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    Hi I am moving from virgin to plusnet and getting a new phone line installed.

    So at the moment my old line comes straight into the attic where the router, server and all my network went to a switch.

    Now what should I do with the new phone line and master socket, it will come in at the kitchen, so get around 20m of slack and route the master socket up to the attic and reconnect everything up there and then take an extension downstairs to the living room phone, or leave the phone socket where it comes in and run a Ethernet and phone extension round the house.

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    Re: router position

    I don't think it makes a big difference either way, but I have the ADSL modem in the dining room (where the line comes in) and an ethernet cable to the attic where I have the actual router. When I was with virgin I had it the same way although I the way I have the rooms wired with a conduit inside the wall it's actually quite easy to pull a cable into the attic (whether phone line or Virgin's cable coax). I actually had a spare coax lead there anyway and at one stage had the Virgin modem in the attic but in the dining room it's easier to watch, reset etc. (the easiest way to reset it in the attic was to turn the power in the attic off via the fuzebox but that lost the router's logs too).

    Like I said, don't think there is a right or wrong way really.

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    Re: router position

    Avoid extensions if you can, wireless phones are available.

    It can cause problems with your ADSL connection, which gets delivered on the same bit of copper. If you do add phone extensions i believe you'll need a micro-filter on each extension.

    Best idea is to lay Ethernet, if you don't have a fantastic ADSL connection you could get away with using powerline plugs to route through the power cables, this is dependent on age of wiring and if your on the same ring main.

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    Re: router position

    Thanks have all the rooms laid with twin cat5e cables back to the attic and can run any new ones that I need, the phone is a wireless dect, so I only need a point to plug it in

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    Re: router position

    The best option is to have the router connected to the master socket. Having it on an extension - especially a long one, will lower the sync speed.

    Quote Originally Posted by realstock View Post
    Avoid extensions if you can, wireless phones are available.

    It can cause problems with your ADSL connection, which gets delivered on the same bit of copper. If you do add phone extensions i believe you'll need a micro-filter on each extension.
    It'll only cause problems if the router is connected to the extension, having phones on an extension is fine. It's best to filter it at the master socket.

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    Re: router position

    You can extend the incoming cable with Cat5 to the modem or modem/router if they are combined.. If you are getting FTTC the modem will usually be installed near the incoming telephone point and you can then run Cat5 to your router.

    I newish telephone installations the incoming drop cable may be Cat5, but even if it just standard twisted pair, you can extend it with Cat5 without problems.
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