To extend wifi to upstairs room?
Hi We would like to extend our wifi network to an upstairs bedroom; the modem/router is in our front room, and we intend to take the PC upstairs. Having done a bit of research, it would appear that a wired ethernet connection is the fastest and most reliable method. However, this would appear to involve drilling and other disruption. I’m not really willing to consider a wifi extender, as there would appear to be performance issues with this application. So the choice would appear to be between a mesh system and a powerline adapter. I’m inclined towards the mesh system, as I understand the powerline solution is dependent on the condition of the house’s electrical wiring, and as no work has been done on it for at least 25 years, that is an obvious disadvantage. Does anyone have any opinions on what would be the best option? Many thanks in anticipation of your assistance.Extending Range to Garden Office
I've got a definite dip in Wifi speed in my garden office (about 5m away from the house - on the other side of the wall where my hub 5 lives) Both house and office are very well insulated House speeds showing as 380+, office speed between 9 and 30 with a great deal of variation throughout the day. Measured on Speedchecker I can't use the Wifi Home Scan - it times out regardless of when and which room I try, I get an Oops try again later message. (have tried deleting the app etc but to no avail) I think I might be able to use a Wifi Pod to sort this out, but am in a catch 22 as I can't do the scan to show the speeds. First question - How can I order one if I can't do the scan? Prior to joining VM my router was under the stairs connected to the office via an ethernet cable which now sits unused as VM couldn't fit the hub5 in the same place, so it's situated in the living room. Additional question - Is there another way to utilise the ethernet cable to help, given that it's miles away from the router? Any help would be greatly appreciated and possibly save my marriage as Mrs is sick of me working in the kitchen....