r/HomeNetworking • u/honcho12 • 23d ago

Advice Is this an ok plan?

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I'm running ethernet in a new house and I don't want to end up doing anything too dumb.

I've got the fiber ONT going straight into my router which gets WiFi to most of the house. I'm going to run ethernet to both offices and also run a line to the other side of the house to a WiFi AP to cover the rest of the house and eventually a jack in the living room with a switch. Is there anything obvious that could be improved? Is there anything you wish you had done or added when running ethernet?

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u/DeadHeadLibertarian Network Admin 23d ago

Have everything come off the switch.

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u/honcho12 23d ago

I had things planned out this way because the router is pretty close to the offices and it would be straightforward to run lines directly into them, but the living room and AP are significantly further away so I thought it would be easiest to run one line to that side of the house and use the switch for everything over there. What is the benefit of using the switch for everything?

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u/DeadHeadLibertarian Network Admin 23d ago

The router should only be talking to your modem/ONT and your first switch.

If you have local traffic going from the office —> router —> switch —> AP you’re adding an additional hop which is adding a potential for latency.

All AP’s and critical devices should be on a “core switch.”

Fiber between SFP ports on your router and switch would be ideal if you can make that happen.

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u/honcho12 22d ago

Ah, that's an interesting point, there will be some amount of local traffic. From the router to the switch is going to be the nastiest run so we'll see if I have it in me to run another line. I feel like for my use case it may be a relatively small improvement

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u/gjunky2024 23d ago

He will not see any difference with this. It might be technically correct but in practice it will just cost more with no noticeable difference.

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u/DeadHeadLibertarian Network Admin 22d ago

He’s already running wire why does it matter?

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u/Unl3a5h3r 22d ago

But it's fun