Re: Home Networking

In message <46d1e143$1_4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, mlv7 <mlv7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Roger Mills wrote:

I wrote:

Maybe I'll have a rethink and put the wireless modem router (which
has 4 network sockets) in the roofspace and then wire a CAT5 network
outlet into each room instead.

Maybe I'll now fit the ADSL filtered lower section option to my BT
NTE5 master socket, so I don't need a filter at each phone outlet.

That's the best - low noise - solution, since it separates the analog
phone traffic from the digital signals at the earliest possible
opportunity. Assuming your master socket *isn't* in the roof space, you
will of course have to run an *unfiltered* extension from the master to
your router location. Make sure you get a filtered faceplate with krone
connectors for both filtered and unfiltered wiring on the back - such as
the faceplate splitter shown at
http://www.solwise.co.uk/adsl_splitters.htm

Thanks for the advice Roger (and others).

My Tiscali broadband kit arrived on Saturday, so I'm online through a basic
USB modem at the moment.

I'm trying to plan my home network installation and have a few questions:

[snip]

Have you considered adopting networking over the power line (electric mains)? A number of different suppliers offer such equipment, including Solwise whose range I use including their Homeplug ADSL Modem Router.

<http://www.solwise.co.uk/adsl-sar605eh.htm>

My experience is that it "just works" and is literally plug 'n play, if you're not too concerned about changing the encryption passphrase. Apparently the data transmission on the mains wiring doesn't pass through domestic electricity meters, thereby effectively isolating your home network from everyone else, but I changed my passphrase anyway.

I located the modem adjacent to the NTE5 master socket (all other telephone extensions are filtered), and it connects to the virtual ethernet through its own power cord. Wherever I want an ethernet connection elsewhere in the house, I just plug in an adaptor to a mains socket and away I go. I even have their Homeplug Wireless Access Point which I just plug in wherever I happen to need the best wireless signal.

I use the 85Mbps range which gives me an actual throughput of about 70Mbps and that is far more than is needed for a shared ADSL connection. If one wanted to share files or stream rich media between PCs, then the 200Mbps range might be better.

It really couldn't be simpler.

--
Dave N

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