Help with how to get a wired connection?

Nayngnottz94 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:04

Ive recently purchased my first computer, ive learnt which parts are what and everything here is the build ** No Competitors **
My only problem is i have no idea what to purchase for a wired connection? My pc will be in my bedroom upstairs, and our router is downstairs in the living room, we are on virgin. And its laggy most times. So how would i go about doing this?

foster grant · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:13

Do you mean you're on a wireless connection...and you want to use Ethernet ?

Also you will need to remove the competitor links

5abr3 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:17

Assuming that your router has RJ45 (Ethernet) ports empty and you have installed your motherboard drivers you should just need to head over to here and pick a cable that is long enough to reach between the two devices. Your motherboard supports Gigabit/s networking so Cat 5e cable is appropriate (Cat 6 supports greater speeds but is generally less flexible due to shielding and is backwards compatible with Cat 5e etc).

Just make sure the description on the page for the part you pick says something along the lines of "connect your computer to your router/switch" rather than "to directly connect 2 computers together" just incase your router doesn't support adaptive cable topologies.

ExRayTed · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:23

OP - kindly remove the competitor link, not allowed here

Wireless adapter to connect to your Virgin Hub (and suffer the rubbish wireless performance), homeplug kit or a long ethernet cable run. We have a similar situation in our house, but I bought a 3rd party router which improved wireless performance massively.

Nayngnottz94 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:34

foster grant said:
Do you mean you're on a wireless connection...and you want to use Ethernet ?

Also you will need to remove the competitor links

Yeah sorry mate thats what i meant lol, im on a wireless connection, but people are telling me id be better off with a wired connection, and dont know what to purchase

Nayngnottz94 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:35

5abr3 said:
Assuming that your router has RJ45 (Ethernet) ports empty and you have installed your motherboard drivers you should just need to head over to here and pick a cable that is long enough to reach between the two devices. Your motherboard supports Gigabit/s networking so Cat 5e cable is appropriate (Cat 6 supports greater speeds but is generally less flexible due to shielding and is backwards compatible with Cat 5e etc).

Just make sure the description on the page for the part you pick says something along the lines of "connect your computer to your router/switch" rather than "to directly connect 2 computers together" just incase your router doesn't support adaptive cable topologies.

Right so just buy a cable that will fit from my router to my pc?

5abr3 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:37

Nayngnottz94 said:
Right so just buy a cable that will fit from my router to my pc?

That should be all you need to do hardware wise. Like I say it's worth checking your router has wired ports available (unusual not to have them but still).

foster grant · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:39

Nayngnottz94 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:40

5abr3 said:
That should be all you need to do hardware wise. Like I say it's worth checking your router has wired ports available (unusual not to have them but still).

I think im gunna need a longer cable mate, my bedroom is on the opposite side of the house to the router lol,

Nayngnottz94 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:44

5abr3 said:
That should be all you need to do hardware wise. Like I say it's worth checking your router has wired ports available (unusual not to have them but still).

You reckon its worth getting another router installed? Will this give my Pc better performance than the one downstairs being so far away?

Biz.Kid09 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:44

Use powerline adapters.

Plug ethernet from router to powerline.

Plug ethernet from powerline adapter in your room to PC.

Done.

5abr3 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:47

Nayngnottz94 said:
I think im gunna need a longer cable mate, my bedroom is on the opposite side of the house to the router lol,

The spec supports up to 90m for permanent wiring, the longest OcUK stock is 30 here and if 30m won't reach that would explain your wireless issues!

If 30m doesn't reach you have a couple of options, one of which is to drop a switch/hub in every 30m to act as a signal booster (this will add a bit of signal delay through processing time etc). You are probably best using a tape measure or some string and working out the port to port distance following the route you would want the cable to follow to give you your minimum and then add a bit on to account for bend rads of the cable etc!

foster grant · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:47

We have 2 pcs upstairs and I just have them connected via Ethernet leads from my ASUS n56u router which is connected to the Superhub which is just set to modem mode

we only use wireless for mobiles and tablets

5abr3 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:50

Biz.Kid09 said:
Use powerline adapters.

Plug ethernet from router to powerline.

Plug ethernet from powerline adapter in your room to PC.

Done.

Depends on how the building is wired as to how effective that will be, if the downstairs ring is seperate from the upstairs ring then you may get issues with large switching currents from other devices as well as potentially causing other issues.

If the OP knows someone with a set of powerline adapters that can be borrowed for a quick trial then that would prove out if that brand/model works OK.

5abr3 · 16 Jan 2016 at 13:53

Nayngnottz94 said:
You reckon its worth getting another router installed? Will this give my Pc better performance than the one downstairs being so far away?

Have that kind of setup at my parents, you would still need to link the two together as using one as a wireless relay box is probably just going to make your ping worse if it is purely a WiFi repeater (though signal strength will improve).

Even worse if you get a cheap repeater box that uses exactly the same band as the router and you use a phone with WiFi between the two as the QOS will normally drop as the band is more congested.

Captain · 16 Jan 2016 at 14:01

You'd be better off fitting a gigabit switch fed from the router, then using the switch to connect your pc.

Run a cable from your router to this switch, then a cable from the switch to your pc, that's If you can't find a cable long enough.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tp-l...rts-plastic-case-tl-sg1005d-v6-nw-174-tp.html

Nayngnottz94 · 16 Jan 2016 at 15:14

Clov!s said:
You'd be better off fitting a gigabit switch fed from the router, then using the switch to connect your pc.

Run a cable from your router to this switch, then a cable from the switch to your pc, that's If you can't find a cable long enough.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tp-l...rts-plastic-case-tl-sg1005d-v6-nw-174-tp.html

Brilliant mate so will this effect my virgin router in anyway? Cheers for the help

Captain · 16 Jan 2016 at 15:18

Nayngnottz94 said:
Brilliant mate so will this effect my virgin router in anyway? Cheers for the help

Not at all mate.

I have one running from my Virgin superhub into my room so i can run my PC, Bluray player and Smart TV Through ethernet.

bledd · 16 Jan 2016 at 23:35

If you know any electricians, ask them for help to run a cat5e cable. I imagine they would have the tools to make the RJ45 ends up for you. It's specc'd to 100 metres.

freddie64 · 17 Jan 2016 at 08:44

You could try changing the wireless channel first to see if it improves your connection.

Guide here.

Hope this helps.