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Aspirant

Oct 31, 2015

Need a wifi extender capable of DLNA

I'd like to find a wifi extender to replace an existing router (upstairs) configured as a repeater bridge for my ISP's router (downstairs). The existing repeater is either buggy or somehow not compati...

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Nov 02, 2015

Hi rarewolf,

If the rooms are within the same electrical circuit, consider NETGEAR Powerline, particularly the PL1200 / PLP1200 for your case.

http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/

You can run feature comparisons to see which one fits your requirements.

rarewolf
Aspirant
Nov 03, 2015
nhann wrote:
If the rooms are within the same electrical circuit, consider NETGEAR Powerline, particularly the PL1200 / PLP1200 for your case.
http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/

You can run feature comparisons to see which one fits your requirements.

Thanks nhann!

I had been curious about the power line solutions, but had to wonder if the circuit would work. It's all within the home certainly, but the circuit downstairs would definitely have to return to the main fuse box before finding the circuit to the upstairs bedrooms. I'll look into it ...

cheers :)
- nhann
  NETGEAR Employee Retired
  Nov 03, 2015
  You're welcome :smileyhappy:
  
  Let us know if it works out for you!