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Thanks for the update. Sorry, I totally missed your post.
Would it be wiser to spend a few more $$ and just get a wireless with Gigabit router?
I checked with my builder and the wires are...
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I would actually recommend against a cheap router with wireless functionality - they just tend to suck (with the exception of those flashed to dd-wrt/tomato) - go for one that is dedicated to wired...
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Hi everyone,
I see this SD for a TP link router:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037D51FQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Under $20 after tax, etc.
Do you think...
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Thank you. Yes, that is the POA at this point of time. Need to find at least 1 cheap router now :) If only I had known this around thanksgiving. I would've bought an additional one!
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Coax throughout the house doesn't matter (in terms of Internet use). This is what you should do in the junction box:
modem > router (with or without wifi) > switch (with enough ports for every...
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Ethernet and coax in all rooms except the kitchen. Kitchen has ethernet only.
I own a motorola surfboard 6121 modem and TPLink WDR4300 Router.
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Wait, is the house wired for ethernet and coax?
You could use HomePlug devices to have a network over the wires in your home.
Do you already own a cable modem or does Cox give you one without...
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Thanks to both of you! That cleared my concepts. So I basically need another cheap router now, or rather 2, instead of a switch. A router in the junction box (I wonder how I will manage to fit it in...
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you are thinking of a router as a wifi device (which granted, almost 90% of them are), but that is not what a "router" is
a router is capable of taking a single IP address (the one that comes...
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Your modem should plug into a router. A switch is just a dumb device which relies on the router to manage the IP addresses on the network.
I'd suggest buying an inexpensive gigabit router to put...
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5 Ports should be good enough. 8 would be awesome. I could connect to 4 bedrooms, hall and kitchen with that!
Do you also think my configuration would not work i.e. modem -> switch inside the...
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The intention is I can get a wired connection to my bedroom where I can connect a router for all other bedrooms (on the 2nd level of my home)
I can also get a wired connection to my hall, where I...
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Is a 5-port switch enough? Remember that one of the ports will be used to connect to your router leaving only four ports available.
8-port gigabit switches go on sale for $20 fairly often.
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the configuration needs to be modem -> router -> switch, not modem -> switch -> router
also, how many devices are you looking to connect via the wires? your router most likely already has 4 LAN...
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Hi,
A new place I am looking at has a single junction box in the house where my coax cable from Cox can come in. There are CAT-V cables that run from there to all rooms. Now, I currently have a TP...
