powerline + accespoint or wifi repeater?

[BeltedchaffG.]

I am getting a new room, and my plan was to get a powerline from my modem, and plug it in my pc in the other room.

the modem is also equiped with an internal router.

i'd then connect the powerline to a switch to split to my consoles, pc and laptop. Now I was wondering: what is my best bet?

would it be better to run a cable from the switch to an accespoint,

so i'd be able to connect my phone and tablet to wifi or just buy a wifi repeater and plug it in another empty wallsocket in the room?

 

[DanTheDJ]

I am getting a new room, and my plan was to get a powerline from my modem, and plug it in my pc in the other room.

the modem is also equiped with an internal router.

i'd then connect the powerline to a switch to split to my consoles, pc and laptop. Now I was wondering: what is my best bet?

would it be better to run a cable from the switch to an accespoint,

so i'd be able to connect my phone and tablet to wifi or just buy a wifi repeater and plug it in another empty wallsocket in the room?

I would get a secondary router, and run it in wan from the first one, then it will act as a wifi accesspoint, and give you 4 ethernet outputs

[itsmyjobtoknow]

I am assuming when you say powerline, you mean Power over Ethernet....and to be honest that is a hit or miss situation. I have it set up in my house and on one outlet I can only get up 10 mbps and on another outlet I can easily get 50 mbps....so your call.

 

I would recommend you to see if you can buy it at a local store first and test if it is worth it.

 

Otherwise your only other option is either a Wifi Repeater...or a better Wireless Access Point

[BeltedchaffG.]

thanks for your responses.

I can't run another ethernet cable from the mode/router to my desk, it is too unpractical in my situation.

[0x550x42]

Yes, go for a repeater. Powerline adapters aren't as reliable.

[LasersPewPew]

I am assuming when you say powerline, you mean Power over Ethernet....and to be honest that is a hit or miss situation. I have it set up in my house and on one outlet I can only get up 10 mbps and on another outlet I can easily get 50 mbps....so your call.

 

I would recommend you to see if you can buy it at a local store first and test if it is worth it.

 

Otherwise your only other option is either a Wifi Repeater...or a better Wireless Access Point

 

 

Sorry I need to point out that is an incorrect assumption.

 

Powerline Ethernet and Power over Ethernet are 2 completely different network technology.

 

Powerline Ethernet is a way of connecting devices using existing electrical cables as network cables to transmit data between connected devices. 

 

Power over Ethernet (PoE or 802.3 standard) is using Ethernet to not only transmit data but to also supply power to the device. This requires the Switch to support PoE to supply the power and the device to be able to power device through Ethernet eliminating the need for a separate power adapter and extra wall socket near the device. Business rely heavily on PoE for devices such as Security Cameras, IP Phones or Access Points as this cuts down on unnecessary wires and outlet placements. PoE hardware also tends to be very expensive and not many, if any consumer devices uses this technology.

 

 

 

I have a Powerline Ethernet + Access Point combination for part of my house, but this is mainly for Guest networks trying to access my network. It seems to be working fine for the most part, I haven't experienced any real issues with it so far. It's probably not an ideal solution for gaming but neither is Wifi to begin with.

[itsmyjobtoknow]

Sorry I need to point out that is an incorrect assumption.

 

Powerline Ethernet and Power over Ethernet are 2 completely different network technology.

 

Powerline Ethernet is a way of connecting devices using existing electrical cables as network cables to transmit data between connected devices. 

 

Power over Ethernet (PoE or 802.3 standard) is using Ethernet to not only transmit data but to also supply power to the device. This requires the Switch to support PoE to supply the power and the device to be able to power device through Ethernet eliminating the need for a separate power adapter and extra wall socket near the device. Business rely heavily on PoE for devices such as Security Cameras, IP Phones or Access Points as this cuts down on unnecessary wires and outlet placements. PoE hardware also tends to be very expensive and not many, if any consumer devices uses this technology.

 

 

 

I have a Powerline Ethernet + Access Point combination for part of my house, but this is mainly for Guest networks trying to access my network. It seems to be working fine for the most part, I haven't experienced any real issues with it so far. It's probably not an ideal solution for gaming but neither is Wifi to begin with.

 

Oddly enough my that came with my "Powerline Ethernet" box stated as a PoE device and what it actually does is what you described as Powerline Ethernet...so....that is the cause of my confusion

[LasersPewPew]

Oddly enough my that came with my "Powerline Ethernet" box stated as a PoE device and what it actually does is what you described as Powerline Ethernet...so....that is the cause of my confusion

 

It possible for the adapter to also include a PoE Injector built in, so understandable

[BeltedchaffG.]

Thanks for all your responses.

 

How about a wifi repeater with a build in ethernet port?

would that be a better bet then?

I found one on this site: http://bit.ly/1FAKJtS

sorry, about the dutch, I couldn't find an English site.