Wireless or Hardline Internet to basement?

[Guest Eric]

My roadrunner cable comes into the basement and runs upstairs (2nd floor –

used often) where the wireless router (MS500 Base station) and modem

(Motorola surfboard) are, what is the best way to get an internet connection

in the basement for occasional PC use?

 

I also have enough Cat-5 to hard wire an ethernet cable from upstairs but am

unsure if it will diminish the signal or any other solutions.

 

Time Warner wants me to buy their wirless router but can't guarantee signal

strength.

 

Thanks!

Eric

[Guest Big_Al]

Re: Wireless or Hardline Internet to basement?

 

Eric wrote:

> My roadrunner cable comes into the basement and runs upstairs (2nd floor –

> used often) where the wireless router (MS500 Base station) and modem

> (Motorola surfboard) are, what is the best way to get an internet connection

> in the basement for occasional PC use?

>

> I also have enough Cat-5 to hard wire an ethernet cable from upstairs but am

> unsure if it will diminish the signal or any other solutions.

>

> Time Warner wants me to buy their wirless router but can't guarantee signal

> strength.

>

> Thanks!

> Eric

>

If you have any RJ45 jacks in the back of that router, and not the

connection to the Modem, as most wireless routers have 4 wired ports and

wireless too, then I'd wire up the basement.

Its faster to transfer data over wired especially if you only have a "G"

wireless. And then there is security factors with wireless.

 

Wired is better if its easy to wire in.

And it will not do anything to your upstairs performance wired than it

would do wireless.

[Guest Eric]

Re: Wireless or Hardline Internet to basement?

 

Can you tell me what "G" wireless is? Again, I have a MS-500 Base Sation and

MS-510 Wireless card (for laptop) that I purchased about 5 years ago. It

seems to work great.

 

Thanks Big Al

 

"Big_Al" wrote:

> Eric wrote:

> > My roadrunner cable comes into the basement and runs upstairs (2nd floor –

> > used often) where the wireless router (MS500 Base station) and modem

> > (Motorola surfboard) are, what is the best way to get an internet connection

> > in the basement for occasional PC use?

> >

> > I also have enough Cat-5 to hard wire an ethernet cable from upstairs but am

> > unsure if it will diminish the signal or any other solutions.

> >

> > Time Warner wants me to buy their wirless router but can't guarantee signal

> > strength.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Eric

> >

> If you have any RJ45 jacks in the back of that router, and not the

> connection to the Modem, as most wireless routers have 4 wired ports and

> wireless too, then I'd wire up the basement.

> Its faster to transfer data over wired especially if you only have a "G"

> wireless. And then there is security factors with wireless.

>

> Wired is better if its easy to wire in.

> And it will not do anything to your upstairs performance wired than it

> would do wireless.

>

[Guest JS]

Re: Wireless or Hardline Internet to basement?

 

Like Big Al I'd go hard wire to the basement. On thing you should look into

if you have not done so already is to turn off (disable) the wireless

broadcast, this way nobody can jump in since you will no longer be

broadcasting.

 

JS

 

"Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:3B44AFA2-D89C-4702-864F-007ADC3A4727@microsoft.com...

> My roadrunner cable comes into the basement and runs upstairs (2nd floor -

> used often) where the wireless router (MS500 Base station) and modem

> (Motorola surfboard) are, what is the best way to get an internet

> connection

> in the basement for occasional PC use?

>

> I also have enough Cat-5 to hard wire an ethernet cable from upstairs but

> am

> unsure if it will diminish the signal or any other solutions.

>

> Time Warner wants me to buy their wirless router but can't guarantee

> signal

> strength.

>

> Thanks!

> Eric

>

[Guest Big_Al]

Re: Wireless or Hardline Internet to basement?

 

Eric wrote:

> Can you tell me what "G" wireless is? Again, I have a MS-500 Base Sation and

> MS-510 Wireless card (for laptop) that I purchased about 5 years ago. It

> seems to work great.

>

> Thanks Big Al

>

> "Big_Al" wrote:

>

>> Eric wrote:

>>> My roadrunner cable comes into the basement and runs upstairs (2nd floor –

>>> used often) where the wireless router (MS500 Base station) and modem

>>> (Motorola surfboard) are, what is the best way to get an internet connection

>>> in the basement for occasional PC use?

>>>

>>> I also have enough Cat-5 to hard wire an ethernet cable from upstairs but am

>>> unsure if it will diminish the signal or any other solutions.

>>>

>>> Time Warner wants me to buy their wirless router but can't guarantee signal

>>> strength.

>>>

>>> Thanks!

>>> Eric

>>>

>> If you have any RJ45 jacks in the back of that router, and not the

>> connection to the Modem, as most wireless routers have 4 wired ports and

>> wireless too, then I'd wire up the basement.

>> Its faster to transfer data over wired especially if you only have a "G"

>> wireless. And then there is security factors with wireless.

>>

>> Wired is better if its easy to wire in.

>> And it will not do anything to your upstairs performance wired than it

>> would do wireless.

>>

 

Wireless is rated by the speed. 802.11a 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n You

see them called by the last letter A B G N. Goodness knows why those

letters, I got the A and B, but others? Anyway each has their radio

frequency and speed differences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11

G is a very common standard of slightly older equipment. N is a newer

speed that is faster and transmits further. A/B are the very early

models, and you can find them in fleas and maybe on line but the

equipment is old, really old. Not bad, just old. If your equipment is

a few years old, its probably not N. Your manuals will tell you which

one you have.

