[shadybirdstan]

If all goes well I will be closing on a new place tomorrow that is a single family home with a basement.

My preliminary plans are to have cat6 cable running into the den, basement and master bedroom, basically where are the big TVs will be :-). I was just going to buy some pre-crimped cable that has RJ45 from cablestogo.com or a similar site (any site suggestions would be appreciated). I guess I could buy a male to female adapter for the cable (would I lose any speed with an adapter?) so I can plug components into the network?

I'm assuming there is a gigabit wireless router out there (though I have yet to look) and I still am undecided as to the placement of the router.

Do you think I will get better reception throught out the house if the router is in the basement or in the den (1st floor)?

Any input on my plans would be much appreciated.

[ghporter]

If you're interested in getting gigabit speeds, DO NOT use a bunch of adapters. Wire stuff directly, which includes using GOOD RJ-45 connectors and crimping them properly.

What exactly do you mean by "gigabit wireless router?" I don't think any wireless routers out there provide gigabit wired performance. You'd do better to get a gigabit wired router and connect a decent wireless access point to it-and get separate equipment doing separate jobs, which seems to be a Good Thing® in most cases.

How many floors do you have? The basement is probably not the best place for a wireless access point anyway, but if you have a second floor, it's right out. I'd put the access point (I'm still talking about a separate access point and router here) on the main floor near the center of the house to provide the best coverage. My access point is in a front room (one floor) and it covers not only the whole 1800 square foot house, but the patio out back as well.