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Wireless extender/repeater questions - Iceberg. - Jun 21, 2012
So basically I live in the 2nd story at the far right of the house and my modem is on the first floor in the far left. I have a decent routor and I get download between 6mbs - 12 mbs on my laptop upstairs, but I am looking for a better download rate. But when I go downstairs and connect to my routor with a wire I get 30mbs now my question is, if I get a repeater up in my room and I connect a device via ethernet cable directly will I get a 30mbs download rate?
Thanks for any help you can give me. 🤝
* - Spoderman - Jun 21, 2012
(Jun 21, 2012 04:11 PM)Iceberg. Wrote: So basically I live in the 2nd story at the far right of the house and my modem is on the first floor in the far left. I have a decent routor and I get download between 6mbs - 12 mbs on my laptop upstairs, but I am looking for a better download rate. But when I go downstairs and connect to my routor with a wire I get 30mbs now my question is, if I get a repeater up in my room and I connect a device via ethernet cable directly will I get a 30mbs download rate?
Thanks for any help you can give me. 🤝
Depending on your internet connection/wireless connection you would most likely have a faster download speed via Cat6.
Cheers.
* - Iceberg. - Jun 21, 2012
(Jun 21, 2012 05:21 PM)Spoderman Wrote: Depending on your internet connection/wireless connection you would most likely have a faster download speed via Cat6.
Cheers.
even though its going through a repeater it would still be faster?
Thanks 🤝
* - Billy Cornpipe - Jun 21, 2012
You might look into powerline networking. This method sends data directly through your home's electrical system. Personally I haven't used it, but I the people I've talked to say it works great.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=294&name=Powerline-Networking
* - Spoderman - Jun 21, 2012
(Jun 21, 2012 05:28 PM)Iceberg. Wrote: even though its going through a repeater it would still be faster?
Thanks 🤝
It should be fine.
(Jun 21, 2012 06:07 PM)Billy Cornpipe Wrote: You might look into powerline networking. This method sends data directly through your home's electrical system. Personally I haven't used it, but I the people I've talked to say it works great.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=294&name=Powerline-Networking
Do not look into Ethernet over Power.
If you have a sudden power surge, you can fry your motherboard. I've seen it happen and it's not pretty. It's not safe.