- Sep 15, 2017
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Hi, I'm new to the forums and have some questions about a potential new network setup. I live in an area where I can get gigabit internet and I want to plan for how the rest of my current networking has to change to allow for more bandwidth. I know the gigabit internet is available to my house per a discussion with WOW (wide open west).
The one thing I cannot stand with my current setup is the wires. I have a wire running from my router in my living room up my stairs to the second floor to a room that is not directly above the living room. I also have a wire running from my living room to a room across the hallway. Inbetween the living room and this other room is a bathroom and a closet. Ideally for me it would be nice to remove these wires if I can, altogether. I was thinking of getting some routers and putting them in WAP only mode and using the wired connection from the WAP to a computer or HUB in the other 2 rooms requiring connectivity. I'm going to admit I am not that handy but I also don't want to be putting a bunch of holes in walls or floors if I can avoid it; that is a last resort. My question here: is it possible for me to setup WAP's where I can use the Ethernet on those routers to supply internet to computers or a HUB and within reason, can I expect to obtain high bandwidth using this setup? If so, given that I'm looking to go gigabit, any suggestions on some reasonably priced routers I can use as WAP's that will maximize my throughput?
I'm almost certain I need to upgrade my network cabling since right now I have cat5 cables and it looks like I should be upgrading to either cat6 or cat6a. My understanding is cat5 is limited to 100Mbps. Please confirm.
The one thing I cannot stand with my current setup is the wires. I have a wire running from my router in my living room up my stairs to the second floor to a room that is not directly above the living room. I also have a wire running from my living room to a room across the hallway. Inbetween the living room and this other room is a bathroom and a closet. Ideally for me it would be nice to remove these wires if I can, altogether. I was thinking of getting some routers and putting them in WAP only mode and using the wired connection from the WAP to a computer or HUB in the other 2 rooms requiring connectivity. I'm going to admit I am not that handy but I also don't want to be putting a bunch of holes in walls or floors if I can avoid it; that is a last resort. My question here: is it possible for me to setup WAP's where I can use the Ethernet on those routers to supply internet to computers or a HUB and within reason, can I expect to obtain high bandwidth using this setup? If so, given that I'm looking to go gigabit, any suggestions on some reasonably priced routers I can use as WAP's that will maximize my throughput?
I'm almost certain I need to upgrade my network cabling since right now I have cat5 cables and it looks like I should be upgrading to either cat6 or cat6a. My understanding is cat5 is limited to 100Mbps. Please confirm.