You can mix A/B/G/N routers with cards in the PC. The slowest speed

will be used by each.

 

The point being that "G" wireless transmits about 1/2 the speed of a 100

nic card hardwired connection. Granted your ISP can't handle 100mb

speed. The best my FIOS service provides is about 20mb. But from PC

to PC you can transfer up to 100mb if you are wired.

[Guest Big_Al]

Re: Wireless or Hardline Internet to basement?

 

JS wrote:

> Like Big Al I'd go hard wire to the basement. On thing you should look into

> if you have not done so already is to turn off (disable) the wireless

> broadcast, this way nobody can jump in since you will no longer be

> broadcasting.

>

> JS

>

One thing we didn't say about wired is that wired is very stable.

Wireless can be effected by anything and you can get dropouts if

everything is not 100%.

> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:3B44AFA2-D89C-4702-864F-007ADC3A4727@microsoft.com...

>> My roadrunner cable comes into the basement and runs upstairs (2nd floor -

>> used often) where the wireless router (MS500 Base station) and modem

>> (Motorola surfboard) are, what is the best way to get an internet

>> connection

>> in the basement for occasional PC use?

>>

>> I also have enough Cat-5 to hard wire an ethernet cable from upstairs but

>> am

>> unsure if it will diminish the signal or any other solutions.

>>

>> Time Warner wants me to buy their wirless router but can't guarantee

>> signal

>> strength.

>>

>> Thanks!

>> Eric

>>

>

>

[Guest JS]

Re: Wireless or Hardline Internet to basement?

 

I don't have that model, (I use a FIOS Actiontec) but mine like most/all

have an Omni directional antenna. Since Eric is going down to the basement

the antenna most likely would need to be positioned horizontally and not in

the usually straight up vertical alignment for best broadcast signal to

reach the basement.

 

JS

 

"Big_Al" <BigAl@MD.com> wrote in message news:Nhc2k.347$Xu2.280@trnddc04...

> JS wrote:

>> Like Big Al I'd go hard wire to the basement. On thing you should look

>> into if you have not done so already is to turn off (disable) the

>> wireless broadcast, this way nobody can jump in since you will no longer

>> be broadcasting.

>>

>> JS

>>

> One thing we didn't say about wired is that wired is very stable.

> Wireless can be effected by anything and you can get dropouts if

> everything is not 100%.

>

>> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:3B44AFA2-D89C-4702-864F-007ADC3A4727@microsoft.com...

>>> My roadrunner cable comes into the basement and runs upstairs (2nd

>>> floor -

>>> used often) where the wireless router (MS500 Base station) and modem

>>> (Motorola surfboard) are, what is the best way to get an internet

>>> connection

>>> in the basement for occasional PC use?

>>>

>>> I also have enough Cat-5 to hard wire an ethernet cable from upstairs

>>> but am

>>> unsure if it will diminish the signal or any other solutions.

>>>

>>> Time Warner wants me to buy their wirless router but can't guarantee

>>> signal

>>> strength.

>>>

>>> Thanks!

>>> Eric

>>>

>>

[Guest Jeff Johnson]

Re: Wireless or Hardline Internet to basement?

 

"Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:3B44AFA2-D89C-4702-864F-007ADC3A4727@microsoft.com...

> My roadrunner cable comes into the basement and runs upstairs (2nd floor -

> used often) where the wireless router (MS500 Base station) and modem

> (Motorola surfboard) are, what is the best way to get an internet

> connection

> in the basement for occasional PC use?

 

<Insert computer-geek-in-basement joke here>

[Guest MikeB]

Re: Wireless or Hardline Internet to basement?

 

On Jun 6, 9:00 am, Eric <E...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> My roadrunner cable comes into the basement and runs upstairs (2nd floor –

> used often) where the wireless router (MS500 Base station) and modem

> (Motorola surfboard) are, what is the best way to get an internet connection

> in the basement for occasional PC use?

>

> I also have enough Cat-5 to hard wire an ethernet cable from upstairs but am

> unsure if it will diminish the signal or any other solutions.

>

> Time Warner wants me to buy their wirless router but can't guarantee signal

> strength.

>

> Thanks!

> Eric

 

A few brief comments. If the floor of your house (ceiling of the

basement) is solid concrete, your wireless signal will be badly

affected in the basement from the 2nd floor.

 

You can consider the following: There are many variations

Get a simple switch and put the switch and the cable modem in the

basement. Run a wired connection upstairs for the wireless router. Run

your other basement computers off other ports of the switch.

 

My Motorola said it could handle up to 32 devices.

[Guest Gurney]

Re: Wireless or Hardline Internet to basement?

 

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:00:01 -0700, Eric

<Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>My roadrunner cable comes into the basement and runs upstairs (2nd floor –

>used often) where the wireless router (MS500 Base station) and modem

>(Motorola surfboard) are, what is the best way to get an internet connection

>in the basement for occasional PC use?

>

>I also have enough Cat-5 to hard wire an ethernet cable from upstairs but am

>unsure if it will diminish the signal or any other solutions.

>

>Time Warner wants me to buy their wirless router but can't guarantee signal

>strength.

>

>Thanks!

>Eric

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