Internet problems

[King29]

One for all branded electrical internet adapter plugs. My broadband router is downstairs and I am on Virgin 100 fiber. I use the plugs to get a broadband connection as PC is upstairs in back bedroom. I get random disconnections and have to take the plug out and put it in again it always connects straight away but it annoying. Would better branded or more expensive plugs stop the drop in signal? The plugs are good for 500 mbs.

Also I've tried connecting via wireless, on speed test my Laptop gets 80 meg no problem. My PC on the other hand gets 17 when a wireless dongle is attached? I've tried 2 different brands in various USB ports a MicroNEXT branded usb adapter and a TP-LINK TL-WN823N Mini N300 and neither get above 17 meg. The specs of the PC far out weigh the specs of the laptop so it's not a performance issue. Stuck for a suggestion at the mo so any help would be most welcomed.

[fatjames]

I've never had much joy with USB wifi dongles, I think the bottle neck is the speed of USB. You'd be much better of with a dedicated wifi card, one with the little aerials poking out the back.
I've also had mixed experience with home plugs, but currently use a TP link set with no issues.

Problem could be to do with the line between the two plugs, interference etc.

[P.]

Cable really not a possibility.

Cables are tiny and houses have many places for small holes.

[King29]

Paddy.

Nah, cable routing is a nightmare. I bought 25 meters of cat 5 and ran it all casual down the stairs across the living room into the hub. Wife says "If you think that's staying like that you've another thing coming". Routing is awful, thank you for the suggestion anyway.

fatjames

I could buy a pcie wifi card, I might just do that. Cheers for the suggestion.

[P.]

Can't tack it to skirting all the way round? Wired a few houses now and you never notice the cable.

[stinkwheel]

Second router in repeater mode upstairs? Plug the PC into it with a cable.

Probably costs about the same as a wifi card.
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[ScaredyCat]

Mikrotik hAP AC Lite would do it. Configure the wifi on it to be a client of your existing WiFi and deliver connectivity to, up to, 5 wired devices.
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[chris-red]

Your powerline connection may be shit because of the adaptors or because of the wiring in you house. I have Belkin 1gbps ones they were solid for me they would rarely need a reset, I'm talking months. As for speed I could always max out my 100mbps connection. If you want them they are yours for £25 delivered, I don't use them any more as I have run CAT5.
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[Hawkeye1250FA]

I would just take the Ethernet cable out through the wall - then round the outside of the house to the appropriate room and put it in there...

But then I like doing things quickly and easily.

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Are the powerline adapters at both ends straight into a wall socket or through a 4 way strip?
They prefer to be in the wall and really don't like surge protector strips.

I have quite a few customers in old buildings with no structured cabling. I don't really have much of an issue with all sorts of brands of Powerline adapters, from TP-Link, D-Link and even generic unbranded, even in buildings with old electrics and up to 15 users on them.

If you can't put them straight in the wall, you can buy some in line ones which allow you to put them in the wall, then plug your extension power strip through it.

https://www.ebuyer.com/751230-tp-link-tl-pa4010p-kit-v2-20-powerline-av600-passthrough-starter-kit-tl-pa4010p-kit-v2-20
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[King29]

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[fatjames]

There's your problem!

If you want to continue to use home plugs, get some of the pass-through variety.

[stinkwheel]

[P.]

Wire them into the plug socket, not into a multi or surge.

[Baffler186]

Seems to have been sorted now, but I have always had limited success with dongles. My powerline adapter is TP links and was about £30, no trouble for over 3 years, plugged into a 4 gang extension but no surge protection.
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[King29]

Yes thank you all, I plugged it direct in a standalone socket and upstairs and downstairs and it works great. So thank you all, PC world bod told me to plug into power surge as it would stop your PC blowing up in the case of a surge down the cat 5 cable so that is why I did that.

What does he know? nowt by the looks of it. So thanks everyone.

[chris-red]

[King29]

I don't know much about computers. Carp fishing, yes. Computers, no.

[Evil Hans]

[King29]

Sounded believable to me. The signal runs around the electricity ring in your house so I guess it's possible. I know they can be a little bit mendacious as my nan bought a laptop. She wanted something to browse the internet and send emails and ending up spending over £1300 with a quad core blue ray writing beast of a machine with antivirus and office and a years tech support.

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