Hey there!
I have recently moved to start studying and going from a all-wired setup to this challenging apartment is a bit of a nightmare. The apartment is located on the second floor, while the internet connection and router provided (which i can't change the location of) is located in the basement. A new router for the basement is on the way, but I don't know the brand yet so don't think about that.
The basement, including the roof is made out of concrete, while all walls and ceilings on both the first and second floor is covered in plaster, which as far as I know further reduces wireless range and signal quality.
Since I rent the place, I would prefer not having to ask drilling through any walls.
To further add to the difficulties, the house has four separate electrical wire systems, one for each floor. I do have one outlet connected to my system in the basement, but that outlet is also connected to the hot water tank(don't know if that's the word you use in English), which i guess does produce some electrical noise. Anyways, I got a feeling a powerline/HomePlug solution wouldn't be close to an acceptable solution for 3 student and all the different clients.
Stability would be the highest priority for the setup, while a WLAN AP with the opportunity to run wires from there to various multimedia-devices would be ideal. I also need a wireless card for my desktop, so suggestions for one that would suit the setup are also appreciated.
Complicated, I know, but any suggestions, ideas and thoughts are welcome.
I have recently moved to start studying and going from a all-wired setup to this challenging apartment is a bit of a nightmare. The apartment is located on the second floor, while the internet connection and router provided (which i can't change the location of) is located in the basement. A new router for the basement is on the way, but I don't know the brand yet so don't think about that.
The basement, including the roof is made out of concrete, while all walls and ceilings on both the first and second floor is covered in plaster, which as far as I know further reduces wireless range and signal quality.
Since I rent the place, I would prefer not having to ask drilling through any walls.
To further add to the difficulties, the house has four separate electrical wire systems, one for each floor. I do have one outlet connected to my system in the basement, but that outlet is also connected to the hot water tank(don't know if that's the word you use in English), which i guess does produce some electrical noise. Anyways, I got a feeling a powerline/HomePlug solution wouldn't be close to an acceptable solution for 3 student and all the different clients.
Stability would be the highest priority for the setup, while a WLAN AP with the opportunity to run wires from there to various multimedia-devices would be ideal. I also need a wireless card for my desktop, so suggestions for one that would suit the setup are also appreciated.
Complicated, I know, but any suggestions, ideas and thoughts are welcome.