house and the only way into that section would be through the door that leads through to it as its a sold wall. Even the loft area is separate. On top of that, I wouldnt be too confident drilling holes all over the place. I did think about this once before and was quickly reminded that we have laminate floor glued to our floorboards (dont ask! :p) and wouldnt be able to dig it up to get a cable under to each room. - With regards to homeplugs, how do they work when it comes to wanting to use more than two? Could you do something like: Homeplug 1 - plugged into the cable modem Homeplug 2 - Another location on groundfloor, hooked up to a gigabit hub and split into a couple of rooms using Cat6. Homeplug 3 - Second floor, again hooked up to a gigabit hub and split to each room. I've not used homeplugs before and the info about using more than two (if its even possible) hasn't been posted on any reviews I've seen so far. If I could get a bunch of them to cover the house we'd be pretty much sorted! Thanks again ---------- Post added at 16:48 ---------- Previous post was at 15:57 ---------- Just noticed - I didnt answer ZrByte's question RE router types. Other than the two I mentioned, I've had a number of Belkin's from the original chunky grey one with 4x 10/100 ethernet ports to a more modern (2009?) one - not got the model numbers to hand unfortunately. Also tried a D-Link - I had it picked up from the states as it was one of the first 802.11n routers, and was hellishly expensive over here. Worked well for a few months, then started locking up, rebooting etc. I installed DDWRT on it and it helped greatly, but eventually it gave up and wont even power on anymore.