I've just moved in to a new place and although I'm still waiting to get my internets turned on I've realised I'm already facing my first set up issue, namely the distance between the telephone socket and where my PC will be set up.
I'm faced with a choice between:
a) putting the ADSL modem next to the computer and running a 15m phone cord to the phone socket with a short network cable to the PC:
PHONE SOCKET ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MODEM --- PC
b) putting the ADSL modem next to the phone socket, running a short phone cord to the socket and then a 15m network cable to the PC:
PHONE SOCKET --- MODEM ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PC
Am I facing any kind of connection reliability/sync speed issues if I use such a long phone cable? Or if I use a long network cable will it affect my speed that much?
I'm currently leaning towards option B since it will give the busier parts of the house (loungeroom/kitchen) better WIFI coverage from the base station but if someone tells me that having a long network cable is way worse than a long phone cord I might reconsider.
I'm faced with a choice between:
a) putting the ADSL modem next to the computer and running a 15m phone cord to the phone socket with a short network cable to the PC:
PHONE SOCKET ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MODEM --- PC
b) putting the ADSL modem next to the phone socket, running a short phone cord to the socket and then a 15m network cable to the PC:
PHONE SOCKET --- MODEM ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PC
Am I facing any kind of connection reliability/sync speed issues if I use such a long phone cable? Or if I use a long network cable will it affect my speed that much?
I'm currently leaning towards option B since it will give the busier parts of the house (loungeroom/kitchen) better WIFI coverage from the base station but if someone tells me that having a long network cable is way worse than a long phone cord I might reconsider.
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