home network

dan_c_73

Hi, i have just moved into a house that has a wired network installled.

In the spare room there are 6 network cables
In all the other rooms I have a Double Port RJ45 Faceplate

I beleive that the cables goto the faceplates!

I have a broadband router with 4 ports. 3 of these are in use!

What do i need to connect all of this lot together? a Hib? a series of routers?

If you suggest a hub / router are there any good reliable makes?

Thanks

pcombo

Well im guessing all the cables go to a central location in the house i.e a cupard.

All you would need is a Switch (hub are old fashion and can cause your lan to slow down) just plug all cables into the switch, 1 cable from the switch into the router, job done.

Hub can be used aswell but not really that common now.

kwikbreaks

I suspect that the "central location" is the spare room and that the OP is correct in guessing that the cables go to the faceplates.

What is needed (if anything) depends on where the router will be put and whether all the faceplates need to be connected up. Certainly a cheap 8 port switch in the spare room would offer plenty of flexibility.

dan_c_73

Many thanks - a switch it is

Are they any makes you would recommend?

kwikbreaks

TP-Link are cheap and cheerful. I've had a 5 port gigabit one for quite a while and it's been faultless.

fwor

I've got a Netgear Gigabit (i.e. 1000Mb/s) switch that's been very reliable, but one thing that would be worth looking at when comparing makes/models is power consumption - if it's going to be on 24hrs a day that can be a significant factor with today's power costs.