[mythtv-users] Noobish network cable connection question, basement > upstairs

[R. G. Newbury]

Bobby Gill wrote:
> Just moved and have one ethernet cable going from the basement to upstairs
> (no cable upstairs just yet either, long story with the doggone builder).
> For the time being this is okay as I just have one desktop (my FE) in the
> house upstairs. Now I want to keep my mythbox in the basement, but I would
> really prefer to keep the router upstairs in case of powering off/on, would
> prefer not to have to run down to the basement of course. This is probably
> super simple but being a networking noob I'd rather check with y'all.
> 
> Right now I have mythbox (basement) > router (basement) > cable modem
> (basement) > ethernet cable going from basement to upstairs >desktop
> (upstairs).
> 
> How can I have it so the router stays upstairs (if need be I'll grab
> something else)? I was thinking of a 3-way RJ45 splitter or something but
> they're a bugger to find here and I'm not so sure they're the best solution.
> Any help is appreciated, thanks.
> 
> 
> P.S. If it makes sense to go to gigabit ethernet or something perhaps now's
> the time (though I'm not sure what to get there either)...
> 
Gee, I can't remember offhand when I last had to recycle either of my 
routers. If you REALLY want to be able to cycle the router remotely, you 
could use an X10 remote controller. Seriously, the best place for the 
router is downstairs. If you brought it upstairs, you would need 2 cat 5 
cables, one UP from the cable modem to the router, and one DOWN from the 
router to the backend. If you can easily do that, then put it upstairs, 
where you can see the pretty lights.

But I don't power cycle my routers (home and office) so it shouldn't be 
a problem to put it downstairs.

Now recycling cable modems, I know nothing about..Although Rogers is 
installing one next Monday, along with home phone.

Geoff