Network Guru's! Halp!

Squeeky · 2004-09-10, 03:45 PM

Here's the deal guys

My grandmother has a computer hooked up with a cable modem downstairs in her office. I'm moving into her upstairs Office. A 50 ft. ethernet cable wont reach her office, so i cant setup a router and run a 50 ft. Ethernet cable to my room. (Besides, it would be insanely messy to do something like that). So what are my other options? I could go wireless, but i dont want my bandwith rate to suffer. Any suggestions?

Rayder · 2004-09-10, 03:46 PM

Vents.

Infernus · 2004-09-10, 03:52 PM

Indeed vents, thats what I had to do to get XBL in my bedroom... the problem is you're talking about going across the house while mine was straight up and down...

I suggest you talk to an electrician maybe... they can give advice on how to wire it probably.

In the end wireless may end up being the way to go tho, cheapier and easier...

martyr · 2004-09-10, 03:49 PM

i shot holes in my walls with a rifle. very effective, fast, efficient.

Squeeky · 2004-09-10, 03:50 PM

Thanks For The Very Informative Responses Buttheads!

Rayder · 2004-09-10, 03:51 PM

Hole in wall, ventilation, longer cable, move your computer, wireless.

Squeeky · 2004-09-10, 03:53 PM

How much will my bandwith suffer if i use Wireless?

If not what do you think of this

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/6d55/

Rayder · 2004-09-10, 03:58 PM

Go test it Squeeky, be the guinea pig.

Infernus · 2004-09-10, 04:02 PM

Now that is interesting... I've never seen that before...

Squeeky · 2004-09-10, 04:02 PM

no!

Squeeky · 2004-09-10, 04:04 PM

I think i'm gonna move the modem up to my office from my grams. That way i can do 2 things.

1. Get full bandwith from the modem.
2. Have WiFi for my laptop (set it up next to my bed for late night whoring)
3. Give my grandma a USB WiFi Adapter for her computer. That way she gets stuck with the wireless connection and i dont =P

Corrosion · 2004-09-10, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Squeeky

I think i'm gonna move the modem up to my office from my grams. That way i can do 2 things.

1. Get full bandwith from the modem.
2. Have WiFi for my laptop (set it up next to my bed for late night whoring)
3. Give my grandma a USB WiFi Adapter for her computer. That way she gets stuck with the wireless connection and i dont =P

If you can't do this, I suggest Linksys' PhoneLink.

It's basicly the same thing that power plug thing does, except it's throu the phone line.

I have to do this, because mom wants the cable box in the office.

I get around 200 kb/sec downloads.

for comparison: 300 kb/sec if directly connected to modem

Nephtan · 2004-09-11, 12:28 AM

If you go with 802.11b which is cheap and old tech for wireless, you will experience NO bandwidth loss over your cable modem. The reason for this is that 802.11b runs at 11MB/per second (MB = MegaBits). Depending on your cable provider, you probably have somewhere around a 3MB/per second download stream (again MB = MegaBits). That means that you will suffer absolutely ZERO bandwidth loss on your internet connection because 11MB is way more than than your internet connection is. It will suck if you want to copy large files between your grandma's pc and yours though.

Another option is 802.11g wireless. With that you get a 54MB/per second bandwidth and it is much better if you are transfering large files between the computers on your network. This is just a tad more expensive though.. but not much. I'd definately choose this option.

P.S. Always remember to read up on security for your wireless network. 802.11g offers more bandwidth which means it is better when you are using wireless encryption. (less slowdown)