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Originally Posted by Justputt
I thought I'd use the wired network, but it appears to be stupidly installed in that each cable run terminates in the garage enclosure where the sprinkler box is located, along with all the hard coax cable lines for TVs in the house. Are we supposed to put a network switch in something as unsecured as a garage that is also, IMO, too hot of an environment for electronics (even a switch)? I don't understand why they didn't terminate the runs above the kitchen cabinets where they put the modem and router. Thoughts/fixes?
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Not sure I understand the situation accurately, being more of a visual person, but I would consider rewiring the house for best results.
I had a second wiring closet installed in the garage, and the outside wire comes into the garage into a cable modem, from there it goes to a separate router capable of Network Address Translation (NAT), and then to a switch for each ethernet cable run. . . The router only handles two house ethernet ports, and I have 9 ethernet outlets, one at each cable outlet, plus a ceiling overhead wifi access point, so that's why i had to add a switch. . there were no 8-9 port routers at any reasonable price point 5 years ago. . today, there is.. .
all equipment is rated at 1 GB speeds, so that there are not physical speed reductions. There have been no problems with temperature so far, and speeds are acceptable, based upon time of day usage. .
personally, i would use PoE wireless access points and install them on the ceiling, from a switch where the fiber connection is made. . and then hard wire connections to the TV locations for hard wired speed for TVs
but this is just my limited knowledge of your house and my preference for hard wire over wifi for security reasons