Hi everyone, thanks for a great forum. The house we just bought has been wired for Ethernet in most rooms. There are 12 Ethernet jacks throughout the house, and they all go back to a 12-port patch panel in a bedroom closet. I guess this was chosen because the cable connection also comes into the house there, so that's where the cable modem was.
So far, I've just been using one of the Ethernet jacks, in our living room. I have our wireless router there (a Linksys E4200), and a few of our devices plug into the router directly. But the wireless doesn't really cover the whole house from there, especially the guest house that's a separate structure.
Since that guest house has its own jack, I was thinking to install a second wireless router there.
1. Am I better off having just one wireless network, or a separate one originating from the guesthouse?
2. What do I need in order to get more outputs from the cable modem to the patch panel so that more jacks in the house will have internet?
3. Or is there a better way to do what I want (better wireless coverage throughout the house)?
Thanks in advance!
So far, I've just been using one of the Ethernet jacks, in our living room. I have our wireless router there (a Linksys E4200), and a few of our devices plug into the router directly. But the wireless doesn't really cover the whole house from there, especially the guest house that's a separate structure.
Since that guest house has its own jack, I was thinking to install a second wireless router there.
1. Am I better off having just one wireless network, or a separate one originating from the guesthouse?
2. What do I need in order to get more outputs from the cable modem to the patch panel so that more jacks in the house will have internet?
3. Or is there a better way to do what I want (better wireless coverage throughout the house)?
Thanks in advance!