Bruce I currently do NOT transfer files between systems.
Ideally, RIGHT NOW, I would like to hook up two DirecTV DVRs and another computer. This would make four total on the network (this includes the computer in the office). The switch would be in the utility room downstairs.
I do...
Let me start by saying that everyone here has been extremely helpful over the years and the encouragement and advice I have received over the past few days has been outstanding!
Here is what I would like to do with the home network:
1. Connect two computers (perhaps three or four) to my...
Thanks folks....
Still working out the kinks....LOL....I have the lines run and am going to leave the sloppy phone company wiring alone for the moment.
Been trying to figure out how to get the leftover Linksys routers (each has a 4 port switch) working. Having the damndest time trying to...
How the heck did they do this?
Slight snag in the process right now....:(
Nothing that can't be solved though! :)
I am not entirely certain how the phone company hooked up the DSL into the house. It appears as though they took the blue/blue white wires and hooked them to the phone expansion...
You guys ROCK!!!!
Ok so I went to Home Depot and picked up the Sperry Lan/Phone Wire Tracker and it is working like a charm thus far. I have checked all the existing jacks and have them labeled! Still have some bare Cat5e that is run through the house to the homerun area and am now looking...
No....I was able to figure out generally where they go by moving a phone from room to room and disconnecting the jumper between the hubs.
Getting a wire toner in a few minutes to make the job easier. I placed blue tape on the ones I did know about but the others were in a hit and miss...
Moving the router to the utility room may be a good idea! I will have to trace the wires back from the office as this is where the phone guy hooked up the modem and such but I think I can figure it out!
Jizzler,
I already have good wireless in the home currently. But in order to hook up the DirecTV boxes for VOD I have to have a wired connection. Additionally I really want to have the wired connection for the downstairs as I do some gaming on occasion and have always had better success with...
TRUST me I am in the process of making this Rats Nest look like it SHOULD have been in the first place. It never ceases to amaze me how crappy folks do jobs at times.
Hopefully I can get this all sorted out shortly and be in business! Definitely getting the toner because tracing all of...
Thanks Brandon!
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I will start the purchasing soon so that I can get this up and running. The "switch" thing had me kind of confused but I comprehend how it works now I think.
Data from the router heads to the switch through the Cat5e cable...
Brandon,
Here is what I have on the pics for you. Currently the router is only a Linksys WRT45GS wireless G. I am planning on upgrading here in the future but want to get the network down first.
Here are the pics you requested:
Some of the jacks are just phone ones and some are...
Ahhhh...I think I am grasping this now.
I think something like this may work?
http://www.staples.com/Netgear-Prosafe-Plus-8-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-Switch/product_927673
So I would have this setup....
Router---->Cat5e---->SWITCH---->cat5e to rooms that need internet
This way the SWITCH can...
I guess I am confused on the "Switch" issue.....
The area where all the wires is does not have an electrical outlet but I can run a cord to power a switch.
So the "switch" is used to regulate the data to the rooms?
The wiring for TIA-568B spec is what I will be running and am familiar with...