You're so right Jim. Rewired lots of stuff today and the old CAT5E cable works just fine if I go direct from Hub Pro to the extender. Will not work through a switch though! So my plan is to rund CAT7 across the attic to each extender from the Hub Pro, then try a dumb switch (2.5G) I got from Amazon today. If the switch doesn't work then I'll have to plug my 3 extenders in directly to the switch ports on the Hub Pro. Which of course gives me a new issue in as much as the Hybrid Connect will take the only remaining port. This leaves no uplink for my main switch with all my kit on it. So, a switch on the Hybrid Connect will be the next challenge. I have to say, the whole exercise of moving from Virgin Media (faster, modem mode and more standards based) has been an utter nightmare. I was paying £32 a month and getting 1.8GB consistently, now I'm paying £64 a month and have nothing but hassle, no VLANs, cannot extend the guest network, no extra SSID's - become an absolute mess! I really think EE need to bite the bullet and just allow people to run their own networks. After waiting years for FTTH, i'm struggling to see any benefit whatsoever! Anyway, rant over. Just hope they loosen up on the "control" they have and deliver a viable service to their customers. But hen, I guess there would be no fiddling and excitement!?
