Need internet access in the living room. Router in office. Need to either purchase a wireless adapter or run cat5 from my office to my living room. Trying to price out both, weigh options, etc. I don't have the equipment to fish wire, looking to price someone who does and will help install it. Wire would be run up office wall, across attic, down 2 floors to the living room. Help me TWW - whatcha got?

11/30/2010 10:58:58 AM

http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=604556

Snewf might be able to help

11/30/2010 11:04:00 AM

Cool. Thanks aaronian.

PM out to Snewf.

If any others have interest or price ideas or w/e let me know.

11/30/2010 11:16:28 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-SlickDeals&cm_mmc=AFC-SlickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16833320042

DD-WRT in client mode would get you there for $18

However for bandwidth intensive applications just run the blame cable.

11/30/2010 12:28:56 PM

Would a usb adapter (like a d-link or cisco) work for the blu ray player in place of the company's $80 version if I already have a router set up? Or would I have to buy one of those gaming/video adapters that has the ethernet out?

I know the wired connection would be best since I want to stream netflix and pandora, but if the wireless would work for a lot less money, I may give it a shot.

11/30/2010 12:57:52 PM

pandora shouldn't be a problem, netflix could easily be streamed wirelessly but you might not get the HD viewing level.

out of pure laziness and cheapness, i'd go with the router.

11/30/2010 1:13:39 PM

Heck yea - you don't have a 54MBit internet connection; that's what buffering is for

11/30/2010 2:48:11 PM

Now that wireless N is the new wifi standard it makes running cat5 for more purposes unnecessary. I'd go ahead and dish out for a wireless N router and adapter, even if you have to buy the branded adapter for your bluray player. That being said, some alternatives you may not have thought of and might want to consider:

- Pluglinks http://www.buyasoka.com/product.aspx?p_id=586659
These use your home's existing line voltage to transfer the signal so you don't need to run cable. The downside is that they are pretty pricey, the upside is that the speed is up to 200Mbps

- Ethernet over Coax adapters http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-MCAB1001-Coax-Ethernet-Adapter-Black/dp/B001N85NMI
Same concept only uses your existing coax cables. Again, pretty pricey here but speeds of up to 270Mbps

- AT&T U-Verse http://www.att.com/uverse
A fun fact that AT&T doesn't want you to know is that their set top boxes act as ethernet over coax adapters, making this the cheapest and best solution of the three. The only problem here is that you need to have/want to switch to U-Verse (which I would highly recommend if it is available to you)

Again I think wireless N is your best bang for your buck, just wanted to give you some other options besides paying someone to run cat5.

Good luck!

[Edited on December 3, 2010 at 1:48 AM. Reason : Formatting]

12/3/2010 1:47:16 AM

running wire is easy. all you need is a cheap fishtape from lowes or somewhere like that.

12/3/2010 2:23:34 AM

^ It looks like my best option may be through a fire wall - which apparently has extra horizontal supports - which makes it less fun...

^^ Thanks for the additional information. I didn't know about any of those options. When I get some extra money - I may splurge a bit on one of those type options. :-)

[Edited on December 3, 2010 at 9:19 AM. Reason : spelling fail]

12/3/2010 9:19:04 AM