Advice on wifi extending

WeirdoFreak

Hello, I'm not sure if this the right section to post this but how and ever.

Here's the situation, my router is on the ground floor, my ps3 is in the attic. I'm always losing connection on my ps3 when gaming. Is there anyway of getting an ethernet connection up to the attic without drilling through the floors. A second router or something I'm not sure.

I know there's wifi repeaters and boosters but they'll still give the same problem I'd imagine. Sorry I'm not too up to speed on all this stuff.

Paul74910

Id like to know the same and if you can get wifi extenders and they work wirelessly, do they take away from wifi speeds?

Paul

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WeirdoFreak wrote: »

Hello, I'm not sure if this the right section to post this but how and ever.

Here's the situation, my router is on the ground floor, my ps3 is in the attic. I'm always losing connection on my ps3 when gaming. Is there anyway of getting an ethernet connection up to the attic without drilling through the floors. A second router or something I'm not sure.

I know there's wifi repeaters and boosters but they'll still give the same problem I'd imagine. Sorry I'm not too up to speed on all this stuff.

Yes easily, you need power line adapters. Argos sell them for €33, have the same pair and they work excellent.

http://www.argos.ie/ProductDisplayTRK019?partNumber=1439175

riclad

THERES powerline adaptors that transmit, wifi, so you can use say more than one device ,
rather than a just ps3 on an ethernet cable.
http://www.dabs.ie/products/tp-link-300mbps-av500-wifi-powerline-extender-starter-kit-8S6W.html


2. Connect additional adapters to PCs/laptops/Internet TVs or other networked devices via an Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi - and you're done!
*Recommended: Press the pair buttons for network security and data encryption.

Argos might have them in stock.

Overheal

Powerline adapters are usually what I'd reccomend in your situation. Similar scenario is when a customer wants to get from one diametric end of the house to the other, etc.

I never became an expert in the tech, to say I've never used it. So I don't know how effective the buggers are if theyre not on the same circuit or just connect to the same circuit breaker box, etc.

riclad

THEY give a very fast signal,
like as if you are near the router.
They normally work fine in an average 3 bed house,

some large houses , HAVE more than 1 electrical circuit ,
which means they only work in certaiin rooms.

Wayne Cochran

riclad wrote: »

some large houses , HAVE more than 1 electrical circuit ,
which means they only work in certaiin rooms.

Every house, since God knows when, has more than 1 socket circuit. These powerline yokes will work across different circuits in a lot of cases, if I'm not mistaken.

Cuddlesworth

Wayne Cochran wrote: »

Every house, since God knows when, has more than 1 socket circuit. These powerline yokes will work across different circuits in a lot of cases, if I'm not mistaken.

Yep, they work across RCD's. They don't work across phases though.

WeirdoFreak

Cool, the powerline adapter is exactly what I'm looking for, thanks for the help

Overheal

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Yep, they work across RCD's. They don't work across phases though.

im no electrician: whats the limitation of that? Does that mean anywhere in my house; but say if I'm in an apartment block can I extend my network access to a different apartment in the same building?

Cuddlesworth

Most of our electricity works across 3 phases with individual metering. In a converted house its possible that your neighbours could pick up on the unencrypted default network created. I think most apartment blocks would have enough distance and interference between the house circuits, the meter and the other apartments for it not to be a issue.

riclad

IF you using wifi you should have a password , wpa2 encryption on.