Ethernet wireless stick

[Naipross]

I've got some machines that need internet and those machines only got ethernet ports, no other port, no usb and I was wondering if there was a stick that I could plug into the normal ehternet port to make it have wireless wifi? or if the only option is to use a cable.

 

[nigelivey]

If they are desktops install a PCI or PCIe wireless card in an empty slot.

 

[Barty1884]

What devices do you have specifically? If they have no external ports, I assume they're probably proprietary setups & designed for wired-only use (and likely have no internal expansion either).

Without knowing what the devices are specifically, it's tough to say whether you have an alternative...... but AFAIK, there's no adapter that you can plug into an ethernet port & suddenly have wireless connectivity available - that's why PCIe/USB etc solutions exist.

 

[madmatt30]

@barty - not actually true mate - linksys & netgear make Ethernet wireless bridge adapters as do a fair few generic chinese brands.

Honestly better with powerline adapters though as those adaptera I mentioned require external power anyway.

A pair of 500mbps powerline plugs is cheap as chips nowadays.

 

[Barty1884]

@barty - not actually true mate - linksys & netgear make Ethernet wireless bridge adapters as do a fair few generic chinese brands.

Well, you learn something new everyday... Good think I prefaced that with

but AFAIK

:lol:

Honestly better with powerline adapters though as those adapter I mentioned require external power anyway.

Agreed, if you'd need external power anyway... provided you're on the same circuit, powerline would likely be a better idea.

 

[madmatt30]

^ came about ages back - from the xbox 360 days , the official ms wireless dongle was $50 , cheap chinese ones were available for about $15 or so from ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2056088.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC0.A0.H0.Xethernet+to+wireless.TRS0&_nkw=ethernet+to+wireless

Issue is they all seem to be usb powered nowadays which defeats the object, if you had usb you'd surely just buy a usb wireless dongle ?? :-/ ?

https://www.amazon.com/Tenda-Wireless-Router-Antennas-F3/dp/B01CA5SN1K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1515525040&sr=8-3&keywords=tenda+router

Cheap tenda router set to bridge mode would do a better job.

 

[bill001g]

Be very careful there are 2 bridge modes. You need what is called client-bridge but is not real common on routers. The more common bridge is AP mode which acts like the router and not the end device. It might have the feature but you really have to dig through the documentation Tenda is one of the brands that is not as common so I know little.

You can buy actual client-bridge equipment from ubiquiti but most these devices are now sold as wifi "extenders" or "repeaters". You can disable the wifi repeating function on most. It used to be very common to get client-bridge equipment for game consoles or tv that only have ethernet but I suspect the cost to make these new repeater things is about the same so you do not see as many dedicated client bridge.

But if powerline is a option I too would say to use that rather than any WiFi solution.