Powerline and Pass Through

neilmcl

DoaM wrote: »

It's the external aerial that gives the improvement. When I had an old desktop PC connected via WiFi I used an external aerial on a flying lead that sat on the corner of my computer desk ... WiFi connection was great.

I would say it's the external aerial and dual band that made the difference for me particularly as I have a dual band Sky router that I connect to.

arciere

5Ghz wireless (if supported by both devices), does give more bandwidth, but coverage is normally lower than 2.4Ghz. So if the problem is just the speed, 5Ghz can improve that (although pretty much any 2.4Ghz device should be able to give you at least 54Mbps as theoretical max speed), but if the access point is too far away, travels through many walls and the signal is low, you're likely to have worse performance with 5Ghz.

System

Carrot007 wrote: »

Presumably because;


a. All wifi is useless.

Yet I have wifi links running between three radio towers - Octon to Caistor, Caistor to Sheffield 40+ miles for each link.

DoaM

neilmcl wrote: »

I would say it's the external aerial and dual band that made the difference for me particularly as I have a dual band Sky that I connect to.

My experience (to which my comment related) was before the days of the 5GHz spectrum being readily available with home WiFi devices ... 2.4GHz WiFi-b (54meg) was the norm back then.

burtons

arciere wrote: »

5Ghz wireless (if supported by both devices), does give more bandwidth, but coverage is normally lower than 2.4Ghz. So if the problem is just the speed, 5Ghz can improve that (although pretty much any 2.4Ghz device should be able to give you at least 54Mbps as theoretical max speed), but if the access point is too far away, travels through many walls and the signal is low, you're likely to have worse performance with 5Ghz.

My old laptop has a atheros ar9285 wireless adapter and my daughters chromebook has a 802.11ac wireless adapter so if I place them next to each other in line with the router the chromebook is only getting around 60% wifi signal where my laptop is getting full signal. If I do a speed test both computers are getting around the same mbps.

arciere

burtons wrote: »

My old laptop has a atheros ar9285 wireless adapter and my daughters chromebook has a 802.11ac wireless adapter so if I place them next to each other in line with the router the chromebook is only getting around 60% wifi signal where my laptop is getting full signal. If I do a speed test both computers are getting around the same mbps.

I've done a quick research, the Atheros ar9285 seems to be 2.4Ghz only, while the Chromebook is using ac, that could explain why the Atheros gets a better signal (assuming that your router is dual-band and transmitting on both frequencies).
I would try to force the Chromebook to use the 2.4Ghz network (or you can try to disable it from the router, whichever is easier). That should give you more details on what's going on on the Chromebook.
(all the above with the assumption that the two laptops are connecting one with the 2.4 and the other with the 5Ghz).

stator

I've got loads of Powerline TP-Link adapters, they worked fine, although I replaced them with a wired network in the end.


The faster the speed the better. The powerline adapters that boast faster speeds also use multiple frequencies, so if there is interference on your powerlines on one signal, the other frequencies might still work, so you get a more reliable connection using the higher speed powerline adapters.

dealer_wins

I use powerline adaptors, one downstairs connected to the router, and 3 upstairs providing wired broadband in the bedrooms. Its been faultless for 3 years now, even after a powercut they all reconnected by themselves.

Just had a look at what one it is, its a TPlink one.