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jameshumphries47
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okay guys so I have my router downstairs and im getting some servers upstairs my wifi isn't great up there. and I cant be running fiber optic cables round the house or Ethernet. how could I get a decent connection up there. wifi extender in my room? or what?

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Powerline is probably your best option, if you don't want to route cables. WiFi would work aswell, but I have had bad experiences with using range extenders with servers

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how would I do powerline then sorry a noob with cabling lol

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how would I do powerline then sorry a noob with cabling lol

You plug a powerline adapter into the electrical circuitry of your house, and essentally you are using the electrical wires as a ethernet cable. 

 

And as always there is a video about it.

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ahh but heres the problem it says you can only use 110v cables in the uk we use 240v :(

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ahh but heres the problem it says you can only use 110v cables in the uk we use 240v :(

UK powerline adapter

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0084Y9N3O/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

The reason he says that in the video is because the plugs a different in North America, then they are in the UK and Europe. 

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ahh okay what about the wifi options?

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ahh okay what about the wifi options?

What will you be using the server for? Range extenders can be bad at handling large amounts of traffic. It also needs a good connection where you put it, or else it will not work probebly. 

If neither of this is a problem, then you can use WiFI.

 

Edit: You could also put up a second WiFi router, but you would rely on putting a cable to it though.

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What will you be using the server for? Range extenders can be bad at handling large amounts of traffic. It also needs a good connection where you put it, or else it will not work probebly. 

If neither of this is a problem, then you can use WiFI.

 

Edit: You could also put up a second WiFi router, but you would rely on putting a cable to it though.

the server will be used for data storage and some household stuff so nothing to existing. Well I have bad internet as it is we normally get about 100ping 3.2 down and 0.8 up so the connection is relatively okay I have a cheep Pentium 4 up there with a wifi card in it and it working soooo. and I cant have cables running round the house as it isn't my house :( so wifi is looking the better option to me.

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I prefer MOCA over Powerline.

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what's the differents?

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