Originally Posted by Jigabop

wouldn't work. it operates at 5GHz and 5GHz wave lengths are too small to penetrate walls. if it were 900MHz it would have a better chance of getting to the other end of the house.

the problem is the amount of walls it needs to penetrate. it has to go through 5-6 walls to reach the other end of the house from where the main switch, router, and modem are in the house.

The way I have it set up is the best for reliability and connection speed. wired gigabit for both HTPC's, and wireless AP's on both ends of the house for laptops. everything else is wired.

there is a total of 7 computers, 1 NAS device, 1 IP-Phone, and 3 smart phones that use the network in the house.

I have a decent setup to run it.

have the modem hooked to the router (even though the modem has its own, I don't trust it as a firewall since comcast has control over it) the router then hooks to my main switch which is a 16-port gigabit switch. from there it splits off to my desktop, the NAS, the wireless AP in the attic, the 8-port gigabit switch in the office, a 4 port gigabit switch in the other bedroom, and a 4 port gigabit switch/wireless AP on the other end of the house.

why would I want a wireless link to an HTPC anyway when a gigabit wired link is MUCH faster (and cheaper) for streaming 1080P movies

Originally Posted by Mopar Mike

Well, I can't drive my truck on the freeway when it's raining I guess. I was cruising, when I noticed my truck started sputtering when I gave it gas, and I didn't think I was going to be able to pull a couple hills. Wouldn't you know my Check Engine light started flashing, so I pulled over on the side of the highway and the truck Idled really rough. Well, with the rain pouring down so hard, you couldn't see 10 ft. in front of you, and nearly everyone driving with their hazards on, I decided the side of the road wasn't the best place to be. I waited for the CE light to quit flashing, then I limped it to a gas station. My distributor was throwing sparks. Everything under the hood was soaked except the top of the radiator, and the air filter cover. It never had that problem before.

Originally Posted by VWandDodge

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Originally Posted by Jigabop

believe me when I say the wireless route has already been tried. too many lag spikes and dropped connections. even tried a wireless repeater...same issue, works till someone walks through the house and then it drops connection...not reliable enough. wired works 24/7 with zero signal interruption, and it's already installed and done. Saves me the money of having to buy two extra wireless cards anyway

Originally Posted by Mopar Mike

Well, I can't drive my truck on the freeway when it's raining I guess. I was cruising, when I noticed my truck started sputtering when I gave it gas, and I didn't think I was going to be able to pull a couple hills. Wouldn't you know my Check Engine light started flashing, so I pulled over on the side of the highway and the truck Idled really rough. Well, with the rain pouring down so hard, you couldn't see 10 ft. in front of you, and nearly everyone driving with their hazards on, I decided the side of the road wasn't the best place to be. I waited for the CE light to quit flashing, then I limped it to a gas station. My distributor was throwing sparks. Everything under the hood was soaked except the top of the radiator, and the air filter cover. It never had that problem before.

Originally Posted by Rebel541

Awesome!