So my pc is all the way in the attic and my router and modem are all the way in the ground floor.
My house is pretty old, so no ethernet connections in the wall.
Currently I have to connect my phone to my pc and tether its wifi connection to the pc to get a connection, but I mainly game and this connection is very unstable and I have lots of latency lag and connection resetting.
Laying cables all over the house is no option
I was wondering what would be the best option for optimal speed, latency and stability?
Powerline adaptor (I can't imagine those being very stable at all, I imagine lots of interference too) or a wi-fi repeater or something else
also i'm worrying about the cost of things, I wouldn't like it being upwards of $100 or something
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;47695710]Powerline is only awful if the power in your house is dirty or old.
Powerline also requires you ti be on the same circuit.
Easiest way with 0 APs is nicely drilled holes and about 20~ meters of cat5e.[/QUOTE]
damn, drilling holes is a huge pain
also I just realized we already use 1 powerline adaptor to go to the tv
Can you have multiple adaptors?
I thought powerline would be shit in my 40 year old apartment and it was just as quick and reliable as a direct ethernet connection. I got a 500MB/s Netgear powerline kit, has indicators showing quality of connection, security enabled/disabled, etc.
[QUOTE=uitham;47696008]damn, drilling holes is a huge pain
also I just realized we already use 1 powerline adaptor to go to the tv
Can you have multiple adaptors?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, you can have multiple adaptors. 2 things you need to know though:
If they're on separate circuits in the house, they may not even work, but if they do work it will be at a massively cut speed.
The other thing to watch out for is the speed of the plug itself. If your current plug is under 200Mbps, you'll have to get something else under 200Mbps because of the standard they run at. Similarly, if you have something over 200Mbps, you'll need to get something else over 200Mbps.
The top one is my personal experience, can't say that it's the same for everyone.
The second one is a fact across the board because of networking standards.
You could run the cable up the outside of your house. I did this years back, was much easier than running through all the various walls. The cable was fine being outside. It was there for about 2 years, other than getting a little dirty it held up in the rain and snow.
You could put the Ethernet cable under your siding or get some conduit for it as well.
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