My wife and I are moving into our new home in a few months and I am putting together a shopping list of networking equipment.
The home will have a "connectivity" cabinet in the bedroom closet where the cable comes in from outside and then from there I can plug into the various phone and network jacks in the house.
I need to connect the following devices:
2 Laptops
1 Desktop
1 Xbox360
1 PS3
1 VOIP Box
1 ReadyNAS
1 SqueezBox
My plan was to put one router upstairs and one downstairs and install OpenWRT on them and configure them to have the same SSID. The building has multiple units in it and others (in already constructed units) have had issues holding a good wifi connection due to the number of networks in the area. So I figured having two routers was the best option. And OpenWRT also allows me to up the signal strength.
I figure the connection will go like this (hopefully not too confusing, it's hard to diagram in text ):
INTERNET <-> Modem <-> Wired Router
WIRED ROUTER <-> VOIP
WIRED ROUTER <-> Downstairs Wireless Router
WIRED ROUTER <-> Upstairs Wireless Router
WIRED ROUTER <-> ReadyNAS
DOWNSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> Xbox360 (wired)
DOWNSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> PS3 (wired)
DOWNSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> Laptops (wireless, as required)
UPSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> Desktop (wired)
UPSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> Laptops (wireless, as required)
UPSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> SqueezBox (wireless)
The VOIP box, ReadyNAS, wired router, and modem will reside in the connectivity cabinet. The wireless routers will connect to the wired router via what are essentially patch cables the are pre-run thru the house.
The Questions...
So my first question is will this basic configuration work? Will all the devices be able to see each other?
My other question is, it is worth spending the extra money on a gigabit wireless router?
Any other specific or general advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
The home will have a "connectivity" cabinet in the bedroom closet where the cable comes in from outside and then from there I can plug into the various phone and network jacks in the house.
I need to connect the following devices:
2 Laptops
1 Desktop
1 Xbox360
1 PS3
1 VOIP Box
1 ReadyNAS
1 SqueezBox
My plan was to put one router upstairs and one downstairs and install OpenWRT on them and configure them to have the same SSID. The building has multiple units in it and others (in already constructed units) have had issues holding a good wifi connection due to the number of networks in the area. So I figured having two routers was the best option. And OpenWRT also allows me to up the signal strength.
I figure the connection will go like this (hopefully not too confusing, it's hard to diagram in text ):
INTERNET <-> Modem <-> Wired Router
WIRED ROUTER <-> VOIP
WIRED ROUTER <-> Downstairs Wireless Router
WIRED ROUTER <-> Upstairs Wireless Router
WIRED ROUTER <-> ReadyNAS
DOWNSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> Xbox360 (wired)
DOWNSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> PS3 (wired)
DOWNSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> Laptops (wireless, as required)
UPSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> Desktop (wired)
UPSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> Laptops (wireless, as required)
UPSTAIRS WIRELESS ROUTER <-> SqueezBox (wireless)
The VOIP box, ReadyNAS, wired router, and modem will reside in the connectivity cabinet. The wireless routers will connect to the wired router via what are essentially patch cables the are pre-run thru the house.
The Questions...
So my first question is will this basic configuration work? Will all the devices be able to see each other?
My other question is, it is worth spending the extra money on a gigabit wireless router?
Any other specific or general advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.