
Need help with my WiFi connection
#1
Posted 11 December 2016 - 01:33 AM
I know there are a lot of very tech savvy people on this forum which I have no problem admitting I am not. If anyone could give me some tips on what my problem may be it would be very much appreciated. I could get a line put into the basement for myself but I would very much like to continue piggybacking off the existing line. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 01:53 AM
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 02:03 AM
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 02:11 AM
#5
Posted 11 December 2016 - 02:33 AM
I'm just wondering if you might consider Ethernet over power
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 02:42 AM
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 02:58 AM Edited by Technosis, 11 December 2016 - 02:59 AM.
Think this video will better explain then what i can haha
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 03:42 AM
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 01:10 PM
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 02:03 PM
Powerlines and extenders are rubbish. They are for the most part, un-reliable and unstable. You're better off buying a new router with a better range.
Do you actually have any experience with these at all? They run through mains power and aslong as your house wasnt built in the dark ages/doesn't have sh*tty wiring it'll be stable just plug it directly into a socket and not through an extension lead/surge protector itll be fine. I ran powerlines for 3/4 years and it's the cheaper not to mention more consistent method as opposed to finding a router that can deliver a solid connection 3/4 floors down.
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 02:26 PM
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 07:09 PM Edited by ibsmokin, 11 December 2016 - 08:40 PM.
Feeling fairly discouraged I figured I would try and hook it up to the WiFi extender I've been running off since it has an ethernet port on it as well. Figured what the he'll it's worth a shot ya know. We'll it actually turned out pretty good. Not crazy gains but got me around 15mbps down and 3-4mbps up. Still nothing to shout about I know but I was able to play through some setups without issue and was in a full lobby for an hour without being kicked. I am very hopeful I'll now at least be able to grind heists without issue at least. I was curious if I got better ethernet cables if it would possibly improve however seeing as the supplied ones are complete sh*t. What you guys think. Again thanks for input.
Oh for reference the powerline I got was the netgear ac1200 and the extender is a netgear n300 I believe. Also curious if a better extender would improve speeds as I know signals are only as strong as their weakest link.
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Posted 11 December 2016 - 08:40 PM
quoting you guys simply for a bump. ThanksPowerlines and extenders are rubbish. They are for the most part, un-reliable and unstable. You're better off buying a new router with a better range.
Do you actually have any experience with these at all? They run through mains power and aslong as your house wasnt built in the dark ages/doesn't have sh*tty wiring it'll be stable just plug it directly into a socket and not through an extension lead/surge protector itll be fine. I ran powerlines for 3/4 years and it's the cheaper not to mention more consistent method as opposed to finding a router that can deliver a solid connection 3/4 floors down.
#18
Posted 12 December 2016 - 09:53 AM
Powerlines and extenders are rubbish. They are for the most part, un-reliable and unstable. You're better off buying a new router with a better range.
Do you actually have any experience with these at all? They run through mains power and aslong as your house wasnt built in the dark ages/doesn't have sh*tty wiring it'll be stable just plug it directly into a socket and not through an extension lead/surge protector itll be fine. I ran powerlines for 3/4 years and it's the cheaper not to mention more consistent method as opposed to finding a router that can deliver a solid connection 3/4 floors down.
Yes, and my experience with them has been poor. My house is fairly modern too, so there shouldn't be an issue with the wiring, everything was connected correctly. My speeds would be inconsistent, my download speed would be anywhere between 1-16Mb, upload 0.1-1Mb. On a 80/20 connection these speeds are just unacceptable, I'd also have a high ping with fairly frequent dropouts. I tried 3 different brands (TP-Link, Linksys and Netgear) and none of them were good enough for anything other than light internet browsing, hence why I would not recommend them for gaming on.
#19
Posted 17 December 2016 - 11:54 PM
You mentioned you plugged the powerline adapter into a power strip, This severely limits the adapter's ability to function and I'm surprised it worked at all.
I have the D-Link DHP-601AV set and it works perfectly for my uses. I have 240 down/15 up and the speed of the connection is limited to the 10/100 Ethernet on the other end.
If you're going to try powerline again (which would be an excellent solution) you should look for one marked 'AV2'.
Without exaggeration going from 'not AV2' to AV2 is like going from maybe wireless B to wireless AC.
I'm not able to find a Netgear AC1200 powerline adapter. Are you referring to https://www.amazon.c...=netgear ac1200
?
#20
Posted 07 January 2017 - 05:45 AM
I'm having a different issue now. The place I live has two separate lines for Internet or phone. One is upstairs and one is in the basement suite where I live with my girlfriend. We recently got a router installed on the basement line on my old account from my old house.
Now they came and installed it yesterday and it was working great, unfortunately the office screwed up and moved the upstairs service downstairs. Now they came and changed it back today but now the Internet down here is incredibly slow. Is there anything I can do from my end? Maybe from logging into the router? I tried unplugging for 10 seconds to reboot it but nothing changes. Still super slow. Thanks guys
For reference this is the powerline 1200
https://goo.gl/images/vvWtEC
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