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How to get wired internet up to second floor.
You will see that most people prefer wired connection when they are coding or gaming.
And the same speed in every room even with over 150 meter coax runs.
There is a pending class action lawsuit against their new xfinity wifi systems so they are now giving customers more control over what comes into their homes i write about the problems with comcast xfinity in this article.
If it is comcast then you can now call to request a basic modem that has no wifi capabilities.
I tried hooking up my laptop to the router through an ethernet cable and it hasnt had any issues.
I have my desktop on the second floor with the router on the first floor is there any way to have wired internet without running a super long ethernet cable upstairs.
Setup is even easier than powerline.
How to run a second ethernet jack in another room.
Determine your internet service provider.
The signal strength is not that good for gaming if i go wireless.
Programmers gamers and regular web users need their internet connection to be fast and wi fi does not offer that privilege.
A while back i wrote up a complete guide to installing hard wired internet that walks you step by step through the process of ditching your wifi and using ethernet cables instead.
Reading up on it determined it wasn t me just that overall powerline is pretty crappy.
Right now i dont have space to set up workstation where the tv is to put a permanent work area to game.
If you have an area in your home with poor wifi signal or need a hardwire connection but don t have an ethernet jack in the room this is what i did.
With moca i not only get full gigabit internet speeds i get almost 2 5 gigabit file transfer speed over network.
No issues with interference etc.
I have my uverse router box on first floor in the living room.
Most homes feature a single centrally located point for connecting to the internet usually in the form of a wall plate.