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[Syberia]

If it's for a desktop w/ ethernet (cat5) connection, get a TP-Link internet over powerline device on Amazon for under $40.00. The Amazon reviews should convince you that's reliable. If not, let me know and I'll explain why you should go this route over running hardline.

Why? I have a pair of these to get internet out to a portion of my yard and while it's adequate, it's not fast by any means, and a far cry from the speed of a wired connection. Plus I have to be careful what I plug into adjacent outlets - any type of switching power supply (computer, phone charger, etc) will create interference and absolutely murder performance. If I had the ability to run a cable without digging everything back up (didn't occur to me when I ran the electrical wiring) I'd do so.

 

[Beemer533]

I am not a big fan of those powerline adapters unless there is no other way.. I just have not had any that functioned very well in the few times I have used them.

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[whiskeywiz]

I'll be digging a 10' long 10" deep trench, pushing some coaxial for tv and some cat5 through a piece of garden hose, and dropping it in said trench.
Maybe the outlet occupying range extenders are nice and do a good job, however I am a direct connect kind of guy. Right after I get this guy settled in my Jeep...

 

[Trey T]

Why? I have a pair of these to get internet out to a portion of my yard and while it's adequate, it's not fast by any means, and a far cry from the speed of a wired connection. Plus I have to be careful what I plug into adjacent outlets - any type of switching power supply (computer, phone charger, etc) will create interference and absolutely murder performance. If I had the ability to run a cable without digging everything back up (didn't occur to me when I ran the electrical wiring) I'd do so.

I am not a big fan of those powerline adapters unless there is no other way.. I just have not had any that functioned very well in the few times I have used them.

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I tuck my cable modem upstair and powerline it down to a router (Vera 3 z-wave controller router combo) and I didn't see a performance loss through speedtest.net (consitently getting 25mbps DL and 5mbps UL). Again, I'm old-school and I hardwired to every room in my last home but now I'm very supportive of powerline.

Anyways, it's just an experience I want to share but the powerline idea was recommended by my friends whom work as network admins.

 

[ard]

I have a 200+MB connection to my ISP, and manage a WIPOP.

I can run speedtest on any wired connection in my home and see 80-90MB to a variety of the servers they use. But when I unplug the wired connection, fire up wifi on either 2.6 or 5G antennas then the speed drops to 10-15. laptop or ipad the same. This is using a state of the art ASUS wireless router from 25 feet away.

When I was hobbled with a T1 line at 1.5MB for my 'pipe' we didnt see the issues wifi causes. The analogy is 'the weakest link in the chain'. most users will not see the limits of wifi until THAT becomes their rate limiting link.

IMO

 

[Kev7274]

I know a few that use powerline adapters and they are pleased with it.

 

[patrickoneal]

I know a few that use powerline adapters and they are pleased with it.

I just got some for my garage, and I think I'll eventually just run some cat6 out there. I get 60Mbps down inside the house and 15-20Mbps up on my airport extreme router. With the powerline adapters(tp-link with built in wireless router), I'm getting 7Mbps up and 7Mbps down in the garage. Granted, I'm plugged into a receptacle in the house that's wired to my generator transfer panel, back to the main panel, then to the garage subpanel. That's quite a bit of wire and breakers for the signal to get through, so I should be happy that it works at all.