The phone line extension would have been the best option by far - women permitting. The 5 metre myth is just that - provided the cable is good quality 20 metres should not represent a problem.
IMHO a combined wireless acces point and modem/router is not a good buy. Far better is a single ethernet port ADSL modem/router, a switch and a WAP - reason if one part breaks you just replace it. If a combined device fails then everthing does and replacement cost is much higher. Also with my setup you can easily add a full 2/3 NIC firewall at a later stage - a must if you are running serious kit / services over ADSL as we do.
The phone line extension would have been the best option by far - women permitting. The 5 metre myth is just that - provided the cable is good quality 20 metres should not represent a problem.
IMHO a combined wireless acces point and modem/router is not a good buy. Far better is a single ethernet port ADSL modem/router, a switch and a WAP - reason if one part breaks you just replace it. If a combined device fails then everthing does and replacement cost is much higher. Also with my setup you can easily add a full 2/3 NIC firewall at a later stage - a must if you are running serious kit / services over ADSL as we do.