Connecting BT home hubs

[Rhp1]

I expect the answer to this is no but i was just wondering if you could plug a second BT home hub into a phone socket in another room and run a computer off it as well as having my original hub plugged into the master telephone socket. my thinking behind this was that this might increase the signal in my sons room for his laptop which he uses at the moment wireless from the hub downstairs.

[Postdog]

home hubs are supposed to have one of the best wireless ranges going, so if your sons laptop isn't picking up, maybe something wrong there. Maybe a new laptop is needed.

Can't answer the question, but maybe tech guys at BT can help.

[ChuckFickens]

simple answer... no you can't..

you best bet it either a wireless range extender, or try and move the hub so it's in a more central location.

[Rhp1]

Thanks for that , i didnt really think you could..

[adzy31]

Firstly, you could lay a cable from the home hub up to his room (easy, you can have them made to length up to 100m at most locally run PC shops for not much money). On the end of this cable he can either plug his laptop in directly (faster connection, cheaper) OR you can attach a standalone WAP (wireless access point).

Laying a cable like this is simple, it's only going to be a case of tucking under a few carpets and going under a few carpet grips - maybe a couple of discreet holes drilled in a couple of walls but generally anyone in your family with a bit of DIY knowledge could do this in 15mins. You could even get someone in to lay the cable, out of the way, complete with trunking and a wall connection point in your son's room, for not much money. Check the yellow pages or ask around, there are always home IT support guys desperate for work - me being one of them! You don't live in Newcastle do you...? ;)

The second option is you could use ethernet-over-power plugs. They're mains adapters, typically you get two of them, plug one in near your hub and one in where you want to extend the network to. Each will allow you to connect a network cable (one to the home hub, one to your son's laptop or a WAP as described above) and it will send the network data across your mains cables. Perfectly safe. This one would suit you very well as it has a wireless access point built into the second plug: http://www.devolo.co.uk/uk_EN/produkte/dLAN/dl anwirelessextsk.html

In fact, either way I'd encourage you to ring your local IT guy. He'll definitely be glad of the work.

[Rhp1]

Thanks for that answer adzy31 you have really given me some ideas as to how to go about the problem , thanks. Lastly , sorry i dont live around Newcastle.