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Which range extender for R9000 X10?
I need ethernet ports in a different part of the house. Instead of snaking a cat6 line between walls, I'm considering EAX80 or EX8000 to use with my R9000. I have a 400/30 mbpscable ISP service, upgr...
I've got the EX8000. I like the fact that it's tri-band. Meaning it reserves 1 of the radios just for router---extender communication. this helps prevent bandwidth loss and reduce the latency hit you take just by using an extender.
I haven't seen a tri-band AX extender yet and I haven't played with the EAX80 so I can't attest to how well it works in comparison to the EX8000. It'd be nice to though :)
I've got the EX8000. I like the fact that it's tri-band. Meaning it reserves 1 of the radios just for router---extender communication. this helps prevent bandwidth loss and reduce the latency hit you take just by using an extender.
I haven't seen a tri-band AX extender yet and I haven't played with the EAX80 so I can't attest to how well it works in comparison to the EX8000. It'd be nice to though :)
Or, where appropriate, Powerline Ethernet.
michaelkenward wrote:Or, where appropriate, Powerline Ethernet.
Can I add a switch to the Powerline port?
Ant thoughts on which works more reliably? EX8000 or PL1200?
Dumb question:
Does the product
https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/PL1200.aspx
come with just one adapter? Will I have to buy two ($75 x 2 = $150) to get a functional setup?
I must say, the powerline adapter looks much better and cheaper than the range extender!!
alokeprasad wrote:
Dumb question:
Does the product
https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/powerline/PL1200.aspx
come with just one adapter? Will I have to buy two ($75 x 2 = $150) to get a functional setup?
There is no such thing as a dumb question. Only dumb answers.
In this case Powerline setups come in pairs, two plugs in the box. Indeed, a lot of people complain that they can't get single plugs. I had to go for a different make to add a single plug with two Ethernet outlets to my Netgear plugs.
alokeprasad wrote:
I must say, the powerline adapter looks much better and cheaper than the range extender!!
Let's go back to what you want. What do you plan to put at the "remote" end of the connection? A wired device, or something on wifi?
Powerline can do both and at the same time, but only if you buy the right package.
Some Powerline bundles come with a remote plug that doubles as a wif access point, another type of extender.
So, you plug the host plug into a router and the remote (guest) plug can deliver both a wire and wireless Internet at the same time. This means that you can connect a PC to the wired outlet and connect your phone, say, the the wifi.
This is the wifi version of the thing you linked to:
PLW1010 | Powerline | Networking | Home | NETGEAR
I hate to add to the complication, but there is another way to go about this. You originally asked about the EX8000. If you already own one, or have some bit of wifi kit lying around, you can plug that to the LAN port on the guest plug, and that plug doesn't have to be a wifi one. It is just a way of connecting an extender in access point mode back to a router.
