How many devices are connected to your home Wi-Fi?
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Phones + 1 laptop. (Score:5, Insightful)
For everything else, I'll take my solid-as-a-rock Gigabit ethernet thanks. Also, off the lawn please!
Re:Ethernet still the best (Score:4, Insightful)
So, at least two cables to each multimedia area, possibly three or four (computer, Blu-ray player, TV, etc), one or two to each room, six or so to my office, at least two to the workshop, etc. I'm still on the fence about the laundry room and the kitchen for possible future network-connected appliances there, and the same goes for HVAC devices (EMS controllers, etc) and hot water heaters, but the cost is low so it's not exactly much of a burden to do it when I'm doing everything else anyway.
We'll see how motivated I am.
Re:Phones + 1 laptop. (Score:4, Insightful)
Absolutely!
I'm so glad that I wired our house for ethernet. Granted, WiFi wasn't quite up to speed fifteen years ago, but ethernet is rock solid.
Wired on ethernet, we have:
*) My laptop docking station
*) My wife's iMac
*) network laser printer
*) game console
*) MythTV DVR
*) Blu-Ray player
*) HDHR Prime TV tuner
*) OBI100 phone adapter
The WiFi has just one phone and one tablet except when we have guests, though I also have an ethernet outlet in the guest bedroom.
It was interesting to retrofit the house's wiring for ethernet. Mostly it was a matter of using existing phone or coax cables to pull new cables and converting the old single-purpose outlets into multi-outlets. Most place I put in two ethernet, one phone, and one coax. The coax has been a complete waste, but otherwise it was a great plan.
Re: Ethernet still the best (Score:2, Insightful)
And 15 years ago: ..... Four channels at that.
Seriously, why would run any more than BNC? 10Mb/s is more than enough to stream 480i
Just saying.