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Powerline 2000 + wifi extender
Hello. I have a Powerline 2000 installed so that the internet connection is running through the electrical system. I'm wanting to add one of the units with the antenna so that one of the member in my...
cjgear26 wrote:
Am I able to puchase a Netgear unit that will plug into the wall and take the internet connection from the electrical system and turn it into a wifi?
Any wireless access point/wifi extender, regardless of the maker, can feed off the Ethernet connection from a Powerline plug.
I currently run an Orbi router (in AP) mode from the end of a PL1000 network.
The Powerline network is effectively the same as running an Ethernet cable from place to place.