[SOLVED] connecting a far away pc from the router

[awerdas]

having trouble how to connect the router to the pc wired (i dont want to go wireless). the router is in the living room and the pc is far from the living room with low wifi signal which is why I want to go wired. should i get another router to act as a repeater or get an access point. if i should get the access point is it possible to connect the AP from the router to the pc wired? and does the AP produce wifi also? i kinda dont understand how APs work yet.

 

[kanewolf]

having trouble how to connect the router to the pc wired (i dont want to go wireless). the router is in the living room and the pc is far from the living room with low wifi signal which is why I want to go wired. should i get another router to act as a repeater or get an access point. if i should get the access point is it possible to connect the AP from the router to the pc wired? and does the AP produce wifi also? i kinda dont understand how APs work yet.

An AP (access point) is a device that is a WIFI source, connected back to your main network via an ethernet cable.
To get a wired connection, you have three options. Pull an ethernet cable -- BEST. Use coax -- Better or use powerline -- Good.

 

[awerdas]

An AP (access point) is a device that is a WIFI source, connected back to your main network via an ethernet cable.
To get a wired connection, you have three options. Pull an ethernet cable -- BEST. Use coax -- Better or use powerline -- Good.

so what you are saying is that by using an AP i can connect to the internet with my pc and also have a wifi connection out of it?

 

[bill001g]

There is no magic to this. You want a wired solution you must have some form of physical wire between your pc and the router. If any form of wifi is involved in the path it is not a wired connection.

So look at the 3 options in the previous post. For now just forget about AP or anything else wifi if your goal is to get a wired connection.

 

[cryoburner]

Yeah, I would just run an ethernet cable if you don't care about improving the Wifi connection for other devices in that part of the house. An ethernet cable can be hundreds of feet while maintaining full performance, so all that would be required would be to run a cable from the existing router directly to your PC. And of course figuring out how to get it there without having wires hanging all over the place. : P

You could also optionally connect another router/access point before the PC if you want to improve wireless performance for other devices, but that shouldn't be required just to get a wired connection to the PC.

 

[awerdas]

so APs can give wired connection and also wireless connection to devices? so should I get an AP for a wired connection for the pc and also get a stronger wifi connection in the area?

also, can i connect a router to AP wirelessly to produce wifi and also wired connection?

additional question: if i ever go with a router can i connect the two routers wirelessly for better signal coverage and strength? 2nd router acts as a repeater (ive seen articles about routers being a repeater but all of them are connected wired. asking if it can be connected wirelessly.)

 

[kanewolf]

so APs can give wired connection and also wireless connection to devices? so should I get an AP for a wired connection for the pc and also get a stronger wifi connection in the area?

also, can i connect a router to AP wirelessly to produce wifi and also wired connection?

additional question: if i ever go with a router can i connect the two routers wirelessly for better signal coverage and strength? 2nd router acts as a repeater (ive seen articles about routers being a repeater but all of them are connected wired. asking if it can be connected wirelessly.)

Some APs have two ethernet ports. Some only have one, and are WIFI only. If you have an ethernet cable from the router in the room, you can have an ethernet swtich in the room, and have multiple wired connections. One of those connections could be an AP.
Or you can reuse a home WIFI router as an AP. You disable the DHCP server on the router and connect the cable from the primary router to LAN port. This provides an ethernet switch and WIFI in one unit.

 

[beers]

This is confusing, you say you don't want to go wireless, but being wired to an AP that uplinks wirelessly is still wireless.

Ubiquiti APs have a wireless uplink function, you'd need a two APs. If you already have issues with signal, you'll still have low performance. Some repeaters have a wired port on them, but your performance will be even worse as they broadcast on the same frequency, causing their own interference.

The above three options for running Ethernet, using MoCA if you have coax between rooms or using a powerline adapter would be better plays (especially just running an ethernet cable).

 

[awerdas]

off topic question:

i still cant figure this out if it is possible but can i connect the access point from the router wirelessly for it to act as a wifi repeater.

 

[kanewolf]

off topic question:

i still cant figure this out if it is possible but can i connect the access point from the router wirelessly for it to act as a wifi repeater.

That would depend on the access point. Some can be repeaters, some can't. You would want to read the user's manual before purchasing.