We had our cable TV upgraded the otherday, and they no longer use coax it's all ethernet cable now.
Big old house, and WiFi doesn't pass through the walls well, so, when we got the old router installed for cable and fiberoptic, I ran cat6 from the front of the house to the back into my old TP-Link router (cascading network) so it acts like a hub with WiFi. Worked great.
New router at the front is apparently better but only 3 ports not 5. So the guy had to install the new cable box on WiFi. Upstairs is fine, main floor cuts out constantly because apparently too close to the signal. 12 inches about.
Thinking easiest thing is a cheap hub.
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Which is faster and easier in terms of plug in and walk away?
When doing a side-by-side comparison, annoyingly the TPLink site doesn't have all their fields populated or consistent, so not sure which is better. One says 5 gigabit, but does that mean 5x1000mbps ports or each port is 5gb?
The black sleeker looking TL-SG1005D V1 is on sale $14.99CAD, but even reg price ($16.99CAD) is less than the TL-SG105 at $22.98CAD. The TL-SG105 looks a bit more sturdy but in the end, don't care about looks, it'll be hidden away, just want fastest, coolest, least trouble one.
Big old house, and WiFi doesn't pass through the walls well, so, when we got the old router installed for cable and fiberoptic, I ran cat6 from the front of the house to the back into my old TP-Link router (cascading network) so it acts like a hub with WiFi. Worked great.
New router at the front is apparently better but only 3 ports not 5. So the guy had to install the new cable box on WiFi. Upstairs is fine, main floor cuts out constantly because apparently too close to the signal. 12 inches about.
Thinking easiest thing is a cheap hub.
5-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Desktop Switch
TP-Link’s TL-SG105 provides an easy way to expand your wired network. With five Gigabit ports and plug and play, whether you are at home or in the office, the TL-SG105 you deal with your business quickly and easily, any time.
www.tp-link.com
Which is faster and easier in terms of plug in and walk away?
When doing a side-by-side comparison, annoyingly the TPLink site doesn't have all their fields populated or consistent, so not sure which is better. One says 5 gigabit, but does that mean 5x1000mbps ports or each port is 5gb?
The black sleeker looking TL-SG1005D V1 is on sale $14.99CAD, but even reg price ($16.99CAD) is less than the TL-SG105 at $22.98CAD. The TL-SG105 looks a bit more sturdy but in the end, don't care about looks, it'll be hidden away, just want fastest, coolest, least trouble one.