Extending ethernet/wifi connection

powerlinerouter

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I am trying to extend the internet connectivity in my house.

Here's the scenario:

Room one - Office:
Currently have Talk Talk DSL 3680 Broadband Wireless N150 ADSL 2+ Router plugged into the master phone socket of the house which is providing LAN connection to the desktop and wifi around the house.

Room 2 - TV Room:
Has slave phone sockets available (filtered and unfiltered) and a BT Vision box (can't find any model number on it) that I want to connect to the internet. The BT Vision box has LAN, USB and SPDIF ports (LAN best one to connect to the internet with?)

Room 3 - Living Room:
Often the wifi connection drops here and I'd like to boost the signal. This room also has slave phone sockets available (filtered and unfiltered).

If helpful, the layout of the rooms is:

Living Room -------- Office Room ------- TV Room 3 rooms in one long row one next to the other.

I happen to have another router (BT Home Hub 4.0 Type A).



So my question is what would be the best way to expand the internet connectivity in the house?

My primary concern is connecting the TV Box. Could I do this using the second router? If so, can I just plug it directly into the slave phone socket, and then into the TV Box?
(I've read articles on making a second router a slave, and seen comments about slave phone sockets not allowing internet to go through them, having to set up the second router as a slave, setting DHPC off ... don't know what that is.... assuming this might mean a big long wire from office router to TV room router .... lol)

I've also read about powerline adapters.

Ideally I'd like to get the TV Box done using the second router as it doesn't require me spending any more money but would be interested to know more about the powerline thing if it's a good solution.

I'm slightly tech-inclined, but phone wiring and electronics is not my field. I'd be much obliged if an expert could point me in the right direction.

Many thanks,


Alex
 
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Unfortunately you can't use the phone sockets to connect the devices together. There is some specialized equipment available that allows this, but it's expensive, difficult to find and may not work well.

As previously mentioned, powerline adapters are your best bet if you want to avoid running Cat5 cable. These adapters can provide a good quality connection, but some electrical wiring configurations can prevent them from working entirely.

If you have coax cable connections (cable TV jacks) in each room, you may want to consider...

powerlinerouter

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Thanks guys for your responses.

Cat5e is ethernet cable from a quick search?

Ideally, I don't want to run cable everywhere if possible, however if connection speed will be compromised significantly then I may have to.

Using the second router, any advance on whether or not I can just plug this into a slave socket in the wall and it's good to go?

Or do I need to connect it to the primary router using an ethernet cable?

(Also, I have no idea where I access DHCP settings)
 

USAFRet

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Anything other than ethernet cable (Cat5e or Cat6) will result in slower speed over your LAN.
 

BuddhaSkoota

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Unfortunately you can't use the phone sockets to connect the devices together. There is some specialized equipment available that allows this, but it's expensive, difficult to find and may not work well.

As previously mentioned, powerline adapters are your best bet if you want to avoid running Cat5 cable. These adapters can provide a good quality connection, but some electrical wiring configurations can prevent them from working entirely.

If you have coax cable connections (cable TV jacks) in each room, you may want to consider MoCA adapters.
 
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