D-Link for network?

darkwarrior

I'm looking at upgrading to Fibre Optic broadband with Sky. The issue is that the box is at the front of the house and the main computer is at the back and upstairs. We have a second box underneath that room but it's not stable currently for normal broadband, dropping speed and the like, and as I understand it, that box will not be upgraded to fibre, and if it was it'd be losing speed anyway by not being the main box.

So my friend has suggested these plug like things that somehow let your net work using your electrcitiy network? Do these things work? If so how complicated are they and would I still be looking at getting close to full speed using this and a plug near the front of the house to send it upstairs to my PC?

Thanks for reading.

penrhyn

Powerline homeplugs work fine. You just plug them in and they work.

The BT OR guy will fit a VDSL interstitial plate to your master socket and wire you extension to the filtered outlet.
You'll need a couple of power points ( three with a homeplug) near the master socket, one for the fttc modem and one for your Sky hub.

macman

They are as complicated as putting a plug into a socket.

darkwarrior

Thanks for the info penrhyn and macman. And no speed loss?

penrhyn

No, loads to choose from. http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=tp%20link%20powerline&index=blended&link_code=qs&sourceid=Mozilla-search&!!!!!firefox-uk-21

almillar

They are as complicated as putting a plug into a socket.

Twice as complicated - you need two!
Using the electrical wiring instead of network cabling is not as fast. How much slower depends on your home's wiring, as well as the positioning of the two plugs. It'll still be faster than WiFi, and certainly faster than your internet connection though, so unless you're timing copying GBs of files all the time, you won't notice any slowdown.

darkwarrior

Sounds good then, thanks for the info everyone.