Total Newbie - Apologies in Advance

[gnomus]

(07-05-2014 21:27)simoncn Wrote:  

(07-05-2014 18:45)gnomus Wrote:  Sorry to keep bothering folks with this, but it seems that I am still having problems getting all of my "boxes" to talk to one another reliably.

Most of the time, it works quite well. However, I had a "loss of NAS" issue yesterday - described here.

My current arrangement is: Linn DS and NAS connected to a switch; switch connected to the BT (v4) Router via BT Homeplugs. I'm at a bit of a loss to know how to proceed. Do I need a better router (if so, which one)? Do I need better homeplugs (if so, which ones)? Or should I buy another router and have DS, NAS and Router(2) all physically connected to one another, but with no internet connection (unless router 2 can talk to router 1)?

These problems aren't easy to solve. From your previous posts, I believe you now have the DS and NAS connected via a switch and your recent problem involved PC connectivity to the audio equipment via Homeplugs. If you can eliminate the Homeplugs and use Ethernet and wireless connections only (with good signal strength), I think this would probably help.

Thanks. I'm quite prepared to give that a go. How do I eliminate the homeplugs, though? As you have surmised the DS, NAS and switch are all in one room. The router is in a distant room (see previous posts). Do I take it that you mean revisiting the idea of a wireless bridge? If so, what make/model would you recommend?