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Yeah yeah I know theres loads of threads like this but feel like I best ask my own question for peace of mind.
So, looks like we are finally getting FTTP after being stuck on 2mbps ADSL and/or unreliable mobile 4g through Three. We bought this (newbuild) house in Nov 16 so its been a tough old wait.
Annoyingly, the builders had the BT master socket fitted into the kitchen, where its neither use nor ornament really and would also create a bit of an unsightly mess with the modem/battery backup they install on the internal wall for FTTP. There's 2 key places in my house where I absolutely want an available Ethernet connection.
1) Upstairs man cave where the PC/PlayStation are.
2) Living room where Main TV/Sky/BR player are.
I then have other TV's/IOT's dotted around the house but happy for all them to be on wifi. I may look into a mesh setup as well depending on Wifi strength.
So my current thinking is this and just wanted to run it past folk first...
Have the master socket moved into the living room where the TV etc is (I know an openreach engineer who can do this for beers rather than £130). The entry point here would be about 10 yards further down the same external wall as the master socket is currently located. I can then plug the TV/Sky/BR directly into the router (or plug in a cheap switch if I need more connections).
Then run some external cat6 back outside (from where the router is), round the back of the house and up the other side, to the first floor where the PC and PlayStation are. Cheap switch, plug both in, hey presto.
Does this seem to make sense or is there a better way? I don't want to do it internally by lifting floorboards as it wouldn't be worth the grief I'd get from the Mrs. Would it be worth running two cables or will one to a switch suffice? And am I better off terminating each end in and out of the house to some sort of network wall plate?
Help appreciated.
So, looks like we are finally getting FTTP after being stuck on 2mbps ADSL and/or unreliable mobile 4g through Three. We bought this (newbuild) house in Nov 16 so its been a tough old wait.
Annoyingly, the builders had the BT master socket fitted into the kitchen, where its neither use nor ornament really and would also create a bit of an unsightly mess with the modem/battery backup they install on the internal wall for FTTP. There's 2 key places in my house where I absolutely want an available Ethernet connection.
1) Upstairs man cave where the PC/PlayStation are.
2) Living room where Main TV/Sky/BR player are.
I then have other TV's/IOT's dotted around the house but happy for all them to be on wifi. I may look into a mesh setup as well depending on Wifi strength.
So my current thinking is this and just wanted to run it past folk first...
Have the master socket moved into the living room where the TV etc is (I know an openreach engineer who can do this for beers rather than £130). The entry point here would be about 10 yards further down the same external wall as the master socket is currently located. I can then plug the TV/Sky/BR directly into the router (or plug in a cheap switch if I need more connections).
Then run some external cat6 back outside (from where the router is), round the back of the house and up the other side, to the first floor where the PC and PlayStation are. Cheap switch, plug both in, hey presto.
Does this seem to make sense or is there a better way? I don't want to do it internally by lifting floorboards as it wouldn't be worth the grief I'd get from the Mrs. Would it be worth running two cables or will one to a switch suffice? And am I better off terminating each end in and out of the house to some sort of network wall plate?
Help appreciated.