Yes, Andrew, I had considered that option. But the wiring of this house is very much overdue for replacement - we have only delayed the operation because for the last year or two we have been on the point of moving! But for various reasons we are still here! Sub-standard wiring might not be ideal for the purpose of carrying the broadband signal I suspect. Still it might be worth a try - it would certainly be the simplest option. Douglas On 26 Jul 2008 at 16:34, Andrew Hodgson wrote: > Hi, > > There is another option - use the electricity cables to provide you with > broadband in the remote office, but have the router plugged into the > master socket. This is what I do - have the router plugged into the > master socket in the main office. I have various other bits of network > equipment in the office, as well as one machine connected to a switch. > This is not actually the room I do most of my work; it is my parent's > office. In the office I have a cable going from the switch to a homeplug > box. This plugs into the electricity supply, and from this box I am able > to connect an external wireless access point upstairs for my sister's > laptop, and when I want to use a wireless connection, and in the garage, > so we can have a webcam plugged in there. The garage is separate > physically from the house, but the important thing is that it is on the > same mains box in the house. > > I only got the cheapest ones which give 14 MBPS, since most of the usage > is for Internet access, but faster ones are available. > > Thanks. > Andrew. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Douglas Harrison Sent: 26 July 2008 12:54 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microfilters etc. > > > Thanks for this, Colin. > > In fact I only recently switched to broadband, and the ISP provided as > part of the package a "free" single port router pre-configured. This > allows me to have an ethernet connection to my main machine with the > option of switching to the other one (in the same room) if necessary, but > this was only ever intended as a short term arrangement. I am currently > trying to decide which more sophisticated router I should purchase. This > would of course include wireless capability as well as ethernet > connections. > > Having the router downstairs at the main telephone socket might be the > best option, but there are two things which make me hesitate to go down > that road. Firstly the "geometry" of the house - a long thin building in > which the main socket and my office are as far away from each other as > possible and with several intervening walls. I wonder whether this might > prevent me getting a good wireless signal. Also my wife has a serious > hearing problem and I am a little concerned that the wireless signal might > interfere with her hearing aids, which would be disastrous! > > Hence my preference for having a router on the extension point in my > office and using > ethernet connections. But I must accept that may not be compatible with > getting good broadband speeds. > > -- Douglas Harrison ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq