How To Get Wired Internet Up To Second Floor

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How to get wired internet up to second floor.

If it is comcast then you can now call to request a basic modem that has no wifi capabilities. Programmers gamers and regular web users need their internet connection to be fast and wi fi does not offer that privilege. If you live in a two storey building or more dragging the ethernet cable all the way from ground floor to the second may work but it is tacky and displeasing to the eye. The guide is rather complete but i realized that one thing i unintentionally left out of that article was how to get your hard wired internet upstairs.

I have my desktop on the second floor with the router on the first floor is there any way to have wired internet without running a super long ethernet cable upstairs. There is a pending class action lawsuit against their new xfinity wifi systems so they are now giving customers more control over what comes into their homes i write about the problems with comcast xfinity in this article. Right now i dont have space to set up workstation where the tv is to put a permanent work area to game. No issues with interference etc.

Reading up on it determined it wasn t me just that overall powerline is pretty crappy. If you have an area in your home with poor wifi signal or need a hardwire connection but don t have an ethernet jack in the room this is what i did. You will see that most people prefer wired connection when they are coding or gaming. And the same speed in every room even with over 150 meter coax runs.

An option for adding a. A while back i wrote up a complete guide to installing hard wired internet that walks you step by step through the process of ditching your wifi and using ethernet cables instead. Setup is even easier than powerline. I tried hooking up my laptop to the router through an ethernet cable and it hasnt had any issues.

I have my uverse router box on first floor in the living room. How to run a second ethernet jack in another room. Currently i have to set up make shift work area for laptop to use it near the router to plug in ethernet cable.