Home office Networking help

[nam3sadam]

I rent a two bedroom townhouse and I can't do any wiring myself. My modem and router are downstairs and I am setting up a home office in the spare bedroom. I need to figure out a way to hardwire my computer without making holes in walls and such. So my question is there a device that will take my wifi and put Ethernet out? Like a wifi extender that also also hardwire out?

 

[chalky16]

Powerline adapter.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Powerline-Adapter-Starter-TL-PA4010KIT/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1495642369&sr=1-1

 

[nam3sadam]

Powerline adapter.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Powerline-Adapter-Starter-TL-PA4010KIT/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1495642369&sr=1-1

So I plug this in, connect it to wifi then I can plug my computer into the cat5 port? Will I get the same speed as the wifi speed?

 

[chalky16]

Powerline adapter.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Powerline-Adapter-Starter-TL-PA4010KIT/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1495642369&sr=1-1

So I plug this in, connect it to wifi then I can plug my computer into the cat5 port? Will I get the same speed as the wifi speed?

One end plugs into the router and connects to a wall socket. Another unit plugs into the wall socket and then you use an Ethernet cable to plug it into a device. It will give you speeds as fast or faster than wifi

 

[nam3sadam]

Powerline adapter.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Powerline-Adapter-Starter-TL-PA4010KIT/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1495642369&sr=1-1

So I plug this in, connect it to wifi then I can plug my computer into the cat5 port? Will I get the same speed as the wifi speed?

One end plugs into the router and connects to a wall socket. Another unit plugs into the wall socket and then you use an Ethernet cable to plug it into a device. It will give you speeds as fast or faster than wifi

Awesome thank you

 

[boosted1g]

You dont plug the cable into the "wifi", you plug it into your router.

Not sure if you were falsely believing that the powerline adapter receives connection wirelessly from wifi,
or just ambigously using "wifi" to mean the router and any device connected to the internet.

 

[nam3sadam]

I think I understand, plug one side in to the router other side to an outlet by my PC get the second one to computer via cat5

 

[grana92]

OK so here are the possible solutions and their requirements:

- Powerline adapter is a good solution if: both of the adapters are on the same power phase and they are both inserted directly into the wall socket (having other adapters on the same socket (smartphone, laptop chargers, any type of 230/120 to 12V converters will cause interference and signal loss)
- Ethernet over VDSL or Ethernet over Coax media coverters: If by any chance you're office has a copper pair wire in the room you can use the Eth over VDSL media converter to deliver the network into the room. This is a very good solution, the only downside is that the network speed in your office will be limited to 100Mb/s. Same goes for Eth over Coax. I've used these converters from Planet and they have proven really good and reliable for me. Just make sure if you go with the VDSL solution, there are DIP switches on them and one of them needs to be set to CO mode and the other as CPE mode (slave and master to make it simple)
- If none of the above is available you're last option would be a Wireless bridge. There are many WiFi extenders that will work for this but I would narrow it down to Linksys or Ubiquiti. Basically what you need is two dual band WiFi access points with LAN ports on them. Configure one as access point and the other as repeater/extender. And you'll have network/internet on the second one both on the WiFi and on the LAN ports.

Personally I would stay away from Powerline adapters..