Is there a way of connecting ethernet cable to a port upstairs when router is downstairs?

DullGreyGuy

CaptainRock said:
I'm what you would call an audiophile.  Would the quality still be the same as if I was connecting directly from a router as I do now?

wifi/ethernet transmits the same data; in principle ethernet can transport more data at the same time but even the top music streaming services are only 24bit/196khz or 9.2mbps which is well within the capabilities of the wifi released in 1999 let alone what can be achieved today with modern protocols. 

Maybe you are confusing with bluetooth which cannot support these levels but is now fairly close with AptX? 

Unfortunately my experience is that many self declared audiophiles are technophobes and as a consequence are not getting exactly what they think they are, no matter how much they spent on mains filtering or expensive digital cables. A friend spent months ripping their CDs to HiRes formats... was very disappointed to learn that it will still be CD quality and not only that but the ancient DAC they were using wasnt even able to deal with their chosen format properly - though they still thought they sounded better than the CDs did. 

lr1277

OP I know you have decided on a way forward, but add the following information just in case.

My parents have a large house and we needed to get wifi downstairs even though the router was upstairs.

We initially tried the powerline solution but found that didn't work because the mains circuit upstairs was separate from the mains circuit downstairs. If you are using the powerline solution,, the relevant sockets must be on the same mains circuit.

I am not sure what a MESH solution is but we then tried a wifi solution. There is a gadget near the router that plugs into a electrical socket upstairs. Then another gadget that plugs into an electrical socket downstairs. These communicate by wifi and the downstairs gadget provides wifi for the whole of the downstairs. The kinds of names for it are wifi boosters, extenders or range extenders. Additionally the extenders are sort of close to each other even though there is a staircase (that does a U-turn as it were) separating the two. The first extender is near the top of the stairs and the 2nd extender is next to the bottom of the stairs.

DullGreyGuy

lr1277 said:

I am not sure what a MESH solution is but we then tried a wifi solution. There is a gadget near the router that plugs into an electrical socket upstairs. Then another gadget that plugs into an electrical socket downstairs. These communicate by wifi and the downstairs gadget provides wifi for the whole of the downstairs. The kinds of names for it are wifi boosters, extenders or range extenders.

In short its a more advanced way of using boosters/repeaters/extenders, all parts of the network are designed for this and so they work faster than a standard router plus an extender

oldernonethewiser

lr1277 said:

OP I know you have decided on a way forward, but add the following information just in case.

My parents have a large house and we needed to get wifi downstairs even though the router was upstairs.

We initially tried the powerline solution but found that didn't work because the mains circuit upstairs was separate from the mains circuit downstairs. If you are using the powerline solution,, the relevant sockets must be on the same mains circuit.

I am not sure what a MESH solution is but we then tried a wifi solution. There is a gadget near the router that plugs into a electrical socket upstairs. Then another gadget that plugs into an electrical socket downstairs. These communicate by wifi and the downstairs gadget provides wifi for the whole of the downstairs. The kinds of names for it are wifi boosters, extenders or range extenders. Additionally the extenders are sort of close to each other even though there is a staircase (that does a U-turn as it were) separating the two. The first extender is near the top of the stairs and the 2nd extender is next to the bottom of the stairs.

I had the same issue with powerline adapters in an old property.  Setting up a MESH system was the answer, something I have now done in other properties for friends and family.

CaptainRock

Thanks for all the replies.

I have a lot to think about but will most probably go with Mesh as it seems the best way to solve my problem.

Does anyone know if there is Mesh device that has more than one port on it?

If one port is the maximum could I use a 5 port Gigabit Switch?

400ixl

You can get TP-Link Deco's with various configurations.

Mine runs a main unit with a DSL connection, 4 ethernet ports and 2 Digital phone ports connected to 2 additional units which have 2 ethernet ports each.

Loads of choice for how you want to configure your network to suit your needs. https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/deco/

Internaut

CaptainRock said:

Emmia said:

Have you considered Ethernet over power? 

Thanks for the reply but I'm not sure what you mean?

Ethernet cable to Powerline Plug, close to your router.  Ethernet cable from second Powerline plug in your other room.  The data literally travels over your home’s power cables. 

Internaut

Internaut said:

CaptainRock said:

Emmia said:

Have you considered Ethernet over power? 

Thanks for the reply but I'm not sure what you mean?

Ethernet cable to Powerline Plug, close to your router.  Ethernet cable from second Powerline plug in your other room.  The data literally travels over your home’s power cables. 

Ahh, I see it addressed up thread. Apologies. 

studio_two

CaptainRock said:

Thanks for the replies.

I think Mesh will be the way to go.

Agreed.

Some mesh systems have an ethernet socket on the back of each of the satellite boxes. So, you can plug a switch or a non-wifi device into the back to effectively extend your wired network.

studio_two

DullGreyGuy said:

lr1277 said:

I am not sure what a MESH solution is but we then tried a wifi solution. There is a gadget near the router that plugs into an electrical socket upstairs. Then another gadget that plugs into an electrical socket downstairs. These communicate by wifi and the downstairs gadget provides wifi for the whole of the downstairs. The kinds of names for it are wifi boosters, extenders or range extenders.

In short its a more advanced way of using boosters/repeaters/extenders, all parts of the network are designed for this and so they work faster than a standard router plus an extender

Just to add that all the "repeater" boxes need to be within range of at least one other box in order to relay the signal back to the main router.