In my opinion a house full of internet or network connected devices really cries out for ethernet connections for anything that doesn't move (for me that is everything other than laptops and iThings and Radios with batterys that sometimes move to the deck). When we restored our (new) old house, I had CAT6 run everywhere. The modem > router is in a back cabinet. This connects to a central 16 port ethernet switch. Wires from all over house converge at that switch. So my squeezebox players, smart TV, Roku.
Having some ethernet wiring run might be easier and cheaper than you think. I didn't do all that at my weekend place, but use a combination of ethernet over powerline and ethernet over cable wiring (MoCa) to create ethernet connections where I need them. The MoCa works nicely if you have cable TV wiring already in the right places (i.e., near your TV!). I use these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001N85NMI/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1 *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) > LMS 7.7.2 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) > LMS 7.8 > SqueezePlay *Spares:* VBA 4TB, SB3, Touch (3), Radio (3), CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone4S (iPeng), iPad2 (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Tagging - mp3tag, Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100609 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
