How can I get more ethernet ports in my house working?

[Alex Atkin UK]

1 hour ago, Blue4130 said:

You could also just get a cheap second router and turn off dhcp / put it in bridge mode. They are sometimes cheaper than a dedicated access point. Put that on the 3rd floor, move the router to the basement. That's what I've done at my place. I had old routers from previous isp upgrades. Rather than collect dust, I use them to beef up wifi where the signal is weak. 

I used to do this and will never recommend a router over a proper Access Point any more.  They're made much more cheaply with less robust WiFi as Access Points are designed for business use.

Sure its not guaranteed they will perform any worse, but Access Points are often ceiling mounted which gives much better WiFi coverage than a router sat on a shelf or table.  They also usually are Power over Ethernet so only need a single cable to be run to their location, which is easier and neater to install for best coverage.  The power could be fed from the basement over the ethernet cable.

[Blue4130]

1 hour ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

I used to do this and will never recommend a router over a proper Access Point any more.  They're made much more cheaply with less robust WiFi as Access Points are designed for business use.

Sure its not guaranteed they will perform any worse, but Access Points are often ceiling mounted which gives much better WiFi coverage than a router sat on a shelf or table.  They also usually are Power over Ethernet so only need a single cable to be run to their location, which is easier and neater to install for best coverage.  The power could be fed from the basement over the ethernet cable.

Yes it's not ideal, but it's a decent way to keep costs down and old electronics out of the landfill. 

[Alex Atkin UK]

1 hour ago, Blue4130 said:

Yes it's not ideal, but it's a decent way to keep costs down and old electronics out of the landfill. 

Indeed, but I just wouldn't encourage people to do it in general unless they have spare routers knocking around and know the caveats with such a setup such as disabled everything correctly so it doesn't break their LAN.

When the house is pre-wired for ethernet, you might as well do it properly and neatly.

[wseaton]

The basement guy can whine about wifi all he wants. With a 90mb connection any consumer access point will add < 1ms latency. This isnt 2006. 

 

For a 90mb connection I would just plug a cheap switch into the router if there's no available port and an access point into that. 

[Alex Atkin UK]

1 hour ago, wseaton said:

The basement guy can whine about wifi all he wants. With a 90mb connection any consumer access point will add < 1ms latency. This isnt 2006. 

 

For a 90mb connection I would just plug a cheap switch into the router if there's no available port and an access point into that. 

Pretty sure I get more like 3ms even on WiFi 6, plus the bigger issue is reliability as WiFi will have a tendency to add jitter or someone walking past the router can cause drop outs.  Its just far from ideal for a streamer and why not "do it right" if you can and everyone be happier all around?

[LWM723]

But why the extra work and expense for a tenant who is getting free internet. If he wants better he can get his own account.

[Alex Atkin UK]

46 minutes ago, LWM723 said:

But why the extra work and expense for a tenant who is getting free internet. If he wants better he can get his own account.

Maybe they are willing to contribute to the cost?

Maybe they are friends and just wanting to be nice?

Maybe having a good centralised setup is just better for everyone in the household?

 

Its not our place to question why the OP is willing to do this.

[LWM723]

When your getting free internet just be happy that it's free. You can always pay for your own. Most renters don't have free internet.

[Alex Atkin UK]

2 minutes ago, LWM723 said:

When your getting free internet just be happy that it's free. You can always pay for your own. Most renters don't have free internet.

Except they may have included Internet as part of the deal for living there.  Again, its not your place to speculate on why the OP wants to do this, they only asked for help in how to.

[LWM723]

Hmm, perhaps the OP is the "tenant".

[Alex Atkin UK]

21 hours ago, LWM723 said:

Hmm, perhaps the OP is the "tenant".

Well then at least they now know the expense of doing this for the landlord.