Location far from the router, moving it to the back of the house makes it distant
Location far from the router, moving it to the back of the house makes it distant
Recently we expanded our home because our grandma now lives here. She plans to move my room into the back, while I’ll stay in the new space. The router has always been in my room, so I’ve used Ethernet there. Today they want me back there, but I don’t have a Wi-Fi card for my PC. The distance is significant, and I’m unsure if most 60$ Wi-Fi cards can reach it with decent speeds. We got a router from our ISP, and I was thinking about using a second router. With our 300MBPs, would a dual router setup be feasible? Which routers are compatible and easy to configure?
A cable would be too costly to bore holes and push through the wall, what is powerline?
powerline functions as an adapter connected to your wall power outlet. it transforms the ground wire into an ethernet link, allowing you to enjoy a somewhat wired setup without needing to run cables everywhere. based on my observations, it performs well, though results can vary depending on your building's wiring.
It depends on your specific situation, but generally it offers a more stable and faster connection compared to Wi-Fi.
Check Moca adapters when you have coax in the new area and close to the router. You might reach them even if not all 300 Mbps are available. HOWEVER, setting up Moca can be tricky and may cost more.
the bigger issue is how much worse over wifi really is, and the truth is... a lot. even the lowest-quality cheap routers and adapters perform better than most wired setups. you don’t need to cut through walls for a cable—though it might look messy, it will work.
I installed the cable by pushing it through the wall at the router and into the attic. After that, I moved across the attic to the desired room, dropped the cable inside the wall, and added a new wall plate where the cable exits. Everything works great and the cable is fully concealed.