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Thread ID: 132222	2013-05-11 02:22:00	Wired Ethernet question	Slankydudl (16687)	Press F1

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1340647	2013-05-11 02:22:00	Hey I live in a 7 story house due to the unusual problem of this house being built on a near vertical slope so every floor is essentially one room. This poses a problem with wireless internet as it can only barely get signal at the top or bottom floors of the house. Typically my main pc has been setup right next to the router/modem and has been connected to it with a wired connection. Im going to be moving my computer closer to the top but i want to be able to get a strong wired connection without moving the router/modem because then the bottom half of the house will get no connection. So is there any way to get a wired connection up 3 floors without any messy cables? thanks.	Slankydudl (16687)
1340648	2013-05-11 02:39:00	Networking over power is maybe your easiest solution. An example of what you are looking for here. www.dove.co.nz	Iantech (16386)
1340649	2013-05-11 02:47:00	There is a system called Ethernet Over Power, which basically means the Ethernet runs through the power Points of your house. You need adaptors, something like TP- Links www.tp-link.com ( these are just a link to TP-Links site showing them) then simply plug the Ethernet cable into the PC with a short cable. Personally I never tried it, or know of anyone that has maybe someone else can advise if it worth it. :2cents: Edited: Snap Ian :p lol was looking for links :)	wainuitech (129)
1340650	2013-05-11 02:48:00	Yeah Iantech is right, it's pretty much your best bet. You can then place the router wherever you're most likely to use mobile devices. They're not too expensive these days either: pbtech.co.nz	Chilling_Silence (9)
1340651	2013-05-11 02:50:00	Personally I never tried it, or know of anyone that has maybe someone else can advise if it worth it. :2cents: I've done it a couple of times. Was *fantastic* running them at my parents place to a tin garage / sleepout that blocked all WiFi signals. I used the Netcomm ones though, their first generation, cost me ~$250 for the two and I then got a 3rd so I could run another upstairs to my parents bedroom and put a small WiFi router up there for them also. It's not quite as nice as running CAT6 to every room in your house like I've done now that I own my own home, but for cost-effectiveness / coverage, they're a surprisingly good way of getting your home wired up!	Chilling_Silence (9)
1340652	2013-05-11 04:11:00	Didn't know they'd come down to that price, Chill. Makes it easier to recommend, now. Wow, seven storeys! Bet you're fit slanky!!	linw (53)
1340653	2013-05-11 04:53:00	hahaha... i spend most of my time on the second and try to avoid going to lower storeys if possible and thanks ill take a look into ethernet over power.	Slankydudl (16687)
1340654	2013-05-11 05:11:00	I've used them in several places, they work really well and are easy to setup. One note of warning though. Always make sure they are plugged into the wall socket and not a socket on a multibox or similar, I had a pair on multiboxes at each end, to begin with they worked, but then kept on losing communication with each other and dropping out, put them on the wall first ahead of any other appliance, and they have been faultless.	Iantech (16386)
1340655	2013-05-11 05:24:00	hmmm now that you mention that it may be awkward... on the count of this house being old there are only single sockets for power so everything is on a power strip, may just have to invest the time to lay cat9 along the skirting boards	Slankydudl (16687)
1340656	2013-05-11 06:02:00	hmmm now that you mention that it may be awkward... on the count of this house being old there are only single sockets for power so everything is on a power strip, may just have to invest the time to lay cat9 along the skirting boardsNo, get one with a power pass-through and plug your strip into it.	Iantech (16386)
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