Ethernet device? On the tip of my tongue.

[steve nasty]

Hi all! Just looking for a product, but not sure how to word it for a successful search. Wondering if yall have any tips.

• I'm in my room upstairs, wifi sucks.
• Have had powerline adapters up here for a while for my desktop, was thinking about doing a wifi extender for my phone, laptop etc..
• My thought process is, I have the powerline adapter as is, with ethernet coming out of it. Can't i just get an extender with ethernet-in? I guess that would just be a router. Should I just get another cheap router? 

EDIT: The layout is; modem -> router -> powerline adapter -> (device I want to emit wifi ??)

 

Thanks!

 

[pythonmegapixel]

Surely you just want a wireless access point? (though in some cases they can be more expensive than routers which have a WAP mode, so maybe just go for one of those)

[TukangUsapEmenq]

15 minutes ago, steve nasty said:

My thought process is, I have the powerline adapter as is, with ethernet coming out of it. Can't i just get an extender with ethernet-in? I guess that would just be a router. Should I just get another cheap router? 

Yes, you can. Get a router and just connect the internet input of the router to the output of the adapter and usually things will work just fine.

 

Although I rather to pull a ethernet wire for job like that just the sake of better internet quality. Powerline adapter sucks sometimes, especially for the latency. But if that works for you, go on anyway.

 

Don't forget to setting your wi-fi channel for both of your router so it won't interfere each other.

[steve nasty]

17 minutes ago, dhannemon13 said:

Yes, you can. Get a router and just connect the internet input of the router to the output of the adapter and usually things will work just fine.

 

Although I rather to pull a ethernet wire for job like that just the sake of better internet quality. Powerline adapter sucks sometimes, especially for the latency. But if that works for you, go on anyway.

 

Don't forget to setting your wi-fi channel for both of your router so it won't interfere each other.

Great. I'll probably just get a router. 

 

I would totally run a wire if I was living in my own home. I'm in an apartment and will only be here for the next 6-12 mo, so the powerline & router combo will get me through.

 

Thanks!