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Extender connecting to laptop via ethernet cable
My wife recently started a new job that requires her work laptop to connect to our internet via an ethernet cable (No WiFi). The router is located in the front of the house and her office is at the b...
That's more about how the wifes computer work is setup to pick it up. If its just picking up if the network is used the ethernet adapter, then
it should work to hardwire it into an extender but its something you might have to test to ensure.
You could also check into a powerline adapter or moca adapter (ethernet over coax)
Thanks, it is a (gubment) computer, and the wifi is disabled, so if it doesn't detect it as wired it will not connect. I tried it with a wn3000RP extender because the instructions said it would connect other devices via the ethernet, (it didn't work) but with deeper digging I found out it meant it would connect other devices wireless, not what she needs. If the ex7000 don't work with the IT support, I will ask about the powerline. Is the powerline affected by any electrical fluctuations, surges, voltage, etc. Or does it flow straight through the wire with no outside interference? Just curious.
Thanks
Powerline can be subject to interference.
Its why the actual speeds can be vastly inflated on powerline devices.
You can read a few rankings and tests on powerline to find out more.
https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/rankers/powerline/view
The wn3000rp didn't work when hardwired into it?
Did other devices when hardwired into it?
No it wouldn't, even when we set the computer to ethernet. I have never tried the wn3000 with anything else. The powerline doesn't affect the WiFi of all the other devices does it?