Extending Network (DirectTV house)

[ClemsonDV]

My house is new and has great insulation for my energy costs, but getting wireless signal (Asus RT-N12) to my upstairs is spotty. My office is there and I have coax (DirecTV) running for cable, but I do not use Whole Home DVR. I am looking for a good option to extend my network to my 2nd floor (office and bedroom). I have read all about powerline adapters and tried a couple cheap ones that work, but not sufficiently. I then read about MOCA but they seem to have issues with DTV.

What is the best (preferably cheapest) option for me. I kick myself everytime i think about not getting ethernet cable run upstairs while my house was being built, but my builder was kind of a terd about it.

Would MoCA work in my house or is powerline the best option. Or just getting a better router (modem in the exact opposite corner of my office and a floor down).

Any advice is appreciated.

 

[claykin]

You have single coax to each wall plate?

Do you have phone wiring? Its usually Cat5e and hopefully each jack is a home run back to distribution point. If you have suitable phone wiring, and no more than two phone lines, you can turn the other two pairs of the Cat5e into a 10/100 network. 10/100 will be sufficient for most home uses.

All you would need to do is have someone break out the unused pairs from each Cat5e cable and wire then into a 110 punch down patch panel. From there you would link each Cat5e to a 10/100 switch and/or router.

Here's some patch panel options for you. http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=105&cp_id=10514

 

[Slade]

In tough spots like that I often use a pair of powerline adapters to get the signal to an AP (usually a router configured as an AP since they are cheaper) and it works well for anything short of full BluRay iso streaming.

 

[stevech]

You have single coax to each wall plate?

Do you have phone wiring? Its usually Cat5e and hopefully each jack is a home run back to distribution point. If you have suitable phone wiring, and no more than two phone lines, you can turn the other two pairs of the Cat5e into a 10/100 network. 10/100 will be sufficient for most home uses.

All you would need to do is have someone break out the unused pairs from each Cat5e cable and wire then into a 110 punch down patch panel. From there you would link each Cat5e to a 10/100 switch and/or router.

Here's some patch panel options for you. http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=105&cp_id=10514

A friend uses spare phone pairs to ship 100BT for 100 ft. or less. Handy.