I have ATT DSL service with a Residential Gateway (modem/wireless router combo). Service runs into a room on the main floor and I get pretty good wireless coverage for the main floor where the gateway is located. I would like to set up patch panels and switches in the basement for whole-home distribution. Two questions. (1) If I install a wallplate with ethernet jacks in the room where the gateway is located and run an ethernet cable from the LAN port to the wall plate, how should the wiring be done from the jack to the switch (straight through or coss-over configuration)? (2) Secondly, if I were to set up two switches would it be more beneficial to run two separate cables from the wallplate or just the one and daisy chain the switches in the basement?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance