dxpwny
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I have broadband internet, and have always had the cable modem in the basement (the line comes in there). The cable modem output goes up to the attic and across the floor, then down into the wall and into my second floor work room. It's the easiest wired path there.
In the work room I have a Linksys WRT54G router and will often have multiple devices online at once (wired - as preferred), I also use the Wifi of the Linksys router (probably mostly via my phone when I’m upstairs).
Recently a housemate moved in and my goal was to get them a wired internet connection to their desk on the first floor. I felt it very impractical to wire a line from the second floor work room all the way to the first floor.
So, my thought was to take the cable modem output in the basement and run that into a Ethernet switch right next to that. One output would go up to the basement ceiling and over to the spot where there desk is, then up into a jack on the wall right next to the desk.
A second Ethernet switch output would be the existing line up to my workroom and into the Linksys router.
Does that make sense in terms of ease of installation and security ?
I have a second Linksys router (WRT54GS). I’m assuming that has a (better) hardware firewall built in. The Ethernet switch likely is just a dumb switch I assume. Would there be any benefit to using the second Linksys router in the basement in place of the switch ... if that’s possible ?
Thanks
In the work room I have a Linksys WRT54G router and will often have multiple devices online at once (wired - as preferred), I also use the Wifi of the Linksys router (probably mostly via my phone when I’m upstairs).
Recently a housemate moved in and my goal was to get them a wired internet connection to their desk on the first floor. I felt it very impractical to wire a line from the second floor work room all the way to the first floor.
So, my thought was to take the cable modem output in the basement and run that into a Ethernet switch right next to that. One output would go up to the basement ceiling and over to the spot where there desk is, then up into a jack on the wall right next to the desk.
A second Ethernet switch output would be the existing line up to my workroom and into the Linksys router.
Does that make sense in terms of ease of installation and security ?
I have a second Linksys router (WRT54GS). I’m assuming that has a (better) hardware firewall built in. The Ethernet switch likely is just a dumb switch I assume. Would there be any benefit to using the second Linksys router in the basement in place of the switch ... if that’s possible ?
Thanks