I have 2 Ethernet lines running from my mechanical room to my office, which is where I'd like to house my main router. In my mechanical room in my basement I have my Cable Modem as well as my main switch as this can then feed every ethernet port in the house. I have Comcast for phone and internet, and my Cable modem right now is set as the DHCP router.
Right now I'm using 1 of these lines as a phone line (hooked up to phone service in the mechanical room), the other has my cable modem (DHCP router) feeding a switch, which then runs to every port in the house, one of which is my Asus Router (set as an AP to not overlap DHCP with my cable modem).
So right now it looks like this:
Line 1: Cable/Phone Modem (Router) -> Switch -> Wireless Router (AP)
Line 2: Cable/Phone Modem -> Fax
I don't like using my cable modem as a router, however with only 2 lines to my office, I'm limited in the options available. Ideally I'd have 3 Ethernet lines, so 1 could run directly from my cable modem (which would have router turned off) to my Asus Router, which would be my only DHCP router then. The 2nd line could run from the Asus router back down to the switch, which then feeds all ports. The 3rd line would be phone line for my fax machine. However I only have 2 lines and since my mechanical room and office are on different floors it isn't easy to add a new Ethernet run.
Are there any creative ways using a switch that I could get the end result I want with only 2 Ethernet runs between floors? Or is my only option to have a router in the basement next to the modem, which feeds the switch, which then feeds every port in the house? I wanted to try to avoid this as the router in that room would be less than worthless for signal since it's in a back corner in the basement surrounded by metal ductwork etc.
Right now I'm using 1 of these lines as a phone line (hooked up to phone service in the mechanical room), the other has my cable modem (DHCP router) feeding a switch, which then runs to every port in the house, one of which is my Asus Router (set as an AP to not overlap DHCP with my cable modem).
So right now it looks like this:
Line 1: Cable/Phone Modem (Router) -> Switch -> Wireless Router (AP)
Line 2: Cable/Phone Modem -> Fax
I don't like using my cable modem as a router, however with only 2 lines to my office, I'm limited in the options available. Ideally I'd have 3 Ethernet lines, so 1 could run directly from my cable modem (which would have router turned off) to my Asus Router, which would be my only DHCP router then. The 2nd line could run from the Asus router back down to the switch, which then feeds all ports. The 3rd line would be phone line for my fax machine. However I only have 2 lines and since my mechanical room and office are on different floors it isn't easy to add a new Ethernet run.
Are there any creative ways using a switch that I could get the end result I want with only 2 Ethernet runs between floors? Or is my only option to have a router in the basement next to the modem, which feeds the switch, which then feeds every port in the house? I wanted to try to avoid this as the router in that room would be less than worthless for signal since it's in a back corner in the basement surrounded by metal ductwork etc.
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