how to have internet in bedroom

llamedos36

Hi I have just moved to a new house which has 3 storeys i need to have internet connection in the master bedroom on the 3rd storey. I run a bt homehub i have phone points in most rooms.

Do I need a homehub upstairs or can I plug an adsl plug into the phone socket and then plug my laptop into a ethernet cable or something similar. And can it be do from one broadband account.

Thanks

Bev x:T

fwor

You can only have one broadband service running on a given phone line, and only one modem connected to it (the home hub).

Why not just get a wireless-g card for the laptop that you are going to use in the bedroom and access the home hub (and hence the internet) via that? You can get both PC-card and USB types and they don't cost much these days.

closed

Doesn't the laptop have wireless built-in? Do you have another pc you wish to connect?

weegie.geek

That's the easiest way, assuming there's a signal yep.

IF it being 3 floors up means it's not getting a signal then you're looking at homeplugs or an ethernet cable really. Ideally you'd use an ethernet cable.

Chances are the floors are on different rings so that could cause problems with homeplugs. Ethernet is faster. Homeplugs can cause interference.

Ethernet of course means an ugly cable, or some drilling. More of a pain to do it that way but the end result is much better, and much more reliable than either wireless or homeplugs.

patman99

Easiest way without cabling is to install a wireless access point or repeater on the 2nd floor. It will connect to your main BT HH & behave just like the HH in providing a wireless signal. You will however, need a crossover cable to connect it to your laptop in order to setup the access to your HH. If you can, look for one with a 2/4 port switch built-in, that way, you can hook-up a media server or internet enabled TV in that room without the need to use any more wireless dongles. Remember though that most wireless kit only allows 25 wireless connections.

googler

Our older-style homehub connects happily to my laptop one floor down, and at the opposite end of the house, so your situation could simply be a case of ;

connect homehub to phone line ;
connect wirelessly to homehub from upstairs, using wireless card (internal or external) on laptop (or internal wireless card in desktop)

DVardysShadow

weegie.geek wrote: »

That's the easiest way, assuming there's a signal yep.

IF it being 3 floors up means it's not getting a signal then you're looking at homeplugs or an ethernet cable really. Ideally you'd use an ethernet cable.

Chances are the floors are on different rings so that could cause problems with homeplugs. Ethernet is faster. Homeplugs can cause interference.

Ethernet of course means an ugly cable, or some drilling. More of a pain to do it that way but the end result is much better, and much more reliable than either wireless or homeplugs.

I would agree. An ethernet cable is the best without doubt. But if you only need to access the internet, homeplugs - even the slowest ones are well capable. It is only if you need to move data within the premises that you will need anything better.

spike7451

DVardysShadow wrote: »

I would agree. An ethernet cable is the best without doubt. But if you only need to access the internet, homeplugs - even the slowest ones are well capable. It is only if you need to move data within the premises that you will need anything better.

I agree with DV...(hey! That rhymes!:p)
Homeplugs are your best bet.

http://www.faculty-x.net/homeplugs-at-a-glance.htm?gclid=CPTrqLOyvqICFdpo4wodIhGY4w

timbim_2

If there's existing telephone wiring running through the house that you're not using any more, you might be able to use that to pull ethernet cables through to the master socket area, and then mount an ethernet socket box there. Easy way to get ethernet cables in. Easy if the run drops down a cavity wall and you've got decent access to the roof space over the wall. Also a benefit if you've got no cavity insulation

GunJack

I live in a 3 storey house and my D-Link 2640B on the ground floor into the master socket easily covers the top floor wirelessly

Give the hub a try before you go spending any money you may not need to spend......

llamedos36

Thanks for all the help i will try wireless first :beer: