Spinal
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2004
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- between Uxbridge and the Alps
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- x254, G350, Duster, S320, Mach1, 900ss and a few more
So I did something silly again without thinking it through...
I saw an offer for fiber internet (10Gbit/s down and another 10Gbit/s up), which cost little (sub-50 quid per month), so ordered it.
Now, before I start cancelling my previous provider and all the rest, I realized there's no way I can use that! My desktop has two gigabit NICs, but is nowhere near the fiber breakout box. (Current provide is 1Gbit/s synchronous, and over coaxial).
So, to bridge the gap (about 5-6 meters, across a living room and through one wall), I need options... I have a few spare wireless dongles - but they are all N. I could order a wireless ac dongle... but I also have some cables in the walls (but can't tell if they are 5e or 6 - there's no marking on the cable). This sadly doesn't go near my desktop...
So the options I can think of are:
- test the cables, if CAT6 (or otherwise, if they support 10G), swap the office and bedroom around so that I can hardwire the desktop, and then upgrade the NIC...
- stick to Wireless AC with a new dongle
- stick to wireless N, I probably wont notice the difference...
- something else that I haven't considered? (I've seen some posts of a 10G powerline adapter... does anyone have experience with these?)
I saw an offer for fiber internet (10Gbit/s down and another 10Gbit/s up), which cost little (sub-50 quid per month), so ordered it.
Now, before I start cancelling my previous provider and all the rest, I realized there's no way I can use that! My desktop has two gigabit NICs, but is nowhere near the fiber breakout box. (Current provide is 1Gbit/s synchronous, and over coaxial).
So, to bridge the gap (about 5-6 meters, across a living room and through one wall), I need options... I have a few spare wireless dongles - but they are all N. I could order a wireless ac dongle... but I also have some cables in the walls (but can't tell if they are 5e or 6 - there's no marking on the cable). This sadly doesn't go near my desktop...
So the options I can think of are:
- test the cables, if CAT6 (or otherwise, if they support 10G), swap the office and bedroom around so that I can hardwire the desktop, and then upgrade the NIC...
- stick to Wireless AC with a new dongle
- stick to wireless N, I probably wont notice the difference...
- something else that I haven't considered? (I've seen some posts of a 10G powerline adapter... does anyone have experience with these?)