| Ethernet/Internet help 22:45 - Feb 5 with 1361 views | FrimleyBlue |
Hi all
Looking to help mother in law with Internet at her home.
She has concrete flooring which makes the usual wifi extenders a bit problematic.
Now. She has phone/Internet ports in all rooms upstairs and down.. she has the modem upstairs but this then causes problems getting WiFi downstairs.
Can you simply get additional modems and plug into for example the lounge and it works just the same way as the modem upstairs?
Any help appreciated.
The other idea was to look into getting ethernet cables installed around the home from the modem already in situ.. |  |
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| Ethernet/Internet help on 23:11 - Feb 5 with 1295 views | NW10_Tractor |
You could look into Powerline adaptors. They can send signals through the electric outlets in your home. Only down fall is that the destination appliance must take an Ethernet cable so if you plan to use your WiFi, it’s redundant… but for Ethernet, it’s the way to go. |  |
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| Ethernet/Internet help on 23:50 - Feb 5 with 1255 views | Kievthegreat |
If you can plug into ethernet ports in areas of the house with a poor wi-fi signal, you would ideally use access points rather than wi-fi extenders to improve the wi-fi coverage. Have a look at mesh devices, although they can be a bit pricey.
Range extenders are a bit naff as a concept. Imagine someone was shouting to you, but they were too far away to hear. The solution wouldn't be to have someone standing in the middle of you both, repeating everything that was said. However that is what a range extender is. Plus they can only boost the signal they receive, so if they have a naff connection because of the floors, so will the other devices they link to. |  | | |
| Ethernet/Internet help on 23:52 - Feb 5 with 1234 views | Kievthegreat |
| Ethernet/Internet help on 23:11 - Feb 5 by NW10_Tractor |
You could look into Powerline adaptors. They can send signals through the electric outlets in your home. Only down fall is that the destination appliance must take an Ethernet cable so if you plan to use your WiFi, it’s redundant… but for Ethernet, it’s the way to go. |
If you're doing this, check how the house is wired up. If you connect from plugs on one circuit to plugs on a different circuit (for instance if upstairs and downstairs have separate fuses), then you can get unstable connections. | | | |
| Ethernet/Internet help on 08:49 - Feb 6 with 1085 views | BloomBlue |
Concrete is a fantastic blocker of wifi signal, but (and I don't know the building layout) I'm assuming there is a gap somewhere between the floors ie a staircase? If yes can you place the router near that?
There is a church near me which they converted into an office building and they couldn't get wifi to travel between the original built internal walls, only option was ethernet cable. |  | | |
| Ethernet/Internet help on 12:19 - Feb 6 with 999 views | Basuco |
A wifi access point connected back to the router via an ethernet cable would be my suggestion.
https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/39176-ubiquiti-u6-lite/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA54
These are easy to set up and use the same password as the router.
Edit, this should be installed on the floor where the router isn't located. (sorry if that is obvious) [Post edited 6 Feb 2023 12:22]
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| Ethernet/Internet help on 14:35 - Feb 6 with 914 views | Skip_Intro |
a cheap mesh system (I use deco) could be a solution...you can wire the extra hubs back to the original router via the existing ports in her house and they will give wifi on each floor - I've found coverage to be really good with no drop in coverage or slow spots.
You can get a base station plus 2 extra hubs for just over £100 on amazon. [Post edited 6 Feb 2023 14:42]
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| Ethernet/Internet help on 15:33 - Feb 6 with 880 views | TalkingBlues |
I have used Eero devices to provide extra range for a couple of years and they work very well indeed, they’re not cheap, but they do the business and the app is very good too, makes life very easy to manage the network.
*Just a quick edit to say that Amazon (eg can plug an echo dot in and it will act as a Wi-Fi point on network) and Sky use these now, not normally an indicator of quality, but in this case they look like they finally decided to spend some money on something that actually works!! [Post edited 6 Feb 2023 15:37]
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