How do I get Internet around the house? please help!

[thickwalls]

Hi everyone...I know I'm a bit behind the times here, but I need some good advice. I live in the country, and have pretty good broadband from Sky. My house is old ...AD 1560 and has very thick walls . Need to send my internet signal around the house. Laying cables would be a nightmare, so how do I do it?. This is a big house...7 bedrooms, 5 living rooms, we have several ring mains...What do I buy?.....

All suggestions welcome
Cheers
Daz

[Stuart]

Powerline is probably the best option for you. While early powerline adapters had trouble working across multiple rings, the new adapters don't, in my experience. In fact, doing a bit of googling, it seems that the things that cause modern adapters problems are surge protectors and transformers between the ring mains (you are unlikely to have a transformer connecting the ring mains in your house though). I am unsure if an old-style fuse box would cause a problem, however.

I live in a 3 bed semi, and only use the powerline to get a decent connection upstairs. Upstairs has an older version of http://www.netgear.co.uk/home/produc...e/XAV5004.aspx and downstairs has an older version of http://www.netgear.co.uk/home/produc...e/XAV5001.aspx.

I chose the netgears because I saw a few good reviews and also I could (should I need to) buy extra units individually (the others I found only seem to come in packs), which would give me freedom to expand the network without buying hardware I don't need.

to the forum. BTW!.

[AndyCambs]

A wifi extender maybe?
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/22112...f13=80&ff14=63

[progers]

Like Stuart, Powerline adapters, I have them here and used them in church over a 100M link. I bought the TPLink 500m variety from Amazon

[thickwalls]

Thank you Gentlemen....

I get the idea. Cheers
Daz

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by AndyCambs

A wifi extender maybe?
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/22112...f13=80&ff14=63

Depends how many you wish to buy... I work in an old building with walls up to 4 foot thick. Even with commercial grade Cisco wireless access points, we still have to have one every 20 metres or so on each floor to get even a vaguely good signal. Even that amount of WAPs doesn't guarantee a good signal

[Xtinguish]

I use TP Link Powerline adapters which are great but make sure they don't pass through any surge protectors.

[Matthew]

Have a look at the TP ones, they do wireless ones as well as wired homeplugs. I have one running through a surge lead and its ok. Best homeplugs I have found so far having used a Belkin and Netgear set, only upgraded Netgear for a faster set, one benefit they have it they have a switch kind of built in.

If you can run hardwired sockets which will be the overall best option but may not be easiest/cheapest.