Modifications to the local network

[Nemo]

Hello, friends.
Network management is one of the topics I'm not very good at :troll::troll:. But when you have to get to work, you have to get to work. :wall:

The thing is that until now my network was based on a wi-fi router in the room that serves as my office, with the desktop PC connected by cable, and the rest of the devices (mobiles, tablet, laptops, etc.) by wi-fi. Everything correct, all devices are seen on the local network and it is possible to share files between them.
But for some days now, the usb wi-fi adapter of the HTPC has been playing tricks on me (that query is in another thread) and I have thought about changing and expanding the way the HTPC and the TV connect to the network.
I had thought about buying a PLC and adding a switch where to connect the HTPC and the TV.
But my doubt is, and maybe I'm saying something silly, is this approach correct and are the devices suitable? Will all devices continue to be seen on the local network, or will those in the living room be isolated?

Thank you very much for reading the long text and above all thank you for your help.

[cobito]

Let me see if I understand it: you want to connect the htpc via PLC to the wifi router. If so, you don't need any switch. You connect the htpc to the first PLC via ethernet. You connect the second PLC to the wifi router via ethernet and that's it. This way it's as if the htpc were connected directly to the wifi router and therefore the rest of the network will see it as such.

[Nemo]

@cobito:

Let me see if I got it right: you want to connect the htpc via PLC to the wifi router. If so, you don't need any switch. You connect the htpc to the first PLC by ethernet. You connect the second PLC to the wifi router by ethernet and that's it. This way it's as if the htpc were connected directly to the wifi router and therefore the rest of the network will see it as such.

No, cobito.
The TV and the HTPC would be connected to the switch, the switch to "PLC 1", "PLC 1" to "PLC 2" and "PLC 2" to the wi-fi router.

The reason for putting the switch before the PLC is to connect the TV and the HTPC and for the connection of the two devices to come out through a single cable to the PLC, which only has one network input.
If it were only the HTPC, it wouldn't be necessary as you indicate, the connection would be direct.

Best regards

[Tecnho]

I have my TV via wifi and the HTPC via PLC, but I tried it with a cheap switch from conceptronic to connect the TV, HTPC and PS3 and it worked perfectly, but since I have good wifi, I only have the HTPC connected via cable through the PLC, but it should work for you.

[Mystique]

Nemo, what you're saying should work. Make sure the IPs are correct, that's all.

[Nemo]

Thank you very much for your help.
@Tecnho, I wish I could connect the TV via Wifi, but it's a Samsung and any one won't work (proven), it has to be the specific one for Samsung and they charge you €50 for the USB adapter... as if they were Apple :troll::troll: That's the reason why I had to make this invention.

@Mystique. The thing about checking the IPs, I suppose they will be assigned automatically as they have been until now, according to the order of connection, or at most fixed in the configuration of each device. Right?
Until now they were all in a range of the same network 192.168.1.1-20 with a common gateway.

Best regards

[Mystique]

yes, check that they are within the same network and point, "you shouldn't have any problems for it to work" (there can always be some problem, that's why I put it in quotes )

[Tecnho]

@Nemo:

Many thanks for the help.
@ Tecnho, I wish I could connect the TV via Wifi, but it's a Samsung and it won't work with just any one (proven), it has to be the specific one for Samsung and they charge you €50 for the USB adapter... as if they were Apple :troll::troll: That's the reason I had to make this invention.

@Mystique. The thing about checking the IPs, I suppose it will assign them automatically as it has until now, according to the order of connection, or at most fix them in the configuration of each device. Right?
Until now they were all in a range of the same network 192.168.1.1-20 with a common gateway.

Best regards

A valeee, it's just that I didn't know that I needed mine too, it's also a Samsung but it has wifi, so let's see how it goes, you can comment, regards.

[Nemo]

Mystique, there is no absolute certainty that something will work in computing. Only the theory, or the hope, that it will work ;D;D

Best regards

[Mystique]

I know, and some part always fails. Strangely, it's the last thing you check, start wherever you start

[deeiivid]

I had the same setup as you and it works.

At home before I had the wifi router with 2 cables, one to the tower, another to a PLC, that PLC on the wall of the TV from where a conceptronic switch came out and connected the TV (Panasonic) and an HTPC that doesn't have wifi. And then the laptops by wifi, and everything without any configuration problems.