Connecting Internet From First Floor To Third Floor

This is a discussion on connecting pc on 1st floor to 3rd floor within the cabling and network cards forums part of the tech support forum category.

Connecting internet from first floor to third floor.

There are 4 pcs and a printer on the second floor. The third dvr hr24 on my second floor can not be connected by ethernet. If you have a home with multiple floors you also want to consider which floors you frequent the most. While i have a wireless connection with my xbox sometimes it lags.

It data center will be located on 1st floor. We are going to set up a small wired networks lan fast ethernet in each floor. There are 8 pcs and a printer on the first floor. Extend the phone line to the second floor then put the router there so the ground floor and the 3rd floor are both covered.

Okay that might not be feasible in some circumstances so you might really need two or more active signal transmitting devices to give adequate coverage. Data and voice networks needed either vlan or physically separated user count per floor upwards of 100 locations with 4 data runs to each location. Connecting pc on 1st floor to 3rd floor. Floors consist of central cubicle area and exterior offices pre wired to wiring closet on each floor.

I wish i could have one big network that combines the printer on the third floor the backup drives on the second floor and the sonos system on the first floor while still maintaining the full network. If you imagine your wi fi coverage as a sphere like earth then the router is the core. Conduit exists in building between floors. Modem router at first floor access point tl wa801nd at third floor connected via lan.

Can i get a cable modem for the first fl. If it can not be connected by wifi it is no a big deal not to have internet access. The genie on my first floor and the hr20 in my basement can easily be connected to my network thru the deca by ethernet. Ditto with my network drive on the second floor and sonos system on the first floor.

I need another wired connection on the first floor for my tv blu ray and xbox 360. In this last period laptops and phones connected to the extended wi fi have speed problems and in some cases they also have problems to connecting internet itself. In a multilevel home consider the floor or ceiling. I have my work pc on the first floor and my server backup pc on the third floor.

I hate having to constantly disconnect and connect to another network to use that network s resources.