Wifi help...

[Tuearts right boot]

Do I need a repeater, booster.....
Was with Sky, the old Sky and went to EE, then back to new Internet Sky. I used to have a booster thing before with the ols Sky. We are having problems with one PC, it connects then goes off etc etc. Everything else we have works Inc printer. My PC is the furthest away, do I need a repeater or whatever. Cheers.

 

[stonerblue]

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[BlueHammer85]

Manchester has wifi ?! bloody hell.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

I got a booster. It created a separate network so that all my connected stuff was unconnected. Not worth it, for me.
You must have a bg house, though, try centralising the wifi box.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

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Done that....a few times, no joy.
The previous booster worked OK so just assuming an other one would do the same.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

One thing to mention.....I cannot get anything up to insert the password.....everything else has allowed me

 

[JASR]

Powerline network adapters are the way to go.

One plugs into an electrical socket near your router, and has a network cable from it to the router.
Your house electrical circuit is now a network and you just plug in as many more adapters as you require elsewhere.
These adapters can be wireless ones (WiFi extenders in essence), wired ones, or combo.

I have tp-link ones - 2 wired ones and 2 combo.
One wired is the router one. The other wired provides wired connection to the tv box and tv. The combo ones give WiFi/wired access to other parts of house.
Essential in a house with a lot of metal.

No idea on a really big house with multiple electric circuits. So buyer beware.

Also make sure you buy newer adapters - if they don’t do at least Wifi5 they aren’t - I think the latest spec is wifi8?

 

[Gaz76]

https://www.screwfix.com/p/tp-link-av1000-powerline-starter-kit/326kx

You could try these

 

[Centurions]

One thing to mention.....I cannot get anything up to insert the password.....everything else has allowed me

Can you see the WiFi/router at all via the PC settings>Network & internet?

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Can you see the WiFi/router at all via the PC settings>Network & internet?

Can't see it...in a small room with a door, 5 mtrs from our office and 7 mtrs from telly in lounge.
Does seem to work more intermittently when the doors are open

 

[blueinsa]

Boosters are wank imo and powerline plugs that repeat the signal via your house wiring are the way to go.

 

[CheshireExpat]

Use your neighbours

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

Do I need a repeater, booster.....
Was with Sky, the old Sky and went to EE, then back to new Internet Sky. I used to have a booster thing before with the ols Sky. We are having problems with one PC, it connects then goes off etc etc. Everything else we have works Inc printer. My PC is the furthest away, do I need a repeater or whatever. Cheers.

If you’re going to get a booster, get a TP Link and connect it through Ethernet.

 

[Bigga]

Can't see it...in a small room with a door, 5 mtrs from our office and 7 mtrs from telly in lounge.
Does seem to work more intermittently when the doors are open

LOL!!

He means can you go into the settings on your PC...

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Powerline network adapters are the way to go.

One plugs into an electrical socket near your router, and has a network cable from it to the router.
Your house electrical circuit is now a network and you just plug in as many more adapters as you require elsewhere.
These adapters can be wireless ones (WiFi extenders in essence), wired ones, or combo.

I have tp-link ones - 2 wired ones and 2 combo.
One wired is the router one. The other wired provides wired connection to the tv box and tv. The combo ones give WiFi/wired access to other parts of house.
Essential in a house with a lot of metal.

No idea on a really big house with multiple electric circuits. So buyer beware.

Also make sure you buy newer adapters - if they don’t do at least Wifi5 they aren’t - I think the latest spec is wifi8?

Powerline Network adaptors are the way to go.

Back in our old house we had one ethernet cable out of the hub into a powerline adaptor, and then a WiFi enabled plugs (combo) in all the upstairs rooms with the ability to plug in directly. My TV in the bedroom was directly connected via cable and phones/laptops connected via WiFi.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Boosters are wank imo and powerline plugs that repeat the signal via your house wiring are the way to go.

One thing to be aware of though is that they often have to be plugged directly into an electrical wall socket as performance can degrade if plugged into an extension cable, especially if it has built-in surge protection.

 

[JASR]

One thing to be aware of though is that they often have to be plugged directly into an electrical wall socket as performance can degrade if plugged into an extension cable, especially if it has built-in surge protection.

indeed, but you can also get them with their own socket, so plug the extension into it.

 

[blueinsa]

One thing to be aware of though is that they often have to be plugged directly into an electrical wall socket as performance can degrade if plugged into an extension cable, especially if it has built-in surge protection.

Kids bedrooms have been a nightmare for signal but I put powerlines in that not only extend the signal but I can also run cable from to hardwire their main devices.

Never once skipped a beat whilst I’ve had booster and tried mesh systems that were shite imo.

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Manchester has wifi ?! bloody hell.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

indeed, but you can also get them with their own socket, so plug the extension into it.

There’s a few ways to distribute the wifi. I had the issue of trying to get connected to a router which could only be placed in the far corner of the house, across a hallway, on a different electrical circuit. Obviously I could have had extension cables and Ethernet cables all over the place but instead bought a travel router and put that on the right side of the hallway which picks up the wifi signal and then sends it down an Ethernet cable and outside the house, under the patio and into my garden office where it is redistributed as a second wifi network via a 3rd router.