I have a 3-floor townhome and need to set up a full Network. I have a partial network setup already. Here's what is on each floor beginning with the 1st floor. Floor 1: Main Feed (Coax) In Motorola Cable Modem LAN 1 (to Floor 2, not currently used) LAN 2 (to Floor 3) Connection is from RF Feed In-->Modem-->LAN2. Floor 2: LAN in (currently not used) TiVo reciever (coming in 5 days) Laptops used which need WiFi Nothing set up here. Floor 3: LAN in Belkin wireless/wire router PC running XP PC running Server '03 (as webserver) Connection is LAN in-->Router-->PC1 (wired), PC2 (wired), Laptop(s) (wireless). What routers/hub/switches would you recommend for optimal setup? The Belkin can probably go (it's about 5 years old). These devices all need access to the internet: PC1, PC2, Laptop1, Laptop2, TiVo box

You mentioned various LANs so I don't know if I am correct in assuming that there will be only one internet account that service's the entire building. If that's the case, I would probably wire everything. I say that for 2 reasons. It's more secure and if the building has poured concrete between floors, the connection will be better. It really isn't that hard to run the cat5s between the floors. If you insist on wireless, I would only use it within a floor and not between floors. A basic Linksys or Dlink router and a couple of switches should do the trick. If you are going to use more than one router, then make sure DHCP isn't enabled on both of them. Actually, I would use static IPs.

Yes, it is one LAN and is already fully hard-wired throughout the home. there is not concrete between the floors. I am thinking of putting the wireless router on floor 1 to split to the TiVo on floor 2 and box on floor 3 and provide wireless for the laptop and then doing a switch on floor 3 to switch between multiple PCs up there. how does that sound?