[resander]

Many thanks,

Did not know about the MODEM MODE of the hub. Will plug in Belkin and see how it compares next time I can have the system to myself.

So splitters etc added to the coax cable affect the signal. Typically/at worst by how much for 30Mb speed say?

Instead of splicing in two-way splitters for the existing cable I could just leave it and disconnect it from the broadband entry point in the living room and buy another coax cable of suitable length and connect it to the entry point and put the hub at the other end. That would also make it easier to move the hub around and experiment in the living room.

Being a cabling newbie exactly what type of coax cable shall I buy? What type of connectors at each end of the cable? Or any other info that will help me to buy the right thing(s)? Online shops where I can buy?

Ken