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Originally Posted by amgNeen
Hi all, I have recently moved in with my girlfriend, she has kindly enough agreed to accommodate my rather excessive MMO gaming ‘needs’ (how cool huh!)
However she already has a number of connections in the property, currently she has a TiVo box in the lounge which naturally connects to the TV & the broadband router, with various other bits connecting via the wifi – iPad, laptop, phone etc
In the bedroom where my PC will be living we have a vBox, I’m guessing though not 100% sure, that I can’t use the vBox to connect to the internet via the Ethernet port?
The easy to solution is to connect via a wifi router, though i’m not a huge fan of wifi, whenever my PC has been connected to the internet previously it has been directly via the modem, my experience of wifi hasn’t been the best, from poor connectivity to low speeds, it just doesn’t fill me with confidence & if need a stable connection, of there’s just no point.
Would anyone be kind enough to suggest a solution to my problem?
Thank you in advanced  |
Hi and welcome...
You won't be able to use the ethernet port on the V Box for your PC. Your options are (in ascending order of speed/reliability and descending order of practicality):
1. Wifi - You've already assessed this. You could consider a wireless bridge and mount the access point for your PC in a location that has good reception and then run an ethernet cable to your PC.
2. Homeplugs - Use your mains wiring as a network
3. Run an ethernet cable from the bedroom to the router
4. Move the broadband router to the bedroom - This would mean 'adjusting' the splitter arrangement on the VM coax feed and then potentially introducing issues for both you and your neighbours or paying VM to come in a rewire their cabling...
I'd go for three personally...