Just had a BT line (after only having cable) put in which has necessitated moving modem/router to a different location.
I'd previously had two devices permanently plugged into the router via ethernet cables neither of which can communicate with the router wirelessly so are now also going to have to relocate.
Trouble is new location (where the one BT socket in the house is) isn't nearly as convenient for these two devices. Previously they were tucked away behind TV near the cable outlet etc but now they'd have to live in a tight spot in the hallway.
Is there a way of easily extending wirelessly to another location where these two things can be plugged in? I know you can get wifi extenders but don't know if I can do the same with wired things. Seems like it should be possible but just not sure what to google for etc...
Thanks all.
Powerline adapter to extend your network through the mains. One beside your hub and another where the devices are located
As simple as that eh?? Blimey. I shall read up on that, thanks for the steer.
I vaguely remember reading something about BT hubs not playing nicely with powerline adapters in some circumstances so it's worth making sure before shelling out.
Any way you can run Cat 5 Ethernet cable from one place to the other?
My BT Homehub 4 works fine with Powerline.
It's a PlusNet hub (is it a hub and not a router I guess it is!) and no it's not really at all convenient to run the cable (or two cables) sadly.
Are all these powerline adapters created equal or is there one brand that's recommended generally? TP-Link? Netgear? Doesn't matter?
I've used TP-Link for years. Simple to set up. Never had any problems.
technomate 500meg is one of our top sellers.
can't answer your second question up there but we have Virginmedia broadband hub with:
- wireless connection to desktop downstairs
- wireless connection to 2 ipads and four phones (2 x iphone and 2 x Huawei) dotted around the house wherever we may be using them
- 2 x TP Link powerline wired adaptors to 2 x desktops upstairs (kids rooms)
- a wireless powerline adaptor that tends to be plugged in on the landing to cover the wireless dead spot in the upstairs bog and youngest son's room (can't recall the brand but it was about twelve quid from Costco and works perfectly)
IMHO they work all work perfectly and do what they say on the tin.
In fact I made a sale at Maplin in Canary Wharf recently. I was browsing and a woman was looking at them and the salesman was making a right hash of selling them; spouting technical jargon at her when she clearly didn't understand.
I said 'I've got those, they work' and she said to the salesman 'right, I will have them then, but only because he says so'.
My plus net hub is a white version of the home hub 5 by bt works with home plugs ok
Follow up to this: bought some of these powerline things, and they work great. One thing though, in the instructions it says not to plug them into a multiplug but directly into a main socket at the wall. Is that a hard and fast rule or is it OK to plug into a multi plug type thing? It's a tower thing a bit like this...
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...which will no doubt horrify and offend in itself 🙂
I've used them in multi plug things and they've been fine.
Cool thanks. I've given it a whirl anyway, just didn't know if it caused them to misbehave or whatever.
I've never done any back-to-back testing to see if throughput is affected. TBH mine have been plugged in and switched on in my current house for 4 years and I never really think about them. They were 2-3 years in use before we moved too.
I dropped about 10Mbits from having one in an extension. As the average about my flat at the time was about 140Mbits that was not a huge loss.
But you get ones with mains pass through to you can plug the multibar into them and not the other way round if it does become an issue in your place.
But you get ones with mains pass through to you can plug the multibar into them and not the other way round if it does become an issue in your place.
Aye I know, just not convenient that way round, which no one will believe I know 😉 Longer term is to have some plug sockets put in across the lounge to alleviate the need for the tower in the first place, but too many other things are higher priority at the moment!
If you still have your old router, keep it with everything plugged in, and just set it as a bridge to your new BT/PlusNet router. Will improve wifi coverage as well in a larger house.
Google your make/model of old router to get the actual instructions.
I had read about the bridge option but my old hub/router/whatever is a cable one and I'm not on cable anymore. Presume that rules out that idea?
My old UK domicile had a weird problem with router/PC comms, even though the one was in the room above the other directy overhead.
Installed TP-Link boxes (took about 5 minutes). Worked perfectly...
I had read about the bridge option but my old hub/router/whatever is a cable one and I'm not on cable anymore.
No - you wouldn't be using that connection anyway, whether cable or DSL.
Either way, I've got the TP-Link wotsits and they're working so everyone feel free to carry on recommending but I'm all sorted I think cheers all 🙂
Good to see you are sorted.
I use devolo kit in my house and recommend them, always been rock solid. One customer has them working from his house all the way out to his garden office thingy without hassle.
I am having issues running a CCTV camera on one from the garage though. The picture keeps on dropping out. It's ok for listening to music/Zwifting so possibly just because of the traffic. Apart from that, not had any issues and them.