Hard wiring Ethernet Cable

[John Boy Saint]

Anyone run Ethernet cables from a hub round the outside of the house to provide an hard wired internet connection to Sky Q and other stuff I don't want to chase out walls.

thanks

[hypochondriac]

Have you considered using a powerline kit? I use a tplink one from maplins and it's fantastic.

[St Chalet]

Have you considered using a powerline kit? I use a tplink one from maplins and it's fantastic.

 

This. We have a house where the Wi-fi cannot get around and these work perfectly.

[John Boy Saint]

Cheers chaps,

I have a BT extender but it just fades in and out, I got a new Hub 6 with the infinity and all the advert cobblers about it going through walls!! The Hub is upstairs but 6meters from it on the far side of my bed getting attached to it is sporadic, yet going over the road then 2 houses down I can stream on that neighbours doorstep!! Yet the extender is plugged in the living room 11 feet below the hub and it struggles to pick up internet.

Wish I had a Chrystal ball 6 years ago when the house was gutted and rewired if I had been up with this stuff I might have had the for fore thought to Hardware Ethernet sockets everywhere.

I will give these a go as the reviews look spot on

[hypochondriac]

Extenders are rubbish. Get the tp link powerline one, they work perfectly.

[John Boy Saint]

Extenders are rubbish. Get the tp link powerline one, they work perfectly.

Which one to go for? There seem to be a few at Maplin

[badgerx16]

Which one to go for? There seem to be a few at Maplin

If you just want a wired LAN with no frills the starter kits are fine. We have used them for networked gaming between computers in different rooms of the house.

Edited 22 December, 2017 by badgerx16

[John Boy Saint]

Thanks again chaps for your help, went for one with bells and whistles, punches out a bit of wi-fi too, have a new room out the back with boys toys 55" TV, Sky Q behaves (touch wood), watching Amazon etc was becoming a chore, TV acted the goat but the Ethernet cable into the DVD player works wonders. Stumbled across the Le Mans series delivered in 4K HD. Wow! It was like the night Colour TV arrived in our house when I was a nipper.

Once again thanks for your help, Merry Christmas.