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Mercuryaces
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So I don't have the option of using ethernet direct to the router. I'm thinking of using a powerline adapter to hook up to ethernet using our electrical wiring, but I don't know if I should just choose a wireless card instead. Which medium provides a more reliable, stable connection??

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2 minutes ago, Mercuryaces said:

So I don't have the option of using ethernet direct to the router. I'm thinking of using a powerline adapter to hook up to ethernet using our electrical wiring, but I don't know if I should just choose a wireless card instead. Which medium provides a more reliable, stable connection??

Ethernet is always going to be more stable, but of your Wifi is decent enough it should do.

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I have no first hand experience with powerline adapters but several people I know have tried it and were far from pleased. 

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled. So where the heck am I?

(Apologies to Robert Frost)

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Powerline can be an incredible waste of time with shotty electrical wiring and can often increase latency.

 

Get a decent wireless card, or switch to a mesh solution like Google WiFi and plug your computer into one of the access points via ethernet.

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