[SOLVED] using ethernet far away from the router

[AlexTheFern]

I'm wondering how i can get ethernet in my room, a floor above the router. The wifi is significantly slower up here, and I really want to use ethernet. I have seen some wifi extenders that you can plug and ethernet cable into, but are those any good? i really want 5g ethernet that wont be slow.

 

[AlexTheFern]

Should I just stick with the wifi card I showed earlier for my new build?

 

[USAFRet]

Should I just stick with the wifi card I showed earlier for my new build?

You're building a whole new system, and the difference between $60 and $120 is too much for a wired powerline connection?
ok....

 

[AlexTheFern]

i have parents that give me a very strict budget

 

[AlexTheFern]

i want good wefe tho 🙁

 

[USAFRet]

i have parents that give me a very strict budget

I'm pretty sure you could squeeze $60 out of that new system you're speccing out.

 

[AlexTheFern]

rlly hope i can

 

[AlexTheFern]

if i can, how should i do it? Do i buy a wifi extender then plug an ethernet cable into it?

 

[USAFRet]

if i can, how should i do it? Do i buy a wifi extender then plug an ethernet cable into it?

Where would this extender/Access point be?

As said above, if this extender/Access point is in the same location as the PC is now....it will get the same crappy signal as the PC does now.

 

[AlexTheFern]

even if i connect and ethernet cable into it?

 

[USAFRet]

even if i connect and ethernet cable into it?

Correct.
It is still WiFi between the router and the Access Point.
Ethernet cable being the last 10 feet does not make it a real ethernet connection.

 

[AlexTheFern]

then should i just use a wifi card?

 

[USAFRet]

then should i just use a wifi card?

How is the performance in that location now?

 

[AlexTheFern]

220 mbps

 

[USAFRet]

220 mbps

Okaaayyy....
And what is the actual wired performance that you guys pay for?
Is 220mbps acceptable to you?

 

[AlexTheFern]

1 im not sure
2 idk if its the speed or the latency, but my game ping is like 40 ms so maybe

 

[AlexTheFern]

and 40 ping doesn't seem bad, it just that [43 ms] looks disgusting on my screen

 

[USAFRet]

1 im not sure
2 idk if its the speed or the latency, but my game ping is like 40 ms so maybe

And that ping is the OTHER problem with WiFI.

A wired connection is much more stable.

But you need to internalize what "ping" actually is.
Basically, the time it takes for a round trip signal from your system to the server at the other end and back.

"40ms" by itself is meaningless.

 

[gggplaya]

Guys please be nice, this is just a kid, most of use are much older.

Laptops usually have antennae that run up the sides of the screen. It's doubtful that the desktop card you linked earlier will give more than marginally better wifi performance.

If you had another cable coax or satelite tv outlet somewhere else upstairs near your room, like say your parent's room. You could install a wifi access point using MOCA in their bedroom which would give you a significantly better wifi signal.

 

[AlexTheFern]

no its rlly okay im dumb 🙃

I have a piece of furniture in every corner so I have to move around some stuff to make sure I don't have an outlet, but I'm almost positive I dont

 

[USAFRet]

no its rlly okay im dumb 🙃

I have a piece of furniture in every corner so I have to move around some stuff to make sure I don't have an outlet, but I'm almost positive I dont

This is typical residence, a bedroom, in the US?

There are elec outlets.

 

[AlexTheFern]

i meant tv outlet

 

[carocuore]

USAFret is right, you could get a $1000 wifi router, and it'll still be wifi, therefore you'll still have crappy signal, skyhigh latency and constant microcuts, those problems are inherent to the wifi itself and can't be solved by throwing more money into routers and receivers.

Fact is that a $10 cable can beat a wifi router worth several hundreds, no way around it. Powerline stuff requires new and tidy electrical wiring in order to work somewhat decently, if your place is 20+ years old then the wiring is probably a mess and powerline will performe the same or worse than wifi.

MoCA works better if there's no wifi involved, meaning from the router to the moca adapter(s) and into the computer

I'm using phone cable rn but even if OP did the same there's no way more than 7-8Mbps can go through something like that, not a problem for me as I only have a 1Mbps connection, cool thing but can't be applied in countries with decent internet speeds xx

Out of all the ideas MoCA would be the best

 

[No_clear_direction]

My question is can I use a wifi extender and plug an ethernet cable into that?

Get a powerline adapter
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/c/technology/networking/powerline-adapters

You plug it into a normal power plug near the main router, run a cat5 from the router to into the powerline adapter, then up in your room, plug the other powerline adapter into a powerplug and run an ethernet cable from it into your laptop.

The shortcoming is it only allows for the one ethernet connection.

Mine works well but it'll largely depend on your whole setup.

 

[USAFRet]

Get a powerline adapter
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/c/technology/networking/powerline-adapters

You plug it into a normal power plug near the main router, run a cat5 from the router to into the powerline adapter, then up in your room, plug the other powerline adapter into a powerplug and run an ethernet cable from it into your laptop.

The shortcoming is it only allows for the one ethernet connection.

Mine works well but it'll largely depend on your whole setup.

"one ethernet connection" is absolutely not a restriction.
A gigabit switch behind the powerline adapter will serve multiple hardwired systems.