Coaxial network behind a Freebox?
Lahonte
-
brupala Posted messages 111948 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention -
brupala Posted messages 111948 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention -
Hello,
Following a move, I find myself in a house fully equipped with coaxial (almost one socket per room, sometimes two).
The Free technician will soon be coming to install fiber in my house.
My questions are as follows:
1 Should I change all the wiring in the house (annoying and time-consuming), or can I keep the coaxial as a base for my network since the Freeboxes are not coaxial?
2 If I can keep the existing wiring, what equipment do I need to install in my house for my network to function?
I would like to have my fiber box at the entrance of the house, and (if possible) a router behind it to distribute via coaxial to the other rooms. Is that possible?
Please don't hesitate to describe what equipment to use and where to put it!
Thanks in advance!
Following a move, I find myself in a house fully equipped with coaxial (almost one socket per room, sometimes two).
The Free technician will soon be coming to install fiber in my house.
My questions are as follows:
1 Should I change all the wiring in the house (annoying and time-consuming), or can I keep the coaxial as a base for my network since the Freeboxes are not coaxial?
2 If I can keep the existing wiring, what equipment do I need to install in my house for my network to function?
I would like to have my fiber box at the entrance of the house, and (if possible) a router behind it to distribute via coaxial to the other rooms. Is that possible?
Please don't hesitate to describe what equipment to use and where to put it!
Thanks in advance!
3 réponses
jeannets
Posted messages
28334
Registration date
Status
Contributeur
Last intervention
Ambassadeur
6 597
Hello,
The coax cables were probably used to send TV to all rooms, from a rooftop antenna or satellite dish..?? Things have changed a bit over time... But you don't seem to have the same understanding of this "Video distribution"
-- One should not underestimate the coax cables connected to a rooftop antenna, it allows for receiving terrestrial digital television in many rooms... It's the only method that enables watching TV in several rooms simultaneously while watching different channels without paying extra... so think carefully before removing all these coax cables... especially if it's to communicate via WiFi afterwards, there's really no rush.
-- I add that these coax cables will not be used by the FreeBox.. The fiber arrives at the FreeBox at the entrance, as you said... But after the FreeBox, it's no longer fiber... The wired distribution is done via Ethernet RJ45 cables that are about the same diameter as your coax... So it can take this place in the conduit, but only for the necessary rooms.
-- You can very well have a router (or rather a "Switch") behind your BOX, but three rooms away (connected by an RJ45 cable) and distribute the rest of your network from this switch to your PCs, your office, your TV, etc... depending on the layout of your house; and the conduits available in the walls, or through the attic or cellar... etc..
-- Note that a BOX in the middle of the house is better for WiFi distribution... let's say a maximum of 10m without crossing concrete... if you have a floor, you should consider a WiFi repeater...
There's no need for extraordinary WiFi with high speeds, it penalizes the other residents of the dwelling... because that's the law of sharing..
-- This topic has already been widely discussed on this Forum and others too.
The coax cables were probably used to send TV to all rooms, from a rooftop antenna or satellite dish..?? Things have changed a bit over time... But you don't seem to have the same understanding of this "Video distribution"
-- One should not underestimate the coax cables connected to a rooftop antenna, it allows for receiving terrestrial digital television in many rooms... It's the only method that enables watching TV in several rooms simultaneously while watching different channels without paying extra... so think carefully before removing all these coax cables... especially if it's to communicate via WiFi afterwards, there's really no rush.
-- I add that these coax cables will not be used by the FreeBox.. The fiber arrives at the FreeBox at the entrance, as you said... But after the FreeBox, it's no longer fiber... The wired distribution is done via Ethernet RJ45 cables that are about the same diameter as your coax... So it can take this place in the conduit, but only for the necessary rooms.
-- You can very well have a router (or rather a "Switch") behind your BOX, but three rooms away (connected by an RJ45 cable) and distribute the rest of your network from this switch to your PCs, your office, your TV, etc... depending on the layout of your house; and the conduits available in the walls, or through the attic or cellar... etc..
-- Note that a BOX in the middle of the house is better for WiFi distribution... let's say a maximum of 10m without crossing concrete... if you have a floor, you should consider a WiFi repeater...
There's no need for extraordinary WiFi with high speeds, it penalizes the other residents of the dwelling... because that's the law of sharing..
-- This topic has already been widely discussed on this Forum and others too.
